3.3.2
Setting Network Configuration For NT3S Series Products
Unit can communicate with any PLC without any change in hardware. To communicate with PLC unit
needs proper communication driver. Each PLC has a defined protocol for communicating with any
device. PLC driver is downloaded in to unit along with the firmware. This driver enables the unit to talk to
a specific PLC.
Unit can be configured in following ways:
1.
For IBM Communication
2.
For Serial Printing
3.
For PLC Communication
Either of the ports can be configured for the ways mentioned above. Depending on the type of communi-
cation, user may require to define certain parameters.
The following table displays number of nodes connected on Com1 and Com2 with their Node address,
node name, node type (unit / PLC), total number of blocks used in application.
Note: Default Node address for unit is 0 for COM1 and COM2. This address needs to be changed if
settings for PLC address is same as unit address.
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