Driver Selection; Communication Settings; Process All Write Requests - Panasonic FP OPC Server User Manual

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3 Graphical User Interface (GUI)

3.5.1.2 Driver Selection

Select Driver

Select the driver with which the device should be accessed. Available drivers are:

MEWNET

The MEWNET driver accesses Panasonic FP Series PLCs using the MEWTOCOL protocol.

If you have selected the MEWNET driver, a third page allows you to edit the

settings.

Note

The MEWTOCOL driver automatically uses the most efficient MEWTOCOL commands to

retrieve and send data to the PLC. In certain cases they can be adapted manually.

Simulation

The Simulation driver allows OPC client data to be monitored without having a PLC

connected to the PC running the FP OPC Server. Random values are set for the items the

client is monitoring.

Note

If the Simulation driver is selected, the "Communication Settings" tab is deactivated.

Click on [Settings...] to open the

Writing data can be a very important task in your application. Depending on the

communication settings

application may send write requests to the PLC faster than the data can be transferred. In

this case, only the last write request is processed and sent to the PLC.

Communication Settings

and the response time of the connected device, the OPC client

communication

Dialog.

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