Panasonic FP E Series, User Manual

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Setting communication parameters
Setting for Baud rate and communication format
The settings for baud rate and communication format of the COM port are entered using the FPWIN GR.
Select “Options” in the menu bar, and then select “PLC Configuration”. Double-click “COM Port”. There
are separate settings for COM1 and COM2 .
Note) Also, select “Computer Link” when using the MEWTOCOL master funciton. (FP
Σ
32k type only)
Dialog box of PLC system register setting
No. 410 unit number
The unit number can be set within a range of 1 to 99. However, if the unit no. setting switch of the FP
Σ
has been set to the numbers other than 0, the setting of the unit no. setting switch becomes effective.
In this case, the same number is given to the port 1 and port 2.
When specifying the number by a system register, set the unit no. setting switch to “0”.
No. 412 Communication mode
Select the COM port operation mode:
Click on
,
and select “Computer Link”.
No. 413 (for COM1 port), No. 414 (for COM2 port) Communication Format setting
Default setting:
Char. Bit …………… 8 bits
Parity ………………. Odd
Stop Bit ……………. 1 bit
Terminator ………… CR
Header …………….. STX not exist
To change the communication format to match an external device connected to the COM port, enter the
settings for the various items.
No. 415 Baud rate (communication speed) setting
The default setting for the communication speed for the various ports is 9600 bps. Change the value to
match the external device connected to the COM port:
Click on
,
and select one of the values from 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and
115200 bps.
Restrictions
•
The two ports of the communication cassette can be used independently. They can be set to computer
link mode or general-purpose serial communication
•
There is no restriction when multiple ports are used.