Selecting The Communications Driver; Using Finsgateway - Omron CX-PROCESS TOOL V5.2 - 12-2009 Operation Manual

Connecting to the PLC

1-6-2 Selecting the Communications Driver

Using FinsGateway

Using CX-Server
1-6-3 Using FinsGateway
Communications network
Serial Host Link Network
communications co ca o s (See note 1.)
Peripheral bus
(See note 2.)
Controller Link Network
Ethernet Network
Connecting via Serial Communications
Host Link (SYSMAC
WAY)
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The following dialog box is displayed by default when the CX-Process Tool is
started from the Start Menu if the CX-Process Tool was installed from the individ-
ual product CD-ROM.
Note 1. This dialog box is not displayed by default if the CX-Process Tool was
installed from the CX-One.
2. The above dialog box will be displayed when the CX-Process Tool is started
while File – Show Drive Select Dialog – Display is selected. It will not be
displayed if File – Show Drive Select Dialog – Hide is selected. To change
the communications driver, select File – Show Drive Select Dialog – Dis-
play and then start the CX-Process by selecting Start Only from the Start
Menu or I/O tables. If the CX-Process was installed as part of the CX-One
(not independently), the above dialog box will not be displayed (i.e., File –
Show Drive Select Dialog – Hide will be selected) and the CX-Server will
automatically be used as the communications driver. To switch to the Fins-
Gateway, select File – Show Drive Select Dialog – Display and then select
FinsGateway at startup.
Select FinsGateway as the communications driver.
Select CX-Server as the communications driver.
Regardless of the connection method, use FinsGateway (embedded) as the
communications driver.
FinsGateway
communications driver
Serial Unit Driver
CLK (PCI slot) Driver
(Not supported by
FinsGateway Version 2)
Controller Link Driver
ETN_UNIT Driver
Note 1. Host Link communications use FINS commands enclosed in a header and
terminator data (i.e., SYSWAY-CV for FinsGateway). Host Link communica-
tions (SYSMAC WAY) is set for the PLC.
2. FinsGateway Version 2003 only.
The personal computer uses the FinsGateway Serial Unit Driver to connect to
the PLC's peripheral or RS-232C port via Host Link communications.
Contents
Connecting to the PLC's peripheral or RS-232C
po port via Host Link. a os
Connecting through the Controller Link Support
Board to a PLC with a Controller Link Unit
mounted.
Connecting through the Ethernet Board to a PLC
with an Ethernet Unit mounted.
Section 1-6