| This section explains the basics of the feature. Please utilize the feature according to your site environment. |
Exercise: Displaying the tag value
In this exercise, you will establish a connection between CICON PLC simulator and Xpanel. The point value will be displayed in the dynamic tag object.
a) Create a PLC project in the CICON software and add a scan program as shown below. When M01 turns on, the value in D100 will increase.
b) In the XpanelDesigner, select [Tools] – [I/O Device] to bring up the ‘I/O device configuration’ dialog box. Select the ‘New Device’ option to add an I/O device with Ethernet communication.
c) Select a device type for CIMON-PLC. In the station configuration, enter the IP address of the PC which has XpanelDesigner installed. The socket port number is fixed at 10262.
d) Create an analog tag ‘D100’ and assign the tag type as a real tag. Select the I/O device and input ‘D100’ in the I/O address.
e) Select [Draw] – [Dynamic Tag] or 
icon to add a dynamic tag object. Enter the tag name as ‘D100’.
f) Download the scan program from the CICON software and launch an XpanelDesigner project in the Xpanel. You will see the value increase.
