Manually Setting Data Links; Procedure Through Data Link Startup - Omron CX-INTEGRATOR V2 - 12-2009 Operation Manual

4-3

Manually Setting Data Links

4-3-1

Procedure through Data Link Startup

4-3 Manually Setting Data Links
Follow the procedure described below to create data link tables manually for Controller
Link or SYSMAC LINK data links.
Note: There is no need to create a data link tables when data links are set automatically. For
4-3-1 Procedure through Data Link Startup
Set the data link type to manual.
Start the Data Link Component.
Select the network type.
Create the data link tables offline.
Check the data link tables.
Datalink Component Window: Table - Validate Table.
Save the data link tables.
Datalink Component Window: File - Save
Connect the CX-Integrator online to the PLC.
CX-Integrator: Network - Work Online (or Auto Online)
Read the data link tables that were saved and transfer them to the PLC from the
Data Link Component Window.
1) Right-click the Controller Link Unit or SYSMAC LINK Unit in the CX-Integrator's Online Connection
2) Select File - Open from the Data Link Component Window to read the data link tables.
3) Select Online - Transfer to PLC to transfer the data link tables from the computer to the PLC.
Start the data links from the Data Link Component Window.
1) Select Online - DataLink Operation/Start.
2) Select the RUN Option from the Operation Field and click the Set Button.
Create data link tables manually when any of the following conditions is present:
Reference
1. The send area size differs for nodes participating in the data link.
2. The sequence of send nodes differs from the sequence of node addresses.
3. There are nodes that receive only part of the send data (Controller Link only).
4. There are nodes that receive data with an offset specified (Controller Link only).
5. There are nodes that do not send data (Controller Link only).
6. There are nodes that do not receive data.
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details on automatic setup, refer to Automatically Set Data Links.
Use one of the following methods.
• Select Online - Auto Online and select manually set data links.
• Make the setting directly in the allocated DM Area words.
Note: This setting can also be made in the Special I/O Unit settings in the CX-Programmer I/O
Table Window.
Select Tool - Start DataLink offline.
(Alternately, go online, right-click the Controller Link Unit or SYSMAC LINK Unit in the
CX-Integrator's Online Connection Information Window, and select Start DataLink from the
pop-up menu.
Select Controller Link or SYSMAC LINK (not required online).
1) Datalink Wizard Settings (Table - Wizard). Use the manual setting function if the data link
tables are to be created manually.
2) Node Edit Window Settings
Information Window, and select Start DataLink from the pop-up menu.