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Creating and Editing Master Parameters
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Creating and Editing Master Parameters
This section explains how to create and edit the device parameters (Master
parameters) for OMRON Master Units.
Note Currently there are no OMRON Slaves that have device parameters. Refer to
3-14 Connecting Another Company’s Slave for details on creating and editing a
Slave’s device parameters (Slave parameters).
The following diagram shows the various Master parameter operations that can
be performed with the Configurator.
Creating Master parameters
Offline creation
Online creation
“Create Master Parameters”
“Master Parameter Wizard”
Using the device list
Not using the device list
Using the device list
Not using the device list
“Create Master Parameters”
“Master Parameter Wizard”
Using the device list
Not using the device list
Using the device list
Not using the device list
Editing Master parameters
Offline
Editing the Master parameters in the network configuration file
Online
Editing the Master parameters in the Master Unit in the actual network
Writing Master parameters
to the Master Unit
Parameters created offline
Switch to online after writing the file, specify the Master Unit in the
device list, read the file, and write the file to the device.
Parameters created online
When the Master Unit is specified from the device list window and the
parameters are created, write the parameters to the device.
Creating Master Parameters
“Create Master Parameters” Command
Creates Master parameters from scratch. Use this method to allocate remote
I/O freely to each Slave. This method can be used with or without device list
information.
“Master Parameter Wizard” Command
This method uses a simple, interactive wizard to allocate remote I/O in node
address order. The Master parameters can be created easily by following the
wizard’s step-by-step directions. This method can be used with or without device
list information.
The Master parameters can be saved or read as files with either the “Create
Master Parameters” or “Master Parameter Wizard” commands. Use the follow-
ing procedure to write the newly created Master parameters to the Master Unit.
1, 2, 3...
1. Switch to online operation.
2. Read either the device list or the network configuration file.
3. Open the device parameters editing window for the desired Master.
4. Read the created Master parameters file. (Read from File)
5. Write the data to the Master. (Write to Device)