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Default Configurations for Connecting Online
Section 6-1
6-1
Default Configurations for Connecting Online
Online connection enables using the following CX-Position software functions.
• Download to NC
• Upload from NC
• Verify
• Write Flash Memory
• Monitor
• Monitor Units
• Monitor NC Operating Memory Area
• Monitor NC Operating Data Area
• View NC Error Log
The following FinsGateway settings are required to connect the CX-Position
software online to a PC using serial communications (with the Host Link pro-
tocol) and execute the functions in the previous list.
6-1-1
Connecting via Host Link (SYSWAY-CV)
CPU and NC Unit
Default Configuration
1,2,3...
1.
Set the NC Unit’s unit number (using the front-panel rotary switches)
2.
Create the I/O tables (using the CX-Programmer or Programming Con-
sole)
3.
Set the DIP switch on the CPU Unit’s front panel.
• If using a peripheral port, turn ON pin 4, and set the PC Setup (set Pro-
gramming Console address 144 to the 0000 Hex default, if not already
set to it).
• If using an RS-232C port, turn OFF pin 5, and set the PC Setup (set
Programming Console address 160 to the 0000 Hex default, if not al-
ready set to it).
FinsGateway
Configuration and
Startup
Refer to
6-2 FinsGateway Configuration and Startup
for details.
6-2
FinsGateway Configuration and Startup
6-2-1
Standard Configuration and Startup Procedure
The following are the standard configuration and startup procedures.
1,2,3...
1.
From the
Start
Menu, select
Programs/FinsGateway/FinsGateway Con-
figuration
.
2.
Double-click each communications driver under
Networks/Drivers
on the
Basic
Tab Page and set the required configuration (e.g., the COM Port,
protocol, communications parameters, and other settings). The following
FinsGateway configurations must match the
Network Configuration
config-
urations set when the PC was added to CX-Position.
FinsGateway
Adding a PC to CX-Position
Network number
under the
Network
Tab’s
Network
Network Address
under
Network Settings
Node...
in the
Nodes
Tab.
Node Number
under
Network Settings