This driver provides the software interface and communication protocol between Xpanel and Pguard Gateway.
Communication Setup: Xpanel
You can perform I/O device configuration for various types of field equipment from within Xpanel Designer. More details about I/O device configuration can be found in the I/O Device Configuration section.
Create a new device | To create a new device, select 'Tools' → 'I/O device' in the menu or click the I/O Device Name: Set 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 selecting the ‘OK’ button in the previous step, the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box will appear as shown in following picture. In this window, select ‘PGuard gateway’ as the device type, then configure the remaining communication parameters appropriately. These parameters must be matched with the PGuard device. |
Create a station | Move to the [Station] tab of the “Serial Communication Configuration” dialog box and click the [Add Station] button. The “Station” dialog box will appear. Configure the options as shown below, then click the “OK” button.
Station Name: Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used in the database window, accompanied by the 'Deviec Name' . Station Type: Choose the 'SGW'.(No other type can be slected) Network ID: This field has no effect. Station No: Write designated station No. in PLC 16Bit Data Swap: This field has no effect. 32Bit Data Swap: This field has no effect. Using checksum: This field has no effect. Comm. Error Message Pop Up: If this item is checked, Xpanel displays a communication error notification message for every Rx and Tx error. Otherwise (unchecked), Xpanel does not display the message for data receive errors. Only when there is a data transmit error (writing a tag value to the station) will the notification message pop up. The message box will close automatically after 5 seconds. |
Address Notation
Command Device
Notation: C00
Only analog tags may be registered.
Used to command Device Scan to Xpanel. Tags are write-only.
Read Buffer Device
6 Bytes of data are received per device.
Notation: Bm.n.x
m: received order (0-15)
n: the byte address within the 6-byte group (0-5)
x: The bit address within the specified byte (0-7). This is only used for digital tags.
Examples:
Analog, Word: B0.3, B12.5, B15.0
Digital: B0.4.0, B1.3.7, B14.2.5
If stored to a string tag, the string should have a length of less than 6.
Tags for this mode are read-only. Writing to tags is not supported.