Getting Started - Mitsubishi Electric WS0-CPU0 Operating Manual

Flexi Link
7.3

Getting started

This section describes how to set up a new Flexi Link system. In order to do this, you
need to configure the hardware for your project first. You have two possibilities:
 You can first set up and wire the hardware, then connect your PC to the system and
read in the hardware setup using the Setting and Monitoring Tool.
 If the required hardware is not available yet, you can set up the hardware
configuration for your Flexi Link project in the Setting and Monitoring Tool and
transfer the configuration later when you have assembled the hardware.
Either way, once the hardware configuration for your Flexi Link project is complete,
you can proceed with the software configuration. The last step is to transfer the
finished configuration to the stations, to verify the configuration of the stations and to
run the system.
7.3.1 Connecting to an existing Flexi Link system
Step 1: Assemble and wire the hardware
 Set up the hardware for your Flexi Link system (WS0-CPU1 or WS0-CPU3
modules, safety I/O modules and connected devices such as sensors, switches,
actuators etc.).
Note
For information on wiring please see the Safety Controller User's Manual.
Step 2: Establish a connection to your Flexi Link system
 Connect a PC or notebook to the RS-232 interface of any CPU module in the
system.
 Power on the Flexi Link system.
 Open the Setting and Monitoring Tool installed on the PC.
 If necessary, edit the communication settings (see Section 6.2).
 Click on Connect or choose the Identify project command from the Device menu.
The Setting and Monitoring Tool will then scan the network for connected devices.
If the error message "No valid Flexi Link network found" appears, check whether
Note
each of your WS0-CPU1 or WS0-CPU3 in the system has at least the firmware
version V2.00. The firmware version can be found on the type label of the module in
the field Firmware version.
 Only if the connected CPU modules have been configured for Flexi Link before,
they will have valid Flexi Link addresses. Otherwise, the Setting and Monitoring
Tool will now open the Flexi Link Network settings view and list the stations
found:
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