Monitoring And Setting With The Ethernet/Ip; Overview; What Is Monitoring Using Ethernet/Ip - Omron K6CM User Manual

8 Monitoring and Setting with the EtherNet/IP

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Overview

This section describes how to monitor the K6CM devices using the EtherNet/IP.
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What is Monitoring Using EtherNet/IP?

The K6CM devices can be monitored from commercially available PC software and PLC or Controller
via EtherNet/IP.
The following two communications methods can be used.
Communications
method
Tag data link
CIP message communi-
cations
Note that EtherNet/IP enables simultaneous execution of these two types of communication methods.
PLC (supporting EtherNet/IP)
Tag data link: monitoring
CIP message communications:
monitoring and setting
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Outline
This is a method of exchanging data in preset areas
cyclically (at regular intervals).
Communication instructions are not used.
This is a method of accessing specified data when nec-
essary.
Use the communications instructions.
Industrial switching hub
EtherNet/IP
K6CM Motor Condition Monitoring Device User's Manual (N219)
Monitoring
Supported
Supported
PC (supporting EtherNet/IP)
CIP message communications:
monitoring and setting
K6CM
EtherNet/IP port
For the K6CM devices
Settings
Not sup-
ported
Supported