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Summary of Contents for FATEK FBs-CBES Series
- Page 1 V1.0 Ethernet Communication Board CBES...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Catalog Chapter 1. CBES Ethernet Communication Board Introduction ......4 Summary ....................4 Product Main Function ................4 Product Features ..................4 Manual Reading Guidance ................. 5 Product Appearance .................. 5 Software Introduction ................7 Chapter 2. PLC and CBES Communication Board Interfaces ........8 Chapter 3. - Page 3 Version Revision date Author Detail V1.0 2020/12/04 Calvin...
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Page 4: Chapter 1. Cbes Ethernet Communication Board Introduction
1.2 Product Main Function PLC Network Data Communication FBs-CBES series expansion board provides the solution for the PLC network connection, reaching the FATEK or Modbus application by Port 1 and Port 2 of the expansion board. Note 1. FBs-CBES board series do not support the following features: ①... -
Page 5: Manual Reading Guidance
1.4 Manual Reading Guidance For the FBs-CBES series expansion board, this manual does not need to be browsed in its entirety during application, just refer to the relevant chapters. For example, if you only use the basic FATEK network protocol application, you only need to read Chapter 3. - Page 6 normal, flash means there has data activity on the network. ④ Ethernet status indicators (Speed): Lights on means the connection speed is 100Base-TX, off means 10Base-T. ⑤ Port1 RX green signal indicator of the CPU module: Lights on means CPU module port1 has sent messages to the board.
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Page 7: Software Introduction
1.6 Software Introduction ➢ Ether Config In order to cooperate with the application of the FBs-CBES series expansion board, a window version of the configuration software is provided to set the basic configuration of the module, password protection, firmware update... etc. -
Page 8: Chapter 2. Plc And Cbes Communication Board Interfaces
Chapter 2. PLC and CBES Communication Board Interfaces The communication between the PLC module and the CBES communication board during application is achieved through data exchange in the CPU register area D3950~D3999. The function configuration of each register in this area is as follows: Register Description D3950... -
Page 9: Chapter 3. Cbes Basic Configuration Setting
To set up the basic configuration of the CBES, users can set it through Ether-Config software. The method of operation and when to use it are listed in the following table: Ether_Config software Download V4.2 or above version from the FATEK website to Operation install. method By scanning the local area network or set the correct IP address to connect to the CBES and do the configuration. -
Page 10: Use Local Area Network To Connect With Cbes
Confirm the software version first, or download the latest Ether_Config software directly from the FATEK website. After opening the software, pressing About in the toolbar and will show the version information, as shown in the figure below. 3.1.1 Use Local Area Network to Connect with CBES When CBES and personal computer (PC) are connected by local area network (LAN) but don’t know the IP address of the CBES expansion board. - Page 11 ① Select LAN at the Attached Media ② Click Scan button to scan the online network module, the table will list the scanned modules. After finish scanning, move the cursor to the module you want to set up, then click the left mouse button-> Properties.. or double click the left mouse button to enter the module configuration window.
- Page 12 a response message then the module information will display in the table. Move the cursor to the module, then click the left mouse button-> Properties.. or double click the left mouse button to enter the module configuration window. Note 1. If you want to use this method to connect a PC with CBES, but they are in a different domain, then the Remote Config.
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Page 13: Ip Address Setting
3.1.2 IP Address Setting The first step after entering the configuration setting is to set up the CBES board’s IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address, as the figure set in the General function tab below. The following describes the meaning of each field for user reference: ➢... - Page 14 ➢ Import, Export: Use the export function to save the configuration settings, then use import function to read the exported file or the files generated by offline editing (Please refer to chapter 0 for description) to facilitate the module configuration setting.
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Page 15: Operation Mode Setting
Port1 is fixed for FATEK Server, the operation mode can be used for ladder program editing, debug, or data access. Port2 is used for supporting Modbus/TCP server or FATEK client mode. -
Page 16: Port Mapping
In the basic information page, when the Port2 operating mode is set to Modbus/ FATEK client mode, there will be an extra station number and IP corresponding setting page, and the following page will appear after clicking with the mouse:... - Page 17 At the bottom of the above figure, there is a Group Mode drop-down menu that provides Group Mode selection , and its meaning is as follows: Note*1 ➢ Consecutive Station No.: Consecutive station number. When the Group Size is specified, its contents will be set to a fixed network address and continuous station numbers, as shown in the figure below: ➢...
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Page 18: Service Ports
The default FATEK communication service protocol is 500, Modbus communication service port is 502. Each service can provide up to 2 service port numbers at the same time, which are... -
Page 19: Password
fixed default port number (Secondary Port) and a modifiable port number (Major Port), if you want to modify the major port as non-default port, you can use the Service port setting page to modify, just enter the port number you want to modify in the Major Port field. -
Page 20: Offline Configuration Setting
3.1.8 Offline Configuration Setting In addition to directly editing configuration by connecting the CBES, Ether_cfg software also provides offline editing. With this function, user can edit and save the configuration files without network. Thereafter, just need to import the file to CBES to use. - Page 21 When finish setting, follow the steps to save file: ① Click the Save.. button ② Select the location to save and enter the file name Note: The filename extension is .nfg ③ Click Save button to save file. When the user uses the import function then this file will be used.
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Page 23: Chapter 4. Cbes Firmware Update
When a new version of the CBES expansion board firmware is released, users can choose to update or not to update according to their needs. If you want to update, go to the FATEK official website to download the new image file version, and use Ether_cfg software to do the update. - Page 24 ④ Press the button ⑤ Edit the “Image file” entry: where you can directly enter the file location or press the .. button to select the firmware file location through the window Note: The filename extension of the firmware is (.os) ⑥...
- Page 25 decided not to update. Note Please take note of the following points when updating the firmware: 1. Do not interrupt the power during the update 2. If the update operation was interrupted due to unknown issues, you can reboot the power to execute the update again.