Protocol Setting - Mitsubishi MELSEC iQ-F FX5 User Manual

7.6

Protocol Setting

Protocols can be selected and edited from the libraries that are pre-registered in GX Works3 or registered by the user.
Execute the protocol setting from a protocol setting window displayed by the following operation in GX Works3.
ToolPredefined Protocol Support FunctionCPU(Serial)New
The fields in the protocol setting window are as follows.
Item Description
Protocol No. Displays the protocol number to be used for a predefined protocol dedicated instruction.
Manufacturer Displays the manufacturer's name of the device to which a protocol to be set is applied.
Model Displays the model name of the device to which a protocol to be set is applied.
Protocol Name Displays the name of the protocol to be set.
Communication Type Displays the communication type of the protocol to be set.
• Send Only: Send one send packet once.
• Receive Only: Receive a packet if it matches any of up-to-16 registered receive packets.
• Send&Receive: Send one send packet, and receives a packet if it matches any of up-to-16 registered receive packets.
→Send Displays the packet direction.
←Receive • Send: →
• Receive: ←(n) n: receive packet number (1 to 16)
Packet Name Displays the packet name.
Packet Setting Displays the existence or non-existence of variables in an element, and set or unset of the variables.
With 'Variable Unset', 'Element Unset', or 'Element error', the settings cannot be written to a CPU module or SD memory card.
• No Variable: There is no variable in the element.
• Variable Set: All variables are set.
• Variable Unset: There are one or more unset variables.
• Element Unset: There is no element in the editable protocol.
• Element error: The element does not meet requirement.
The procedure to set a protocol on the protocol setting screen is as follows.
1.
Adding protocols
Select or create a protocol from libraries. (Page 194 Adding protocols)
2.
Configuring detailed setting of protocols
Set the information and operation of protocols. (Page 195 Configuring detailed setting of protocols)
3.
Setting packets
Set the packets of protocols. (Page 198 Packet Setting)
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