Functions According To Network; Connecting To The Relay Plc - Omron CX-INTEGRATOR - V2.3 REV 02-2009 Operation Manual

1-1 The CX-Integrator
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Functions According to Network

1-1-2 Functions According to Network
The functions for each network are listed in the following table.
DeviceNet, CompoNet, or CompoWay/F
Controller Link or SYSMAC LINK
Controller Link
Ethernet
NT Link
FINS networks, such as Ethernet, Controller
Link, SYSMAC LINK, and DeviceNet
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Connecting to the Relay PLC

Either of the following methods can be used to connect the CX-Integrator online to the
relay PLC.
Serial communications (Toolbus or Host Link Mode)
FINS network communications, such as Controller Link, SYSMAC LINK, Ethernet,
Ethernet FINS/TCP, or FinsGateway (See notes 1 and 2.)
Note 1:
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Network
If the computer running the CX-Integrator is connected directly to a network, the
network address and node can be specified to set any PLC on the local network or an
interconnected network as the relay PLC.
2: If FinsGateway is selected, connection will not be possible to a DeviceNet,
CompoNet, or CompoWay/F network. To connect to any of these networks, use
Ethernet, Ethernet (FINS/TCP), Controller Link, or SYSMAC LINK instead of
FinsGateway.
Functions
A virtual network or virtual serial communications
configuration can be created offline and connected
device parameters can be set, and data can be
uploaded, downloaded, and compared when
online.
User-set data link tables can be created offline
and then transferred online to CS/CJ-series PLCs.
Data link parameters can be set automatically
online and then transferred to CS/CJ-series PLCs.
A Controller Link Network Diagnostic Tool can be
started to diagnose Controller Link networks.
Broadcast node searches and ping tests are
enabled (with CX-Integrator Ver. 1.1 or higher).
Settings for an NS-series PT with a model number
ending in V1 or later serially connected to a
CS/CJ-series PLC via NT Link can be
automatically detected and set for the serial port of
the CS/CJ-series PLC. This is called NT Link Auto
Online Setting function.
Routing tables can be set offline and then
transferred online to CS/CJ-series PLCs.
Echoback tests between nodes are enabled (with
CX-Integrator Ver. 1.1 or higher).