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MELSEC Ethernet I/O Server Users Guide

1. Ethernet MELSEC Q OnA A ET EA 4 1 m a a aa 090010001 i 1 Protocal developed by WonderWare and is packaged with InTouch 7 x or later De 2 System Specifications 2 1 Computer T O Server works following system General Spec PC A PC running Windows Operating System Windows Server2003 XP 2000 Memory 32 MB RAM total Hard Disk Space 32 MB or more Required Device Other CD ROM Drive Windows compatible Ethernet hardware adapter 2 2 Programmable Logic Controller T O Server supports following unit CPU Unit MELSEC Q Series QO0 J CPU QO1CPU Q02 H CPU QO6HCPU Q12 P HCPU Q25 P HCPU Q02 H CPU A QO6HCPU A MELSEC QnA Series Q2A S H CPU S1 QSACPU Q4A R CPU MELSEC A Series A0J2HCPU A1 N S FX J H CPU A2 U A N S C J H CPU S1 A3 U A N CPU A4UCPU Ethernet Unit MELSEC Q Series QJ71E71 100 B5 B2 MELSEC QnA Series A 1S J71QE71N T B5 B2 MELSEC A Series A 1S J71E71N T B5 B2 3 Installation Procedure 3 1 Hardware Configuration Be sure your PC has the proper Ethernet board installed The settings on the board must be correct interrupt number I O port etc Other PC hardware may be in place e g RS232C interface board printer interface board extension board etc but no duplicate board numbers may exist or the PC wil
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3. For more detail please see PLC manuals 6 2 3 Network Parameter MELSEC QnA Series can configure IP address settings on Network Parameter of GX Developer When using UDP port 5000 you can communicate with no programs If using except 5000 please implement initial function and port control programs in PLC pd Eo TA 200088 i JESAL O No IA E apan Ss ATI E Be aC ARRE EN ne NO we 2 Cd A h3 41 6 2 4 Initial Program In order to communicate with the QnA A Series Ethernet Interface Unit you must write an initial program that downloads the same IP address information you entered into the I O Server Software settings under Configure Port Configuration This IP address information must be expressly stated in the initialization program If you are using QnA Series and setting SW3 to ON position you don t need the initialization and Open Close program of communication channel A more detailed discussion of this address s use can be found in the Mitsubishi MELSEC Ethernet Interface manual 6 2 5 Open Close Communications Channel The QnA A Series Etherent unit can exchange data with up to eight other units at a time You must open several connections at once in order for communication to be successful 42 7 Program Example 7 1 MELSEC QnA Series MELSEC QnA Series Ethernet is require the initial program and port control program Show example for MESLEC QnA Series Ethernet in slot 0
4. 3 5 3 7 String Type Data S As above using the format lt Device gt lt x gt S lt n gt returns the value in lt Device gt lt x gt up through the device at lt Device gt lt x n 1 gt as a string data type The string is by default stored in the PLC s memory in hexadecimal format with each 16 bit device holding two characters This format is an easy way to avoid confusion as to the range Think of the argument lt n gt as being the total number of devices to be read with the device lt Device gt lt x gt being the first of these devices Ex D100 85 Refers to the values in D100 through D104 If the string ABCDEFGHIJ is returned after a read request the contents of these devices are as follows D100 4241 42 Hex B 41 Hex A D101 4443 44 Hex D 43 Hex C D102 4645 46 Hex F 45 Hex E D103 4847 48 Hex H 47 Hex G D104 4A49 4A Hex J 49 Hex T Of Interest Notice the logically reversed order in which the characters as represented in hexadecimal format are stored in each device yet note that the hexadecimal values for each character are read in each of the character s 2 byte representations from left to right in the customary fashion Since for many applications you will not need to concern yourself with this detail unless you write PLC programs that use such techniques as bit rotation on string data it is nonetheless interesting to note
5. E TAHEBISHI TAKEBISHI Software Library I O Server Software Mitsubisi MELSEC Ethernet for Windows a Users Manual Revision 3Q Forward InTouch is a registered trademark of the Wonderware Corporation an American firm MELSEC is a registered trademark of the Mitsubishi Electric Co Ltd a Japanese firm Windows Windows NT EXCEL are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation an American firm All of the above products are under the trademarks of their respective manufacturers No warranties not expressed by them are herein implied neither are they supported by the Takebishi Corporation excepting any warranties governing Takebishi Corporation products as expressed in their particular documentation sets Notices The author of this manual is Takebishi Corporation The author reserves the exclusive right to make changes modifications to this manual The purchaser of the accompanying software has the right to one 1 copy of this manual per purchase of the software This manual is intended for use as presented No discount or warranty is implied by Takebishi Corporation relative to its use Use of this product is a tacit acknowledgment and acceptance of this and any result of its use by the purchaser user is the purchaser s user s sole responsibility This manual is valid for the program version 3 4 or later 1 2 3 5 6 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION 000 tte 5 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS lt a 6 QA
6. Error Recv size 20 gt 30 For AJ71QE71 Message Messages intention AJ71QE71 AJ71QE71 Response Error AJ71QE71 returned the completion code except 0 ErrCode 4031h Refer to MELSEC Q User s Manual for AJ71QE71 in chapter 13 AJ71QE71 AJ71QE71 Response Header Error Header 30h Error Recv size 30 gt 40 Error Recv size 30 gt 20 requiring These messages also will appear when accessing the Random Access Buffer by the AJ71QE71 54 The other error messages Message Messages intention ret Xxxxxx Refer to chapter 7 6 about ret xxxxx ret Xxxxxx Refer to chapter 7 6 about ret xxxxx 64 ports Connect Error Port logic port name ret xxxxx Refer to chapter 7 6 about ret xxxxx Refer to chapter 7 6 about ret xxxxx ERROR CODE xxxxxx Refer to chapter 7 6 about ERROR CODE xxxxx Port logic port name data Refer to chapter 7 3 ERROR CODE xxxxx Refer to chapter 7 6 about ERROR CODE xxxxx 55 8 6 WINSOCK ERROR CODE LIST CONTENTS 10013 Broadcast address is required and the appropriate flag is not set 10014 The number is not correct 10024 Any file descriptor is not available 10022 Socket 1s not bound to address 10035 Connection is not finished because socket is not blocking Executing Windows Socket operating is blocking 10049 Specified address is not available with local machine E AR O aa O 10054 Virtual circuit is reset from remote side 10058 Sock
7. For error procuder or something please see PLC manuals Outline PROTOCOL PLC Port Target IP Address PC Port Connection1 UDP IP 1025 255 255 255 255 OxFFFF Connection 2 TCP IP Un Passive 1026 N A N A Connection 3 TCP IP Full Passive 1027 192 168 0 1 1027 IP Address 192 168 0 2 Existing Procedure Send ICMP packet for 3 times every 2sec after 14sec Unit Address Ethernet unit is built in slot 0 H W Switch SW8 OFF SW1 OFF SW2 OFF SW3 OFF SW4 OFF SW5 OFF SW6 OFF SW7 ON Initail Program SM402 DTO HO TOP TOP HOCOAS0002 H11 K7 H12 KI H67 SET 5 HOFFFF MO 40 ed 1 Set own IP address to 192 168 0 2 2 Set Start timer for Existing Procudure to 14 Sec 7 2sec 3 Set Interval timer for Existing Procudure to 2 Sec 1 2sec 4 Set Communication Status while stopping to Enable OxFFFF 5 Set initial request Y19 to ON 6 After initial complete X19 ON wait to open TCP IP port M10 M20 43 6 rs SET MI M10 M20 UDP IP Open Procedure X10 YI9 1 50 TOP HO H20 H100 KI TOP HO H28 K1025 KI DTOP HO H29 HOFFFFFFFF KI H2B HOFFFF KI SET Y8 1 Set the protocol of connection 1 to UDP IP 0x100 2 Set own port number to 1025 3 Set target IP address to OxFFFFFFFF for broadcast 4 Set target port number to OxFFFF for broadcast 5 Set port opening
8. MELSEC NG because MELSEC is duplicate You can set a maximum of 256 ports Protocol Choose the protocol you intend to use either TCP IP or UDP IP If you choose TCP IP and receive an error three times re connect with the I O Sever Software after disconnecting The PLC will LISN wait for a connection automatically when an error occurs three times so you must design a ladder program Refer to the Sample Ladder Program Host Name Use the host name from the Network utility in the Control Panel Host IP Address Use the IP address from the Network utility in the Control Panel If using dual Ethernet please set each IP address on adapters Host Port Number The host port number must be specified the default is 0 If you leave this value as 0 the OS will assign a vacant port automatically However you must choose the TCP IP protocol and set the opening system of MELSEC to Unpassive It is recommend for Windows NT that you choose O as the port number if you set it to any number other than 0 it will take the system 10 minutes to reconnect 219 MELSEC IP Address The MELSEC Ethernet Unit must have an IP address assigned to it This is the same address set in the Initial IP Address Setting in the PLC ladder program for successful communication with the I O Server Software See the chapter 6 if you use Automatic UDP Open for the AJ71QE71 MELSEC Port No The MELSEC Ethernet Unit mu
9. as 71QE71 Topic Name PLC Which protocol to use C DDE SuiteLink m When to advise server Advise all items Advise only active items Access Name Specify the access name here Use the same name for the corresponding topic in the I O Server Software Topic Definition dialog box Node Name Specify the node name that corresponds to the computer you are retriving data from For stand alone environments you do not need this feature Application Server Name Specify the name of the device with which the Server Software is to communicate Use AJ71QE71 when connecting with the Ethernet Link Unit Topic Name Specify the corresponding I O Server topic name Protocol Name Select the communication protocol between InTouch and the I O server SuiteLink provides a more fast and reliable data transfer See the InTouch manual for further information about these settings when using InTouch with the I O Server Software 35 Accessing the quality information from InTouch To access the quality state of a particular tag first type in the tag name and add Quality after it see below Output gt Analog Expression Expression OK DO Qualit4 Cancel Clear ox Corel There are six quality states Good Ox00CO There was no error during communication Clamped HIGH 0x0056 If the word register exceeds the value of the 16 bit limit or the BCD exceeds 9999 Clamped
10. can be a maximum of 128 bytes of data using hexadecimal numbers 1 byte represents 2characters Date Time Server Topic Device Range Transmission Reception data 98 01 09 19 37 18 777 AJ71QE71 PLC1 RDD 0 S 01FF08000000000020440100 98 01 09 19 37 18 877 AJ71QE71 PLC1 R 8100AB65 98 01 07 12 55 17 667 AJ71QE71 PLC1 WR TN 200 200 S 08FF0800C80000004E5401000000 98 01 07 12 55 17 717 AJ71QE71 PLC1 R 8300 Lap Time Indicator Configure Help PORT MELSEC 1 is Open TOPIC PLC1 Status 0K Winsock 0 Resp 0 Elapse 501msec READ D 400 463 READ X 100 16F READ M 45 s PORT MELSEC 2 is Open TOPIC PLC2 Status OK Winsock 0 Resp 0 Elapse 500msec READ D 200 263 Elapse the lap time value The lap time shows the communication time for each topic This value is the time interval between the processing of messages The established Update Interval value will not exceed this time but is nearly the same If you create more than one topic refer to this value when establishing the Update Interval When communication is inactive this value will be indeterminate In this case the lap time is invalid 58 9 Appendix 9 1 Wonderware WWLOGGER WWLOGGER ver 5 is included with this software however with InTouch 7 x a newer version of WWLOGER ver 7 x is included It is recommended that version 7 x be used when using InTouch For other applications i e Visual Basic and Excel WWLOGGER version 5 is sufficient 9 2 Atte
11. Interval The Update Interval is how often data information is shared between the I O Server Software and the MELSEC The unit is msec 1000 msecs is the default and is suitable for most purposes The updated interval will establish every topic If the actual communication time is faster than the Update Interval the read will execute If many topics are assigned to one port the communication order will be as follows Ex 1 The Update Interval of the topic PLC1 and PLC2 is 100msec but the actual communication time is greater In this case the read function of PLC1 will become slow Ex 2 The Update Interval of the topic PLC1 and PLC2 is 2000msec but the actual communication time is less In this case it will read in the specified time Ll AJTIGET1 Configure Help PORT MELSEC 1 is Open TOPIC PLC1 Status OK Winsock 0 Resp 0 READ D 400 463 READ D 200 263 READ D O 68 TOPIC PLC2 Status OK Winsock 0 Resp 0 READ D O 468 Ex1 PLC1 D400 463 PLC2 D0 63 PLC1 D200 263 PLC2 D0 63 PLC1 D0 63 PLC2 D0 63 Ex2 PLC1 D400 463 PLC2 D0 63 PLC1 D200 263 PLC1 DO 63 If you want to create more than one topic consider the communication time carefully when choosing the Update Interval Disable Random Write You can choose the poke method which batch poke or random poke The random poke function is more fast than batch poke You should use random poke Simulation Mode The Simulation Mode is which I O Server r
12. LOW 0x0055 If the word register is below the value of the 16 bit limit or the BCD is below zero Cannot convert 0x0040 The BCD includes characters that cannot be converted Cannot access point 0x0005 An error was received from the PLC during communication Communication error 0x0018 There is no reply from the PLC during communication For further information refer to the InTouch manual 36 5 5 Using the I O Server Software with Microsoft EXCEL When you are using the I O Sever with EXCEL specify the data with the following style in the cell Application name Topic name Item name For example if you set the Topic name to PLC1 and you want to access Data Register DO specify the following in the cell AJ71QE71 PLC1 DO ES Microsoft Excel Book1 ERAN RRO RTV BAD ELO yD 7230 ME DEERAS TZU Aam J I TE SUM Y X Y fe AJ71QE71 PLC1 D0 In some cases you need to specify it with quotation marks See the next page chapter 5 3 for details You need to use the DDE POKE command macro function of EXCEL to specify the particular items DDE POKE command is as follows in EXCEL EXCEL Ver4 Chn INITIATECAJ71QE71 Topic name POKE Chn Item name Data_Reference Terminate Chn RETURNO EXCEL Vers5 VBA Chn DDEInitiate AJ71QE71 Topic name DDEPoke Chn Item name Data_Reference DDETerminate Chn Chn is the returned data by the INITIATE command Data
13. Link Unit This parameter if you need to change it should be in multiples of 16 At a setting of 2048 then one hundred and twenty eight 128 16 bit device states can be transferred in a single block 128 x 16 2048 When using Q Series or QnA sereis the maximum is 15360 Register Read Size The register read size is used to set the size of data which is transferred per access between the I O Server Software and communication unit When using A Series the maximum size is 256 and using QnA Series it is 480 and using Q Series it is 960 Coil Random Write Size The Coil Random Write Size is the block size of the data sent by the I O Server Software which is transferred per write access between the I O server software and communication unit The default 80 on A Series is the maximum allowable size and will probably suit most needs without adjustment when using the Ethernet Link Unit The maximum of QnA Series is 94 The maximum of Q Series is 188 Register Random Write Size The Register Random Write Size is used to set the size of data which is transferred per write access between the I O Server Software and communication unit When using A Series the maximum size is 40 and using QnA Series it is 80 using Q Series is 160 Attention For normal write process exclude special items double word real hex and so on I O Server use MELSEC Random Write command which is some poke request in a message 24 Update
14. Refers to the 32 bit value stored in D101 and D102 but returns the value as a type real number 30 5 3 4 BCD Type B In the device name the B after is the address of identification the data as BCD and the data that is to be exchanged If you intend to read data from PLC you treat the data as BCD and exchange BIN If you intend to write data the procedure is in reverse order If the BCD type data is not properly converted a value that is between Hex A F above 9999 or below 0 then the following error will be displayed and the value will be clamped in the quality information of that tag Hexadecimal A F Clamp 0 Above 9999 Clamp as 9999 Below 0 Clamp 0 5 3 5 32Bit BCD Type DB In the device name the DB after is the address of identification the data as BCD and the data that is to be exchanged If you intend to read data from PLC you treat the data as BCD and exchange BIN If you intend to write data the procedure is in reverse order If the BCD type data is not properly converted a value that is between Hex A F above 99999999 or below 0 then the following error will be displayed and the value will be clamped in the quality information of that tag Hexadecimal A F Clamp 0 Above 99999999 Clamp as 99999999 Below 0 Clamp 0 5 3 6 Unsigned Integer Type U As above using the format lt Device gt lt x gt U lt n gt returns the value as a unsigned integer data type 0 65535
15. and may be of some use to you at some point If you use AJ71E71 and the register read size is set to its maximum 256 see page 19 you can read a total of 256 words per address D100 5256 is valid while D100 5257 is not because 257 is out of range i e 1 256 is the acceptable range of arguments for S A string then of up to 512 characters is readable via a single one of the above kinds of addresses IMPORTANT Be sure to set the InTouch Tagname Type to Message or this method of data reading will not work with InTouch 5 3 8 Decimal Type Data Read Write A Decimal data can be read and written to in the same way as hexadecimal data is above in 5 4 5 Example D100 A8 Refers to the values in D100 through D102 inclusive If these registers held the same values as in the example in 5 4 6 above the following data would be returned from a read request of these registers 1234 100 1 Note that a comma separates each distinct value The general form is lt Device gt lt x gt A lt n gt 32 5 3 9 Hexadecimal Type Data Read Write H You can read and write data types to the MELSEC using a similar format as shown in Sections 5 4 2 and 5 4 5 as demonstrated below Example D100 H3 Refers to the first three inclusive memory registers D100 D102 and can be used with read and write data requests as in D100 H 04D200640001 or values 1234 100 1 04D2Hex 0064Hex 0001Hex Therefo
16. as documented in the relevant Mitsubishi MELSEC A Q manuals Devices M9008 M9247 are usable by the I O Server Software BM is not a device It is used to access the AJ71E71 AJ71QE71 s buffer memory You can access the Expanded File Register with ER Number of block Device No For example if you access block1 of the Expanded File Register and the Device No is 123 the form will be ER1 123 Also 1t will be ZR32891 in consecutive access 29 5 3 Data Read Write Operations Device names and references to memory registers must follow a valid format The InTouch Tagname should be free of the period character as it is reserved for another use by the InTouch software It is recommended that the Tagname reflect the content of the data register addressed but this is not necessary Example If the device name is D100 D a good Tagname would be D100 D List of Special Item Reference Internal Bit Device Number O O Double Word Type_____________ D____ _0 Real Number Type______________ R_ ___ _ OJ O BCD Word Type__ B___ OJ O BCD Double Word Type___________ DB_ __ _O_ O Unsigned Integer Type________ jU___ _ O J O String Type____ sS 0 O Hexadecimal Type LAO Decimal Type CAT OJ O Batch Data Write Read From a File E O Communication Condition STATUS O Error Information ERROR O Date Information MM DD YYYY DATE O Times Information HH MM
17. it the customer should accurately input this serial number The serial number input when installing it can be displayed by using License Manager 3 5 2 Hardware Key There is something that requested the hardware key according to the product type In this case it is necessary to install both the serial number and the hardware key in same PC to execute the application Please input an accurate serial number when you install it and connect the hardware key with a PC 12 3 5 3 Using License Manager Start License Manager I O Server gt License manager is selected from the start menu and the license certification tool is started fm 10 Server amp DDE TEST Client gt gt gt MER MELSEO Ethernet 10 Server Online Manual MH MELSEC Ethernet lO Server USSP Sample EXCEL Sample VB6 License Manager Because the license is valid if status is displayed as OK it is not necessary to operate the following TAKEBISHI License Manager Eile Help MELSEC Ethernet 1 O Server OK Installation of hardware key If status is displayed as HASP it is necessary to install the hardware key TAKEBISHI License Manager 10 j x Eile Help MELSEC Ethernet 1 0 Server HASP Please install the hardware key in a PC and restart the license manager Because the license is valid if status is displayed as OK it is not necessary to operate the following E TAKEBISHI License Manacor A Eile Help MELSEC Ethernet
18. link If you select Auto Read than the data values will continue to update until the Stop button is pushed DDE auto link Direct Write Here you are able to write an optional value to any given tag Input the Item Name and a value for that tag Then click Poke That selected value will be written to the device File Batch Write The value in CSV file will be written to the input device erea Special Read Write Here you are able to read or write data in a chosen format Enter the Device Type the Device Number the number of data values you wish to be displayed and select the format you would like the data to be displayed as 60 9 4 User Support If you have questions about I O Server Software please contact our User Support But before your inquiry you must make sure of the following items This support is not for questions about DDE client programming of PLC etc but for I O Server Software only Have this information available when contacting us Products name and serial No See the floppy disk PC type capacity of memory Version of OS Interface board version driver version CPU of PLC communication unit and version The DDE client Software InTouch Excel VB For information about the I O Server Software contact Takebishi Corporation T O Server Software User Support TEL 81 75 325 2261 9 00 12 00 13 00 17 00 JP Local Time zone FAX 81 75 325 2273 E mail fa support takebishi co jp
19. second Appendix Configure the Existing Procedure on TCP IP For open the port again it will be necessary to wait few seconds On TCP IP Full Passive communication Windows locks the port for a minute and re connecting procedure will be wait 46 7 2 MELSEC A Series MELSEC A Series Ethernet is require the initial program and port control program Show example for MESLEC A Series Ethernet in slot 0 For error procuder or something please see PLC manuals Outline PROTOCOL PLC Port Target IP Address PC Port Connection1 UDP IP 1025 255 255 255 255 OxFFFF Connection 2 TCP IP Un Passive 1026 N A N A Connection 3 TCP IP Full Passive 1027 192 168 0 1 1027 IP Address 192 168 0 3 Existing Procedure Send ICMP packet for 3 times every 2sec after 14sec Unit Address Ethernet unit is built in slot 0 H W Switch SW1 OFF SW2 OFF SW3 OFF SW4 OFF SW5 OFF SW6 OFF SW7 ON SW8 OFF Initail Program M9038 DTO HO HO HOCOASODOS KI TOP HO H K TOP HO H8 KI KI HIFO HOFFFF SET MO MO 40 pe eg x19 Y19 42 poy pig MI MI 47 6 ror M10 SET M20 1 Set own IP address to 192 168 0 2 2 Set Start timer for Existing Procudure to 14 Sec 7 2sec 3 Set Interval timer for Existing Procudure to 2 Sec 1 2sec 4 Set Communication Status while stopping to Enable OxFFFF 5 Set initial request Y19 to ON 6 After initial compl
20. sends ACK packet to taraget port This means previous trouble depend on timing is not occured For how to configure please see Chapter 6 1 MELSEC Q Series Ethernet settings The KeepAlive function is available for Ethernet unit which upper 5 digit of serial number is after 05051 and functionally version P 59 9 3 About the DDE Client Software T O Client Server Software DDETEST EXE Screen Element Components and Functions a DDE Test Client E H lal xj MORA NORMAL DisConnect T 7 ys on op Drect Read Direct Write File Batch Write Itam Name ao Item Name fen Ena D z Result 11531 Dis Mo soie Points O Request cxuoserrer ESY O Special Read Write Device o Type G ASCII C Sting Request Number p f Hex F Real PT Pointe Ge BOD C Unsignedint hores C BCD Double Data 220420 205 Double Word Poke To connect to the PLC once initial settings are completed select the application name in this case AJ71QE71 from the combo box Next enter in the topic name When these settings are complete push the Connect button The Disconnect button can be pushed to disconnect communication so you can change these parameters without closing the application but you must disconnect communication first before trying to change them Direct Read To get the device value from the I O server type in the device name in the space provided and click the Request button DDE manual
21. 02 903 AJ71QE71 Response Time out Port MELSEC 1 8 4 Managing Errors The I O Server can not communicate with the PLC If you select the TCP IP protocol and set the Host Port to any number except 0 an error may occur The T O Server Software might not be able to communicate with the PLC after switching Windows Viewer to Windows Maker or rebooting Windows Viewer in Intouch This is because the port is still occupied by the OS for a few minutes after disconnection so the designed port is not usable and the I O Sever Software can not communicate with the PLC To avoid such an error you should set the Host Port No to 0 By setting Host Port No to 0 the OS will assign a vacant port automatically 53 8 5 Managing WWLOGGER Error Message You will see the following message in WWLOGGER if a communication error occur For AJ71E71 AJ71QE71 AJ71E71 Response Error AJ71E71 returned the code meaning unusual Response 81 Error xx completion Look at the list of completion code in the CPU which is in the MELSEC A User s Manual for AJ71E71 in chapter READING AND WRITEING DATA STORED IN THE PC CPU Completion codes AJ71QE71 AJ71E71 Error Code 20h This error code is shown when AJ71E71 returned the completion code 5bh Look at the list of error codes in the CPU which is in MELSEC A User s Manual for AJ71E71 in chapter READING AND WRITEING DATA STORED IN THE PC CPU Error codes Header 99h AJ71QE71 AJ71E71 Response Data Size
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23. Counter Contract CC Counter Coil Annunciator Data Register 0 6143 Special Register 9000 9255 File Register 0 8191 Link Register Timer Present Value Counter Present Value 0 1023 Expand File Register Random Access Buffer Q Q o 5 a y Q lt ol Q walao 28 For MELSEC Q QnA Series B Link Relay 22 JE BIT oor O ID Data Register DEC WORD pis O IR File Register DEC WORD o 32787 Comments The device range used by the MELSEC varies according to model Consult your particular model s manual for possible contradictions to this chart The I O Server Software does not check for address validity so be sure that if you are using more than one MELSEC unit of different model types that the two do not have device range conflicts Generally it is wiser to use the highest possible device range for any given device on the MELSEC in your network or chain that belongs to the MELSEC with the smallest range for the given device For example if you were using an AnN model MELSEC with a D device range of DO D1023 and another MELSEC of type AnA with a D device range of DO D6143 it would be good to limit the D device usage to the range of DO D1023 if you anticipate any D device data exchange between the two different models Special relays M devices 9000 9007 and 9248 9255 are reserved for use by the MELSEC A Q and cannot be written to by the user except via a PLC ladder program
24. M21 170 RST YOA RST M20 SET M22 M22 K5 PE ey Tl 176 RST M22 SET M20 1 Set the protocol for connection 3 to TCP IP Full Passive 0xC002 2 Set the own port for connection 3 to 1027 3 Set target IP address for connection 3 to 192 168 0 1 4 Set target port number for connection 3 to 1027 5 Set the Open Request YA to ON 6 After Open Compelte X12 was OFF once set Open Request to OFF and execute 5 after 0 5 second Appendix Configure the Existing Procedure on TCP IP For open the port again it will be necessary to wait few seconds On TCP IP Full Passive communication Windows locks the port for a minute and re connecting procedure will be wait 50 8 Troubleshooting 8 1 Troubleshooting Flow Chart communication error read error Check the Ethernet m gt connections and the MELSEC ladder Yes time out Execute the PING command Check the MELSEC and the I O server s port number incorrect correct Fix the port number y Reffer to Chapter 8 Check the CPU contact switch of the Ethernet unit Make sure that the Ladder does not adress the same device he read is functioning but the write is not end 51 8 2 Managing Errors The data will not read out or change If you receive a communication error in the Wonderware WWLOGGER program that indicates communication has failed or did not succeed upon you
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26. O Server OK 123456789 ABOD9999 make Get the license code It is necessary to get the license code within 14 days when status is TERM and to install it TAKEBISHI License Manager File Help Application Status Install Date SerialNo Computer ID License Code MELSEC Ethernet O Server TERM 12 31 2005 123456789 ABCD9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 The license code can be got by WEB Mail FAX WEB Please input and transmit serial number computer ID and necessary information from the user registration page on our WEB site We will inform of the license code with mail URL http www faweb net asp registration aspx Mail Please transmit serial number computer ID and a necessary information company name name phone number and mail address to us after it is described in the subject as FAWEB License We will inform of the license code with mail Mail Address fa support takebishi co jp FAX Please fill in Serial No computer ID and necessary information on the user registration form and fax it to us We will inform of the license code with FAX FAX 81 75 325 2273 14 Install License The popup menu is displayed when right clicking after the product is selected click Install License TAKEBISHI License Manager JO UE 15 Transfer License The license can be transferred from PC to other PC in which the license is installed The application is developed evaluated with the devel
27. ROR The ERROR command returns a more detailed report of the communication status than the STATUS Command with 32 bit The error codes returned from AJ71E71 QE71 are stored in the lower 16 bits and Ethernet communication error is stored in the upper 16 bits Refer chapter 7 6 WINSOCK Error Code You will see Error Code list and their meanings 0 No error detected 1 Received time out error 4 Received header error 5 Received data size error 16 The End code returned from AJ71E71 QE71 Refer to AJ71E71 QE71 Users Manual and look at the list of the End Code 33 5 3 13 Date Information DATE The current date time of the computer which I O Server runs on is stored in the special item DATE It is formed as MM DD YYYY 5 3 14 Time Information TIME The current time of the computer which I O Server runs on is stored in the special item TIME It is formed as HH MM SS mmm 5 3 15 Effective or Ineffective Communication It is possible to start or stop the communication by the topic from DDE EXECUTE command with DDE client The following command is useful ENABLE Starting communication This is the condition at the time the I O Sever Software starts DISABLE Stopping communication If the processing data exist the communication error occurs 34 5 4 InTouch Access Name Setting Screen Modify Access Name Access Name PLC cca Node Name Cancel Application Name
28. S AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT PLEASE RETURN THE UNOPENED PACKAGE CONTAINING THE DISK TO THE DISTRIBUTOR OR TO THE SALES M ORAM BIA NVM MATT T NM AAAMNTPAMA TH BIT MACIZA ST TA pr saseusanevetsonsnssssesa seesene ses ctesaoesessa ebensevaronsenbeonseasanssossosensssoestsensst ey J accept the terms in the license agreement a Ai O 1 do not accept the terms in the license agreement InstallShield lt pack canei 4 Enter user information and press Next Please input the serial number that has been described to the product accurately 2 MELSEC Ethernet I O Server USSP InstallShield Wizard Customer Information Please enter your information Taro Takebishi TAKEBISHI Electric Sales Corporation fe o Installshield 5 After input valid serial number the following dialog will be displayed Select where you wish to install the system or components you wish to install as may be necessary 2 MELSEC Ethernet I O Server USSP InstallShield Wizard Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed Feature Descripti MELSEC Ethernet I O Server dal ERRATA ae ee a ee Il Installshield 6 Preparation for installation is now complete Press Install to start installation 2 MELSEC Ethernet I O Server USSP InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation InstallShi
29. SS mmm TIME _ O These special items can t be used to bit device 5 3 1 Internal Bit Device Reading number In the device name bearing in mind these are 16 bit devices the number after the is the address of the bit examined in the given word device Bits in a word device can be read only and not written to via InTouch or the I O Server Software Example D101 2 Refers to the value at bit place 2 in the 16 bit device addressed as D101 You can read this device bit by bit with the range of 0 15 being acceptable so an address of D101 16 is invalid because it would be attempting to read the 17th bit in the 16 bit device addressed as D101 5 3 2 Double Word Data Devices D A 32 bit device is referred to by placing a D after the character when the first part of the entire address is the address of the first of the two 16 bit devices that comprise the 32 bit device you are attempting to read or write to Example D101 D Refers to the 32 bit value stored in D101 and D102 If any anticipated value in a given 32 bit device is a real type number the letter R is used instead of D 5 3 3 Real Number Type R A 32 bit Real type device is referred to by placing a R after the character when the first part of the entire address is the address of the first of the two 16 bit devices that comprise the 32 bit device you are attempting to read or write to Example D101 R
30. _reference is the ID of the cell specified in POKE You must use the TERMINATE command to close channels because some applications have a limited number of channels You also need to make sure to use the TERMINATE command late enough so that the POKE command will run properly If you need to access Visual Basic refer to DDE CLIENT included with this software In regard to other ways to access refer to AJ71QE71 XLS included with this software The DDE Request command cannot be used with Windows NT 4 0 ozs 5 6 Showing the contents of the I O Sever Software RY AJTIQEN m x Configure Help PORT MELSEC 1 is Open TOPIC PLC1 Status 0K Winsock 0 Resp 0 READ D 400 463 READ xX 100 16F READ M 45 s PORT MELSEC 2 is Open TOPIC PLC2 Status OK Winsock 0 Resp 0 READ D 200 263 When the I O Sever Software is accessing data you can view the opening Port name and the Topic name You are also able to access the device name and range in the dialogue box Port Name The condition of the Port Name Open Close When you are using TCP IP protocol Open is showed with the completion of connection Topic Name Status XX OK communicating NG Cancel the communicating The contents are the same as in the Item Status See the section 5 4 8 Winsock XXXXX Decimal Returned from AJ71E71 QE71 The lower 16 bit of item name error is showed See the section 5 4 9 Device Name and Range READ Reading WRITE Writing t
31. a destination directory for the configuration files Do not try to specify a particular file name as the I O Server Software makes its own configuration files and does not permit the user to assign specific file names In fact changing the software generated configuration files will cause an error You should not try to alter the software generated files in this directory manually or attempt to rename them Make this the default configuration file By checking this box you make the configuration file path in the Fig 4 4 dialog box the default configuration Your WIN INI file may be altered under the heading AJ71QE71 with this path included as a WIN INI default Files necessary to the functioning of the I O Server Software will be stored in the specified directory If you want to make multiple configuration files you will first need to create a new directory using DOS or the Windows File Manager then specify the new directory and path in the Server Settings dialog box Once initial setup is done only the new AJ71QE71 CFG file is saved in the new configuration directory not all the ones saved first in the initial default directory In ordinary circumstances you need not concern yourself with such a detail 21 4 2 Topic Definition Configure Topic Definition A topic name is used for the identification when I O Server communicates with Ethernet Unit All communication ports must have their own topic names There sh
32. assess A ad atat 30 5 3 4 BODA DE BD A AT S A ET E A T E AE 31 5 3 5 pre BOD Ty Pe CDB AS A Aa ada 31 5 3 6 Unsigned Integer Type TI AA SAA E ASAS AA ons av aah 31 DS ASA DEIA OS AE EA AAA TE SET RTE Ry nee eT ETE A 52 5 3 8 Decimal Type Data Read Write ADs taria EA Er DAA E Aa 32 5 3 9 Hexadecimal Type Data Read Write CID vsccsiscccsssssesscessssvnsbesssssoveassvdscvossivestuatesesesesssvsvedonsoasbe 33 5 3 10 Batch Data Write P iccccccccccccccccesscesscccsssecssesscssscsssssssssssscsnscsssccssscesscesscesssessceesssesscessssesssessensees 33 5 8 11 Communication Status STATUS wiiccccccccccccccccscccssccssssscssscsssssssssesssssscssscsssscsascesscesscensseessceasees 33 5 8 12 Communication Error ERROR ccccccccccccccccccscscecssesssesscsesssesssssssssssssscssscsusscusscessesssssnsscessceasees 33 5 8 13 Date Information DATE viecccccceccccsccsssceseccesscesscevscevscesscessssessssscsesscsscssscsssscessssssssssscnasceasceasees 34 5 8 14 Time Information TIME iccccccccccccccccccccccsesccssscssscssscsssscsnscenscsusscesscesscesscesscsesssesssessseseesscesees 34 5 3 15 Effective or Ineffective COmmMmuniCatson ee cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccscscceccscscccscscscscscsssesesssesssesssssssssen 34 5 4 INTOUCH ACCESS NAME SETTING SCREEN ccccccccccccecesssssececececscsessnseceeececsesenssseeeeecsesenensaaeeeeeeeeess 35 5 5 USING THE I O SERVER SOFTWARE WITH MICROSOFT EXCEL ooocococcncccncnononononononnnonononnnnonononcnnononos 37 5 6 SHOWING THE CO
33. ela 7 If installation is completed correctly I O Server shortcut is registered in Start Menu 10 3 4 Installed files Along with the I O Server Software program the following files also exist in compressed form in the installation disk you used for installing the I O Server Software lt Install Dir gt AJI71QE71 EXE lt Install Dir gt AJ71QE71 PDF lt Install Dir gt LICMAN EXE lt Install Dir gt DDESAMP XLS lt Install Dir gt WWDLG32A DLL lt Install Dir gt COMMONUI DLL lt Install Dir VB6 gt DDETEST EXE lt Install Dir VB6 gt lt Install Dir GPPW QJ71E71 gt lt Install Dir GPPW AJ71QE71 gt lt Install Dir GPPW AJ71E71 gt T O Server program T O Server online manual License Maneger EXCEL2000 VBA sample program DLL Files DLL Files DDE client program DDE client source code Visual Basic 6 0 MELSEC Q Series Sample GX Developer V8 0 MELSEC QnA Series Sample GX Developer V8 0 MELSEC A Series Sample GX Developer V8 0 11 3 5 License Certification This chapter explains the procedure to install the regular license by using License Manager License Certification is the procedure that add the license information to the product and run as regular product The licensing agreement of our software product permits the right that is installed in one specific PC and used 3 5 1 Serial Number The serial number is a unique number received when the customer buys the license When installing
34. et was shut down 10060 Connection was tried However it failed in connection because of time out 10061 Connection was tried but rejected 10093 Initial calling must be finished correctly before using this API 56 8 7 Diagnostic menu This menu is helpful in analyzing communication problems that may occur If in the AJ71QE71 section of the WIN INI file a DebugMenu 1appears and the I O server can not be recovered then the diagnosis menu is useful AJ71QE71 DebugMenu 1 in addition Do not change the content of WIN IND E OHA Alabe oth 13810 HXIZEO BREW O HALO x ADO Alt F4 Suspend Protocol sock 0 Resp 0 Show Events Show Send Show Receive v Show Errors Elapse Dump Dump Screen Clear Screen If you check Show Send a transmission log will be displayed in the WWLOGGER If you check Show Receive a reception log will be displayed in WWLOGGER If you check Elapse the communication lap time will be displayed in the I O server window Please do not use the remaining menu option When you are finished please return W IN INI to its original position 57 Transmission Reception log The transmission reception log displays the time and date AJ71QE71 topic name If it is Read RD or Write WR device names range and the order of transmission reception The distinction between transmitted and received material is denoted with an S for transmitted and a R for received There
35. ete X19 ON wait to open TCP IP port M10 M20 47 UDP IP Open Procedure X10 YI9 1 50 TOP HO H10 H100 KI TOP HO H18 K1025 Kl DTOP HO H19 HOFFFFFFFF KI HIB HOFFFF KI SET Y8 1 Set the protocol of connection 1 to UDP IP 0x100 2 Set own port number to 1025 3 Set target IP address to OxFFFFFFFF for broadcast 4 Set target port number to OxFFFF for broadcast 5 Set port opening request to ON Appendix UDP IP is not required the connection process So The port keeps to open and not necessary the Y8 reset operation For communicate to unknown node set the target IP address to OxFFFFFFFF and target port to OxFFFF 48 TCP IP Un Passive Open Procedure M10 X11 91 TOP HO H11 H8002 KI HIF K1026 KI SET Y9 X11 4 112 ODO gt M11 M11 116 RST Y9 RST M10 SET M12 M12 KS 120 J _ 0 TO 122 RST M12 SET M10 1 Set the protocol for connection 2 to TCP IP Un Passive 0x8002 2 Set the own port for connection 2 to 1026 3 Set the Open Request Y9 to ON 4 After Open Compelte X11 was OFF once set Open Request to OFF and execute 3 after 0 5 second Appendix Configure the Existing Procedure on TCP IP For open the port again it will be necessary to wait few seconds 49 TCP IP Full Passive Open Procedure M20 X12 1 125 TOP H H12 HOCO02 KI TOP H H26 K1027 KI DTOP HO H27 HOCOAS0001 KI H29 K1027 KI SET YOA X12 6 166 k P M21
36. he Top address the end address that is accessing After the showing DUE is showed sometimes but this is not communication error If a communication error occurs the Item Name STATUS ERROR changes and the error message is showed in WWLOGGER If a communication error occurs when you are using TCP IP protocol be sure to retry access three times but if the error still occurs be sure to disconnect the access compulsorily and then reconnect it 38 6 MELSEC Ethernet Unit Setting 6 1 MELSEC Q Series Q Sereis Etherente unit does not have hardware switches and it should be done by software settings 6 1 1 Network Parameter QJ71E71 MELSEC E 0754 al MAIN na fe DA a ZENO No NDA a PON S O ANI RCA aa JE ADE 9 Iy 7 No A E FAA E Brenna a ERE Open Network Parameter window Select Network Type to Ethernet and Set Network No Groupe No Station No 6 1 2 Operational Setting RIET NRE rel SRE CT C OPEN BIZUAA VSTOPPZIETET C ASCIO N3EfE H ITOPEN S ETOP SAT HE IPP MUZE E VU ABRE AEX foie y Ethernet V2 0 IPPNVA 192 168 0 4 C IEEE8023 M RUNPEAA TTD TOPE TFB KeepAlive FA C Pinea 3 FA ser Select Communication data code to BINARY Initial Timing to Always OPEN for waiting Input own IP address in decimal When using TCP IP please check KeepAlive i
37. l not perform properly Consult your hardware documentation if necessary to make sure the hardware configuration is correct as no amount of software parameter settings changes in the I O Server Software will make it run properly unless the hardware is configured correctly NOTE Be sure to connect the key attached with this Software to the printer port 3 2 TCP IP Library Installation Be sure all of the TCP IP protocol software components are installed properly Refer to the Setup Guide of your particular OS 3 3 TO Server Installation 1 Execute SETUP EXE Log in as the administrator before you execute SETUP EXE 2 When the InstallShield Wizard is displayed press Next i MELSEC Ethernet I O Server USSP InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MELSEC Ethernet I O Server USSP The Installshield R Wizard will install MELSEC Ethernet 1 0 Server USSP on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties i MELSEC Ethernet I O Server USSP InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING OUR PRODUCT THIS PRODUCT IS PROVIDED ONLY UPON YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO A
38. n TCP Existing Control Appendix If not checking Enable write at Run time I O Server can t write to PLC TCP Existing Control is displayed with GX Developer after version 8 05F KeepAlive function is valid for Ethernet Unit after upper 5 of serial number is 05051 39 6 1 3 Initial Settings You should configure the Existing Control on TCP IP When happening network trouble such as cable out it will be a long time or never connected 4 TERE SEA Cine FOX INA IAME TELE To TAE E Y E 7 C on Oo ET C emo O EST orm AN EE C eea O oe rr S E DEE a i ET eee EMME A 1200 Xb00 ters 700 Ofm Cies mera E In this screen sample existing control will check 3 times every 5 seconds after stopping communication 6 1 4 Open Settings Configured for opening the port It is not nessesary in using UDP port 5000 we MELSOFT3 2 GX Developer V DAServer Source etc Gppw QJ71 E71 yh 95 3 Ethernet 4 7 VERTE 229 HMNo0 1 STM FED BRAS RTA 15170 END YD vy NI Disa S selel ajajaj sll ala ale XK 237 2 35585 QJ71E71 MELSEC Ep 2754 a e e AE E MAIN AO RO O EAN UE A a e El PATADA 3 ToP mfFulipassive white v FIDI e fvricuial w WieLial 0a oee 01 040 awe a A a LA AS wf PONIA FEZI 8 VERT E FRE El 712208818 In this screen sample port 1 is configured as UDP IP port 2 and port 3 as TCP IP Ap
39. ntion of TCP IP communication When communication error collision or cutting cable happened on TCP IP I O Server wait the reply message for configureted time After this time it will be timeour error occured I O Server will add to wait for number of times On communication failed I O Server close active connection and try to communicate again At this time MELSEC should be OPEN WAIT status In case of configured ethernet parameter by ladder program you should make re connection work Also you must configured the Destination existence Sample configuration of Destination existence on MELSEC network parameter MTERE BRIER SY CHAE TDS INTA MET ELE TO TR E Y 7 ooe OOO AAA ET S E EE tore O oe egea EST Part ofe a O OOO os CEFE Eee 20 1200 x500ms o 20fx500ms FA teom ls The Destination existence checks host computer via PING command when stopped communication If not found MELSEC close the active port and wait new connection In sample picture MELSEC will start to check for each 5 seconds after 10 seconds on communication stopped The default value of MELSEC Q series is configured for each 10 seconds after 10 minutes on communication stopped This means that the communication can not return for 10 minutes Recommend to use the Existing Procedure by KeepAlive function in MELSEC Q Series The function by PING sends ICMP packet to the IP address but by KeepAlive it
40. oked up to your PC can be specified The list of available ports from the ones you defined under A ConfigureYPort Configuration will appear in the drop down list Choose the one you want to use for the topic you make Ethernet Unit Type Choose the Ethernet Unit Type of PLC Unit I O No When using multiple CPU system choose the target CPU unit by CheckBox or type the number at decimal If not using multiple CPU system you must set to 1023 Master CPU 1023 0x3FF No 1 CPU 992 0x3E0 No 2 CPU 993 0x3E1 No 3 CPU 994 0x3E2 No 4 CPU 995 0x3E3 ere Unit Station No It must be 0 Future available MNET Network No When you are using the Q Series or QnA Series and are accessing through the MELSECNET10 H you must set the network number to 0 239 or 254 If you are using the host or MELSECNET2 you must set the number to 0 MNET PC No PC stands for programmable logic controller not Personal Computer In case of the local set the PC No to 255 in the other case set 1t to 0 64 125 or 255 Read the user manual of each unit and the MELSECNET2 10 H reference manual Coil Read Block Size The Coil Read Size is the block size of the data sent by the I O Server Software which is transferred per access between the I O server software and communication unit The default 2048 is the maximum allowable size and will probably suit most needs without adjustment when using the A Series Ethernet
41. onnnnoncnnnnnnnnannarcnnnns 53 8 4 MANAGING ERRORS THE I O SERVER CAN NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE PLC cceccceeeeeseeeeees 53 8 5 MANAGING WWLOGGER ERROR MESSAGE ccconononononononononananonononononononononononononononono conoce nono nononenononans 54 8 6 WINSOCK ERROR CODE LIS Toi ada 56 Sle DIAGNOSTIC MENU A A A A ds 57 9 APPENDES 20 tica 59 9 1 WONDERWARE WWLOGGER Q ccc ccccccccscsesssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssssssssssssssssssssesesesesesesesesesesesesesees 59 9 2 ATTENTION OF TCP IP COMMUNICATION cccccccscsssssssssssssssesesssssssessssessessseseseseseseseseseessessseeseseseeees 59 9 3 ABOUT THE DDE CLIENT SOFTWARE W cccccccccssessssesssssesesssssssssesesesessesseseeesseessseseseseseeeeeeseseseseseeeeees 60 9 41 USER SUPPOR Tita datada dada taa atadas 61 1 General Information The MELSEC Q QnA A Ethernet I O Server Software abbreviated henceforth as the I O Server Software is an application designed to operate with Microsoft Windows NT It supports SuiteLink as well as Dynamic Data Exchange DDE among Windows applications including Wonderware InTouch and Microsoft Excel and can be used with the Mitsubishi MELSEC Programmable Logic Controller abbreviated PLC or MELSEC The I O Server Software was designed for use with the MELSEC in mind and supports the Ethernet and Cheapernet interface standards SYSTEM IMAGE DDE MELSEC Ethernet VO SERVER
42. opment machine and it is possible to shift to the destination machine 1 The product is installed in PC in the transferred destination and computer 1D is confirmed TAKEBISHI License Manager Eile Help MELSEC Ethernet 1 0 Server TERM 12 31 2005 123456789 ABCD9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 2 Please select Transfer License because the popup menu is displayed when right clicking after the product whose it is source PC and status is OK is selected lt TAKEDISHI License Manacor alcix Eile Help M EC Et yet 1 ervet k om 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 3 Input Computer ID in the transferred destination got in Clause 1 the above mentioned x Product Name MELSEO Ethernet 1 0 Serve Serial No i23456789 99999999 CANCEL Computer ID 9999 9999 9999 9999 License Coe TRANSFER Transfer License 4 When Transfer button is pushed the license code corresponding to computer ID in transferred destination PC is displayed Transfer License Product Name MELSEO Ethernet 1 0 Serve Serial No 123456789 ABCO9999 CANCEL Computer ID 9999 9999 9999 9999 License Code EE TRANSFER Note becoming in source PC the license invalidity if this operation is done 5 The license code got in Clause 4 the above mentioned is installed in destination PC and transferred the license is completed SiGe 4 Configuration Double click on the MELSEC Ethernet I O Server icon to start the p
43. ould be no duplicate The New button is used to create a new topic Done is used to close the topic definition dialog box see Fig 4 3 By the time you finish defining one or more topics one will need to be highlighted selected for use as in Fig 4 4 Topic Definition Topic Definition H A ig 4 4 Done Save changes and close topic definition dialog box New Create new topic Modify Modify an existing topic Delete Delete a defined topic 21992 TOPIC Definition Topic Definition Topic Name PLCI Fort Name MELSEC 1 v Ethemet Unit Type C AINEM C AJTIQEN QIAEN Unit I O No 1023 Non Multiple CPU Unit Station No fo s 2 v MNET Network No fo Connection Check MNET PC No 255 Coil Read Size 15360 Register Read Size 960 Coil Random Write Size 188 Reg Random Write Size 160 Update Interval msec 500 I Disable Random Write I Simulation Mode Cancel Topic Name Each topic must have no duplicate If a duplicate name exist the I O Server Software will not perform properly The default topic name is shown in Fig 4 5 PLC1 If you are using Wonderware s InTouch program use the Access Name as the topic name to synchronize the I O Server Software and the InTouch program PLC1 PLC2 OK PLC PLC1 NG because PLC is duplicate Port Name Each topic has an associated Ethernet port so communication to specific machines or networks ho
44. pendix Set fixed buffer communication to Procudure exist In port number you should input with hexadecimal it is decimal input in I O Server dialog On UDP IP broad casting IP address will be 255 255 255 255 and target port to FFFF 40 6 2 MELSEC QnA A Series MELSEC QnA A series Ethernet unit needs hardware switch settings and initial program 6 2 1 Mode Switch MODE Operation Mode Setting Switch is usually set to Online 0 6 2 2 Exchange Condition Settings SW1 SW8 Select communication handling on TCP timeout error occured SW1 SW1 TCP Timeout Error Handling ee line when error occurs ON Keep line open when error occurs Select data code for communicate to other node SW2 SW2 Type of Data in Transmission AN BINARY type data in use ASCII type data in use Sw3 While running PLC wether allow to poke operation SW7 SW3 On line Data Reception Setting OFF Deny reception of external data ON Allows for reception of external data Select timing for starting initial procedure SW8 SW4 Initial Timing Setting OFF Quick Setting provides no delay before sending data ON Normal Setting provides 20s delay before sending data The bracketed Switch No is for A1SJ71E71 Set Type of Data in Transmission SW2 to BINARY OFF Set On line Data Reception Settings SW7 to ALLOW ON There are DIP SWITCH on base board for no hardware switch such as A1SJ71E71N T
45. r first attempt to open communications check the cable leading from your PC to the MELSEC In this case you will see a message of failure of connection in WWLOGGER as seen in the following lt success to connect gt 96 06 07 19 33 17 781 AJ71QE71 Socket Open Success Port TCP UN 96 06 07 19 33 17 851 AJ71QE71 Connection Success Port TCP UN lt failure to connect gt 96 06 07 19 29 23 654 AJ71QE71 Socket Open Success Port TCP UN 96 06 07 19 30 08 719 AJ71QE71 Connect Error Port TCP UN ret 10060 Verify you have the cable in the proper port and that the settings you made in the I O Server Software match the hardware configuration you are using Check that the IP address in the I O Server Software is correctly set and corresponds to the IP and port addresses in the initial ladder program see Section 6 4 Be sure the MELSEC IP Address in the I O Server Software under Configure Port Configuration Settings is set to 192 168 19 10 and that the ladder program sets the Ethernet Link Unit IP address to 192 168 19 100 Also be sure the communication type you have selected for the Ethernet unit is the proper one for your network configuration and matches the settings in the I O Server Software under Configure Port Configuration Settings PCIPaddress MELSEC IP address AJ71E71 Sample ladder 192 168 19 10 192 168 19 100 AJ71QE71 Sample ladder 192 168 19 10 192 168 19 101 ooo QO _ PCporNo MELSECportNo TCP IP UnPa
46. r tick specifies the delay in milliseconds between a command given in the I O Server Software such as DDE POKE and its execution The proper value is 50 msec or more within 100 msec NetDDE being used Choose this option if NetDDE is in use If this item is selected than automatic communication will be activated you will be unable to use manual communication Configuration File Directory The configuration file path is the drive directory location of the I O Server Software configuration files If you relocate these files be sure to modify this path accordingly but it is recommended you leave these files in place once they have been created Start automatically as Windows NT Service Choose this option if you want the Windows XP 2000 NT service to start automatically Windows 95 users should ignore this option It must be installed InTouch7 x Save changes and close the dialog box Cancel changes and close the dialog box 27 5 Using the I O Server Software 5 1 DDE Parameter DDE Application Name and DDE Topic Name is following as Application Name AJ71QE71 Topic Name Something 5 2 DDE Item Name The I O Server Software supports item naming conventions i e PLC ladder programming device names as follows For MELSEC A Series Y Output Relay HEX BIT O IFFF M_ __ Internal Relay DEC BIT 0 8191 M__ Special Relay DEC BIT 9000 9255 Latch Relay DEC BIT 08191 B__ Link Relay HEX BIT O1FFF
47. re the general form is lt Device gt lt x gt H lt n gt Note the reading is by 4 byte value blocks and the values are stored in the PLC s memory in hexadecimal format The Register Read Size specifies the maximum value See pp 18 19 5 3 10 Batch Data Write F You can write values to the MELSEC using a text file from Excel or via the POKE command in the I O Server Software from your computer s hard floppy disk drives with the following command lt Device gt lt x gt F lt n gt where n is the number of words to be written and lt Device gt lt x gt is the write first device So DO F4 will read from a file a total of four data register values DO through D3 and write to the PLC You must specify the text file name that you intend you use for example C test csv Ex If 64 items D125 D188 are received from the text file then in InTouch the tag name is D125FILE and the item name is D125 F64 In the InTouch memory it takes integer form and is represented as tagl tag2 tag64 To write from this file use the following script FileWriteFields C TEST CSV 0 tag1 64 D125FILE CATEST CSV 5 3 11 Communication Status STATUS The STATUS command will return the communication status of the MELSEC vis a vis the I O Server Software The result is communicated by either a 1 or a 0 1 meaning communication is active and 0 meaning it is not active 5 3 12 Communication Error ER
48. request to ON Appendix UDP IP is not required the connection process So The port keeps to open and not necessary the Y8 reset operation For communicate to unknown node set the target IP address to OxFFFFFFFF and target port to OxFFFF 44 TCP IP Un Passive Open Procedure M10 X11 1 91 TOP HO H21 H3002 KI H2F K1026 KI SET Y9 X11 a 112 A MIT MIT 116 RST Y9 RST M10 SET M12 M12 K5 120 poe T0 122 RST M12 SET M10 1 Set the protocol for connection 2 to TCP IP Un Passive 0x8002 2 Set the own port for connection 2 to 1026 3 Set the Open Request Y9 to ON 4 After Open Compelte X11 was OFF once set Open Request to OFF and execute 3 after 0 5 second Appendix Configure the Existing Procedure on TCP IP For open the port again it will be necessary to wait few seconds 45 TCP IP Full Passive Open Procedure M20 x12 1 125 TOP HO H22 Hocoo2 KI TOP H H36 K1027 KI DTOP H H37 HOCOA80001 KI H39 K1027 KI SET YOA x12 6 a gt f M21 M21 170 RST YOA RST M20 SET M22 M22 K5 w p T TI 176 RST M22 SET M20 1 Set the protocol for connection 3 to TCP IP Full Passive 0xC002 2 Set the own port for connection 3 to 1027 3 Set target IP address for connection 3 to 192 168 0 1 4 Set target port number for connection 3 to 1027 5 Set the Open Request YA to ON 6 After Open Compelte X12 was OFF once set Open Request to OFF and execute 5 after 0 5
49. rogram used for setting configuration information The following window should appear Configure Help Choose Configure Port Configuration from the menu bar 0 xj Configure Help Port Configuration Topic Definition Server Settings ma 4 1 Port Settings Configure Port Configuration The MELSEC must have an IP address in order to enable communication A port must be named and set Fig 4 1 shows the dialog box that appears when you select Configure Port Configuration from the menu To create a new entry select New to alter an existing setting select Modify see Fig 4 2 Instructions for establishing these parameters follow Ethernet Port Settings Ethernet Ports Ethernet Ports Closes dialog box ew Creates new logical port setting entry Delete Deletes existing entry fig 44 Modify Modifies existing entry 18 PORT Setting Ethernet Port Settings Eii Fort Name MELSEC 1 Protocol C TCPAP UDPAIP Host Name RIO Host IP Address 0 0 0 0 Host Port No 0 MELSEC IP Address 192 168 fi 2 MELSEC Port No 5000 Reply Timeout 15 MN Retry Times 3 cat Port Name A name for the port is entered here The default name is MELSEC 1 No duplicate name may exist or the I O Sever Software will not perform properly MELSEC 1 MELSEC 2 OK MELSEC 1
50. ssive_____ o fio If the software is not the problem make sure the cables leading from the PLC s power unit far left section which holds the fuse are established properly Be sure in particular the 10Base5 cable is properly connected to the AJ71E71 QE71 or the A1SJ71E71 B5 unit if you are using it Be sure electricity is indeed being supplied to the whole MELSEC unit as well if it simply fails to function Check the 10Base2 T interface board in your PC if you suspect 1t may be the incorrect kind of board or if it is possible it was improperly installed 52 8 3 Managing Response Time out Errors Check the WWLOGGER for a Response Time out error from the MELSEC If you receive a Response Time out error and you are using the UDP IP protocol check the IP address the Host and MELSEC Port No settings in the I O Server Software see Section 7 2 above Also be sure the Topic Name is synchronized between the InTouch Viewer and the I O Server Software If you are using UDP IP you may lose packets in transmission This could be due to heavy traffic in your network If this happens try switching to TCP IP protocol If you do this be sure to increase the Reply Time out value under Configure Port Configuration as sometimes the TCP IP protocol while more stable takes longer to interchange data than the UDP IP protocol Also be sure to modify your ladder program accordingly where necessary lt Message Example gt 96 04 15 09 00
51. st have a port number The default is 1025 You may set it to any value between 256 65534 however a value over 1025 is recommended On Q QnA series you can use automatic open UDP port default 5000 But in the case of accessing random access buffer BM the automatic open UDP port can not use Reply Timeout The MELSEC has a certain amount of time to reply to an open request from your PC If TCP IP protocol it is better to set this value to 15 seconds or more If the MELSEC does not reply in the set time it is in time out Retry Times When the timeout error happened on TCP IP communication I O Server will retry for this configurated times It will be ignored on UDP TP Saves changes and closes dialog box Cancel changes and closes dialog box 20 Making and Saving A Configuration File Once the port settings are finished you will need to save the settings in a file Use the specified default path or type in a new one Later you can specify alternate configuration file paths by creating different directories using DOS or the File Manager to store alternate configurations ave Configuration Configuration File Directory Files TAKE BISHIMIO Server for AJ71QE 714 Deu V Make this the default configuration file Configuration File Directory Accept the default path for the configuration file or use a different one by typing in a different path Note there is no specific file name just a path indicating
52. un without MELSEC If the check box ON I O Server doesn t access to MELSEC and return random data In this case the poke data is not available 25 Conenction Check Connection check using input parameter Connect Check Connect Check Check Start Check Start HOST 192 168 19 29 0 HOST 192 168 19 38 0 PLC 192 168 19 106 1025 PLC 192 168 19 106 1025 Bind Success Bind Fail Message send Check End Communicate success WwO 2148 Check End we SUCCESS xxx ERROR xxx Save changes and close the dialog box Cancel changes made since last completed update and close dialog box Attention If you use MELSECNET2 10 H for communication that is not local you may experience some slowness To avoid this when communicating with the sequencer set the PC number to 255 for local communication For all other communication use link relay B or link relay W 26 4 3 Server Parameters Configure Server Settings The I O Server Software parameters are set here under the menu option at Configure Server Settings The default options are usually suitable for any given application They might need to be changed though to fit your particular environment Protocol Timer Tick 50 msec 7 NetDDE being used Cancel Configuration File Directory C Program Files TAKEBISHINIO Server for 4J71QE 71 Start automatically as Windows NT Service Protocol Timer Tick The protocol time

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