Overview; What Is Monitoring Using Ethernet/Ip - Omron K6CM User Manual

8 Monitoring and Setting Using the EtherNet/IP Devices
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Overview

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What is Monitoring Using EtherNet/IP?

The K6CM device can communicate with a PLC that supports EtherNet/IP or commercially available
PC software.
EtherNet/IP has the following two types of communications methods.
Communications
method
Tag data link
CIP message communi-
cations
PLC (supporting EtherNet/IP)
Tag data link: monitoring
CIP message communications:
monitoring and setting
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Outline
Multiple data such as measured values can be moni-
tored without using a communications program.
For data that can be monitored, refer to "8-2-2 Data to
be Tag Data Link Target in the K6CM Device on page
8-9".
Individual data such as measured values can be read
and written by using communications program. It can
also be used during tag data link.
Industrial switching hub
EtherNet/IP
K6CM Motor Condition Monitoring Device User's Manual (N219)
Monitoring
Supported
Supported
PC software
CIP message communications:
monitoring and setting
K6CM
EtherNet/IP port
For the K6CM devices
Settings
Not sup-
ported
Supported