Ethernet/Ip Connection Procedure; Work Flow - Omron FH Series Connection Manual

7. EtherNet/IP Connection Procedure

This section describes the procedure for connecting the FH Sensor Controller to the PLC via
EtherNet/IP.
This document explains the procedures for setting up the PLC and the FH Sensor Controller
based on the factory default setting. For the initialization, refer to Section 8. Initialization
Method.

7.1. Work Flow

Take the following steps to set the tag data link for EtherNet/IP.
7.2. Setting up the FH Sensor
Controller
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7.2.1. Parameter Settings
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7.3. Setting up the PLC
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7.3.1. Hardware Settings
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7.3.2. Starting the CX-Programmer and
Connecting Online with the PLC
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7.3.3. Creating the I/O Table and
setting the IP Addresses
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7.4. Setting up the Network
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7.4.1. Starting the Network
Configurator and Connecting
Online with the PLC
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7.4.2. Uploading the Network
Configuration
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7.4.3. Setting the Tags
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7.4.4. Setting the Connections
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7.4.5. Transferring the Tag Data Link
Parameters
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7.5. Checking the EtherNet/IP
Communications
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7.5.1. Checking the Connection Status
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7.5.2. Checking the Sent and
Received Data
7．EtherNet/IP Connection Procedure
Set up the FH Sensor Controller.
Set the parameters for the FH Sensor Controller.
Set up the PLC.
Set the hardware switches on the Ethernet/IP Unit
and wire the network.
Start the CX-Programmer and connect online with the
PLC.
Create the I/O table and set the IP address of the
PLC.
Set the tag data links for the EtherNet/IP.
Start the Network Configurator and connect online
with the PLC.
Upload the network configuration.
Register the tags of the send area and receive area.
Associate the tags of the target device with the tags of
the originator device.
Transfer the set tag data link parameters to the PLC.
Confirm that the EtherNet/IP tag data links are
operated normally.
Check the connection status of EtherNet/IP.
Confirm that the correct data are sent and received.
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