Tag Data Link Setting Procedure; Registering Devices - Omron NX Series User Manual

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Tag Data Link Setting Procedure

This section describes the procedure to set tag data links (i.e., connection information).
For data links between Controllers, the connection information is set only in the originator, i.e., the
node that receives data.
1
Create the network configuration.
1. Register all the EtherNet/IP ports for which to create connections, in the EtherNet/IP Network
Configuration Pane. (Refer to 9-2-3 Registering Devices on page 9-17.)
Note If a system has already been installed, connect online to the EtherNet/IP network and up-
2
Create the tag and tag set connections.
1. Create tags and tag sets for all the registered devices (EtherNet/IP ports). (Refer to 9-2-4 Creat-
ing Tags and Tag Sets on page 9-19.)
2. Create a connection for the originator device (i.e., the registered device that receives data as in-
put data). (Refer to 9-2-5 Connection Settings on page 9-32)
3
Download the tag data link parameters. (Refer to 9-2-9 Downloading Tag Data Link Parameters
on page 9-51)
4
Make sure that the tag data links are operating normally, by using the indicators for the Ether-
Net/IP port (refer to the NJ/NX-series Troubleshooting Manual (Cat. No. W503)) and the device
monitor function of the Network Configurator. (Refer to 14-6-1 The Network Configurator's De-
vice Monitor Function on page 14-47.)
5
Make sure that the output tag data is reflected in the input tags by checking the Watch Tab
Page on the Sysmac Studio.
Refer to the Sysmac Studio Version 1 Operation Manual (Cat. No. W504) for the procedure.
Additional Information
If the tag data links are performed with a device that do not have EDS files, use the Generic
Device to make the settings.
Refer to A-6 Tag Data Link Settings with Generic Devices on page A-50 for information on how
to make the settings with the Generic Device.
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Registering Devices

Register all of the devices required in the equipment (such as EtherNet/IP Units performing tag data
links) in the network configuration.
1
Register the devices that will participate in the tag data links by dragging the devices from the
Hardware List and dropping them in the Network Configuration Pane on the right. (To drag and
drop an icon, click and hold the left mouse button over the icon, move the icon to the destina-
tion, and release the mouse button.)
You can also select a device in the Hardware List and press the Enter Key to register it. The
icon of the device is displayed in the Network Configuration Pane, as shown in the following
picture.
NX-series EtherNet/IP Unit User's Manual (W627)
load the network configuration. (Refer to 9-2-10 Uploading Tag Data Link Parameters on
page 9-54)
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