2.11 Communications with a Windows PC (FA-Server)
Using Automatic Reception with the MP3000 as a Slave
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Ethernet Communications
Setting the Other Device (Windows PC Running FA-Server and Visual
Basic)
Use the following procedure to set up FA-Server and Visual Basic.
FA-Server Setup
1.
Start the FA-Server.
2.
From the tree view on the left side, right-click
Driver
just below
Tag
, and select
Add unit
.
3.
From the list of drivers, select
Yaskawa Electric Corporation
−
Ethernet
-
CP9200SH/MP920*** 218IF
.
4.
Right-click the Unit added by clicking
Add unit
, in this example
U01
, and select
Property
.
5.
Click the
Communications Setting
Button on the
Basic Setting
Tab Page in the
Property
Dialog
Box, and then set the communications settings.
Note: Specify an IP address that is not in use by any other device on the same network.
Check with your network administrator for unused IP addresses.
6.
Right-click
U01
and select
Add folder
, and then right-click the resulting
F01
folder and select
Add tag
. Add the remaining three tags in the same way.
7.
Right-click the
T01
to
T04
Tags created using
Add tag
, and select
Property
for each tag.
8.
Set the target registers to read and write in the MP3000 on the
Address Settings
Tab Page in
the
Property
Dialog Box.
FA-Server is manufactured by Roboticsware, Inc.
Contact the Roboticsware, Inc. for further information on setting up FA-Server and Visual Basic.
Parameter
Description
PC Settings
PC IP address
192.168.1.2
PC port number
(Automatic)
Unit Settings
Unit IP address
192.168.1.1
Unit port number
10001
Communications Details
Wait time
As required.
Number of retries
As required.
Protocol
TCP/IP
Minimum communications interval
As required.
Tag Names
Parameter
Description
Same for T01 to T04
Device
03 (MW hold register)
Type
3 (integer binary)
Size
2 (bytes)
(= 16 bits)
T01
Address
00000
T02
00001
T03
00002
T04
00003
Note