ATIVAaltusGR (Serial)

Communication Setup: Xpanel

Create a new device

In order to create a new device, select [Tools] → [I/O Devices] or click the icon on the main toolbar. The ‘I/O Device Configuration’ dialog box will pop up. Click the [New Device] button to add a new I/O Device.

I/O Device Name: Select a device name. This name will be used in the tag configuration window of the database, accompanied by the ‘Station Name’.

Select a device type

After clicking [Ok] on the previous step, the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box will pop up.

Device Type: ATIVAaltusGR

Comm. Port: COM1

Select the port number. If COM1 is selected, only RS-232C will work. Other serial communication cannot work while RS-232C is working.

Baud Rate: 9,600

In order to communicate with the serial port of Altus PLC, the baud rate must be set to 9,600. Otherwise, the communication will fail.

Parity: Even

Data bits: 8 bits

Stop bits: 1 bit

RTS/CTS: OFF

Comm. Type: RS-232C

See the Communication Configuration section for more information about the remaining parameters.

Create a station

Move to the [Station] tab of the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box. In this dialog box, all the connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel.

Station Name: If there are many devices to communicate with Xpanel, the station name distinguishes between devices. It shows “Device.Station” such as “GR350.STAT”.

Station Type: ATIVAaltusGR (no other option available).

Network ID: It is not editable.

Station Number: 0. It must be the same as the device’s station number.

See the Communication Configuration section for more information about the remaining parameters.

Wiring

RJ45 Connector	RJ45 Jack

Cable	No	Cable
	1	Orange/White
	2	Orange
	3	Green/White
	4	Blue
	5	Blue/White
	6	Green
	7	Brown/White
	8	Brown

RJ45 is connected to the serial port.

(PLC: RJ45) → (Xpanel: DB9)

Device Range

Refer to device ranges as shown below.

Analog Variable	Digital Variable	Data Type
%A0000 - %A0511	%A0000.0 - %A0511.7	Digital / Analog used / (INT8 / UINT16)
%E0000 - %E0255	%E0000.0 - %E0255.7	Digital / Analog used / (INT8 / UINT17)
%S0000 - %S0255	%S0000.0 - %S0255.7	Digital / Analog used / (INT8 / UINT18)
%M0000 - %M9998	Not used	WORD (INT16 / UINT16)
%D0000 - %D9998	Not used	DWORD (BCD32) / String tag not used
%F0000 - %F9983	Not used	Float (String tag not used)
%TM0000.0 - %TM0254.254	Not used	WORD (INT16 / UINT16)
%TD0000.0 - %TD0254.254	Not used	DWORD (BCD32) / String tag not used
%TF0000.0 - %TF0254.254	Not used	Float (String tag not used)

When trying to communicate with the unassigned areas in the PLC, a user may experience unsatisfactory communication performance as a whole.

How to Configure PLC Device Areas in MasterTool

A user can configure the range of usable addresses by changing the settings of the operands.
Options within the Tables are TM, TD, and TF areas.
Click the [positions…] button and configure the number of tables as more than one (1) in order to use the corresponding table.

After changing PLC properties, a user must go to [Communication] → [Load/ Send Modules…] and click the [Send Module] button in order to apply the new properties to the PLC.

A device that is being used as ‘System’ or ‘Control’ in the [Parameters…] may not work properly.