Connect An Rs232 Cable (Optional); Running A Sample Application; Figure 3: Pc <-> Bl2500 Rs232 Connection - OEM BL2500 User Manual

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2.4.3 Connect an RS232 Cable (optional)

If your Target PLC is configured to Use Modbus TCP you can go straight to Section 2.5. If your Target
PLC is configured to Use RS232, connect a serial cable to a COM port of the PC and to the RS232 port E
of the BL2500. The RS232 cable must follow the diagram shown in Figure 3. A serial cable is not
provided in the
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2.5 RUNNING A SAMPLE APPLICATION

Once you have established connection between your PC and the Target PLC, follow these instructions to
run the sorting sample application. This sample application displays a SpotLight which shows different
tokens being sorted depending on size and colour (see the Project Description at the bottom of the
Projects Management window). This PLC application was written in Flow Chart.
1. Start ISaGRAF Workbench by double-clicking on the ISaGRAF 3.5 shortcut on your desktop or Start
button → Programs → ISaGRAF 3.5 → Projects. On the Projects Management window, double-
click on the sorting project.
2. On the SORTING - Programs window select
Debug menu → Link setup. On the PC-PLC
link parameters window check the Target Slave
Number is set to 1 and ETHERNET
communication port is selected. Press Setup
button and check the IP address of the BL2500
target is set to 192.168.1.100. Press OK button
to close this window. Press OK button to close
the PC-PLC link parameters window.
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PLC Application Kit.
Figure 3: PC <-> BL2500 RS232 connection
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