When you designate a device name and select ‘Ethernet Device’, the 'Ethernet Communication Configuration' window will appear as shown below.
Item | Description |
Device Type | Select the target device’s protocol. ‘MODBUS TCP’ can be used for any device which support Modbus over Ethernet. |
IP Address | Enter the device’s local IP address. This field is enabled only when the local device type is CM-NP/iNP. |
Protocol | Select the Ethernet protocol to use. You can select UDP/IP or TCP/IP. |
Network ID | Enter the network ID if required by the device protocol. |
Node ID | Enter the node ID if required by the device protocol. |
Time Out | Timeout is a feature to set the standard of communication fail and success. If the requested frame is not received in the assigned time, it will be processed as communication failure. This option is not applied if the protocol is TCP/IP. |
Retry No. | Assign the number of communication retries after the communication failure. |
Initialize the Tx Frame When Timeout Occurs | Select this option to initialize the Tx frames that are registered during the timeout period. |
Dynamic IP | Select this option if you use dynamic IP. |