Introduction; Connecting To The Devicenet Network - Omron 3G8F5-DRM21-E - V2 Operation Manual

Introduction

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Introduction

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Connecting to the DeviceNet Network

Connection from
Dedicated Board/Card
Installed in Computer
Serial Connection from
COM port of Computer
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The Configurator is a software package that allows the user to construct, set
up, and maintain a multivendor DeviceNet network through user-friendly
graphic displays.
The Configurator internally constructs a virtual network in the Network Config-
uration Window, making it possible to set up and monitor DeviceNet devices.
The Configurator is referred to as simple the Configurator in the rest of this
manual.
The Configurator is connected to the DeviceNet network using one of the fol-
lowing three methods. The same online functions are supported by all three
methods.
The computer running the Configurator is connected to the DeviceNet net-
work by installing an OMRON DeviceNet Board in the computer.
The Configurator is treated as a single
DeviceNet node.
The computer running the Configurator is connected to the DeviceNet net-
work by connecting from the COM port of the computer to the serial communi-
cations port (peripheral port) of a CS/CJ-series CPU rack containing a CS1W-
DRM21 or CJ1W-DRM21 DeviceNet Unit.
CS/CJ-series
DeviceNet Unit
The Configurator is not treated as a
single DeviceNet node .
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
Dedicated Board, or
Card
DeviceNet Network
WS02-CFDC1-E
Configurator
COM port
Peripheral bus or Host Link
Peripheral or RS-232C port of
CPU Unit or RS-232C port of
Communications Board/Unit
DeviceNet network
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