Omron CX-Supervisor, User Manual

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Fins Gateway Option SECTION 6 Projects
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It is possible to configure default settings for the runtime via the PLC Runtime
Default Settings fields in the Setup PLCs dialog box.
Communications to the PLC can be enabled on startup via the Open PLC
option.
6-8 Fins Gateway Option
CX-Supervisor normally uses the Omron CX-Server Communications
software for both device and point configuration, and also for runtime
communications (reading and writing values from a PLC).
Another Omron product, "Fins Gateway 2003", also provides communications
drivers that can be used for interfacing to Omron devices. Some users may
already have this software installed on their computers, and may prefer to use
it. In addition, a suitable Fins Gateway 2003 installer is supplied on the CX-
Supervisor CD.
The "Setup Devices" dialog box (shown below) contains the option for
configuring the system to use Fins Gateway instead of CX-Server. If the 'Use
Fins Gateway 2003' option is set, and Fins Gateway 2003 is present on a
computer, then the Fins Gateway drivers will automatically be used for runtime
communication to CS/CJ devices via Ethernet and Controller Link. CX-Server
will still be used for any non CS/CJ devices, and for any devices that don't use
either Ethernet or Controller Link. CX-Server is always used for configuring the
point data.
Note: This is an advanced option. For most applications, communications via the
standard Omron CX-Server communications drivers is ideal, but in some
cases performance may be better or more consistent using the Omron Fins
Gateway 2003 drivers. This option allows the user to choose between the two
sets of drivers.