Omron CX-PROGRAMMER V9, Operation Manual

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PART 2: CX-Server PLC Tools
OMRON CHAPTER 10 – Data Links
CX-Server PLC Tools_ Page 97
Procedure through Data Link Startup
Reading the Data Link Tables, and Transferring Them to the PLC from Datalink Component
window
1)
Data Link | Setup
2) Select either Controller Link Unit or SYSMAC LINK Unit as the Communications Unit
mounted to the PLC. (For the local network only, i.e., when the network address is 0.)
3)
File | Open
4) Online | Transfer to PLC
Connect Online (CX-Net: PLC | Open ).
Creating a CX-Server File (*.CDM) for Online Connection.
1) Select
New from the Project menu, and save the file under a file name.
2) Select Add Device from the Project menu, and register the PLC.
Save the data link tables (Datalink Component window: File | Save ).
Check the data link tables (Datalink Component window: Table | Validate Table ).
Start the software.
Open the Datalink Component window ( Data Link | Setup | Controller Link or SYSMAC
LINK or SYSMAC NET ).
Creating Data Link Tables Online
1) Datalink Wizard Settings ( Table | Wizard ). Use the manual setting function if the data
link tables are to be created manually.
2) Node Edit Window Settings
Starting the Data Links from the Datalink Component Window
1)
Data Link | Setup
2) Select either Controller Link Unit or SYSMAC LINK Unit as the Communications Unit
mounted to the PLC. (For the local network only, i.e., when the network address is 0.)
3)
Online | Data Link Operation/Status
4) Select the Run option in the Operation field, and click the Set button.
Reference: Create data link tables manually when any of the following conditions is present:
1 The send area size differs for nodes participating in the data link.
2 The sequence of send nodes differs from the sequence of node addresses.
3 There are nodes that receive only part of the send data (Controller Link only).
4 There are nodes that receive data with an offset specified (Controller Link only).
5 There are nodes that do not send data (Controller Link only).
6 There are nodes that do not receive data.