Network Configurator Overview; Overview; Network Configurator Requirements - Omron SYSMAC CJ1W-EIP21 Operation Manual

Network Configurator Overview

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Network Configurator Overview

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Overview

Network Control
Hardware (EDS File)
Control
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Network Configurator Requirements

Item
Operating environment
Network
connection
Serial interface
method
Ethernet interface
Location on Network
Number of Units that can be
connected to Network
Main func- Network control
tions functions
Hardware control
functions
Supported file formats
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The Network Configurator Ver. 3.0 or higher is a software package designed
for building, setting, and controlling a multi-vendor EtherNet/IP Network using
OMRON's EtherNet/IP. It is included in CX-One version 4.0 or higher. The
Network Configurator provides the following functions for building, setting, and
controlling EtherNet/IP.
The Network configuration can be created and edited regardless of whether
the Network Configurator is online or offline. The Network configuration can
be read from a file or the network.
EDS files used by the Network Configurator can be installed and deleted.
Refer to the CX-One Setup Manual (W463).
CXONE-AL@@C-V4/CXONE-AL@@D-V4
CS1/CJ1
CPU Unit's Peripheral or RS-232C port
EtherNet/IP Unit's Ethernet port
A single node address is used (only when directly connected to EtherNet/IP).
A single Network Configurator per network (More than one Configurator cannot be
used in the same system.)
• The network configuration can be created and edited regardless of whether the Net-
work Configurator is online or offline.
• The network configuration can be read from a file or the network.
The EDS files used by the Network Configurator can be installed and deleted.
Configurator network configuration files (*.nvf)
Configuration files (*.ncf) created using the Network Configurator for EtherNet/IP
(version 2) can be imported by selecting External Data - Import from the File
Menu.
Specification
CJ2
CPU Unit's USB or RS-232C port
CPU Unit's Ethernet port
EtherNet/IP Unit's Ethernet port
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