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Appendix B
Using Another Company's Master Unit
This appendix explains how to operate an OMRON Slave when the Slave is connected to a Master manufac-
tured by another company.
Note
If the Slave has outputs, do not communicate with the Master through a bit strobe connection.
There are several DeviceNet I/O communications methods, including poll and bit strobe connections, but
DeviceNet specifications allow the bit strobe connection with inputs only.
OMRON Master Units conform to these specifications and communicate with Output Slaves through a
poll connection, but some other company's Masters allow bit strobe connections with Output Slaves.
Before connecting an OMRON Slave to another company's Master, verify the Master's connection spec-
ifications.
When connecting an OMRON Communications Unit to another company's Master, it may be necessary to
install the OMRON Communications Unit's EDS file in the other company's configurator to set the Communica-
tions Unit's information in the Master. With some companies' Masters, the Communications Units can be con-
nected without making settings.
With some other companies' configurators and depending on the Communications Unit being used, installing
the OMRON Communications Unit's EDS file in the configurator will allow you to make various parameter set-
tings from the configurator.
Note
If you cannot obtain a copy of the EDS file or the other company's configurator does not support EDS
files, settings such as the connection type and data size must be input directly.
Installing EDS Files
EDS files are provided by the manufacturer for each Communications Unit and contain settings such as the
Communications Unit's ID and I/O data sizes. If the EDS file is installed in the configurator, the Communica-
tions Unit's settings can be changed and the I/O size will be input automatically when the Master's scan list is
created.
EDS files for the Communications Units described in this manual can be downloaded from the product catalog
at the following website:
→
http://www.odva.astem.or.jp/
Locate the EDS file for the desired Communications Unit and install that EDS file in the configurator. Refer to
the Configurator’s operation manual for details on the installation procedure.
More Detailed DeviceNet Specifications for Communications
Units
The following device profiles contain more detailed DeviceNet specifications for Communications Units if more
information needs to be registered in the scan list.
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