3G8F5-DRM21 ISA Board 3G8E2-DRM21 PCMCIA Board CompoBus/D Configurator OPERATION MANUAL

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1 Cat.No. W328 E1 2 3G8F5-DRM21 ISA Board 3G8E2-DRM21 PCMCIA Board CompoBus/D Configurator OPERATION MANUAL

2 3G8F5-DRM21 ISA Board 3G8E2-DRM21 PCMCIA Board CompoBus/D Configurator Operation Manual Revised August 1999

3 Notice: OMRON products are manufactured for use according to proper procedures by a qualified operator and only for the purposes described in this manual. The following conventions are used to indicate and classify precautions in this manual. Always heed the information provided with them. Failure to heed precautions can result in injury to people or damage to the product.! DANGER Indicates information that, if not heeded, is likely to result in loss of life or serious injury.! WARNING Indicates information that, if not heeded, could possibly result in loss of life or serious injury.! Caution Indicates information that, if not heeded, could result in relatively serious or minor injury, damage to the product, or faulty operation. OMRON Product References All OMRON products are capitalized in this manual. The word Unit is also capitalized when it refers to an OMRON product, regardless of whether or not it appears in the proper name of the product. The abbreviation Ch, which appears in some displays and on some OMRON products, often means word and is abbreviated Wd in documentation in this sense. The abbreviation PC means Programmable Controller and is not used as an abbreviation for anything else. Visual Aids The following headings appear in the left column of the manual to help you locate different types of information. Note Indicates information of particular interest for efficient and convenient operation of the product. 1, 2, Indicates lists of one sort or another, such as procedures, checklists, etc. Trademarks and Copyrights COMBICON is a registered trademark of Phoenix Contact K.K. DeviceNet is a registered trademark of the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association, Inc. Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Other product names and company names in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The copyright of the CompoBus/D Configurator software belongs to OMRON. The copyright of the Driver and Firmware belongs to Woodhead Industries Inc. OMRON, 1997 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of OMRON. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Moreover, because OMRON is constantly striving to improve its high-quality products, the information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Nevertheless, OMRON assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this publication. v

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS Intended Audience xii 2 General Precautions xii 3 Safety Precautions xii 4 Operating Environment Precautions xii 5 Application Precautions xiii SECTION 1 Overview of the CompoBus/D Configurator Introduction Operating Environment Configurator Menu Structure SECTION 2 Installation Installation Procedure ISA Board Installation PCMCIA Card Installation CompoBus/D Configurator Installation CompoBus/D Network Connection Controlling the CompoBus/D Configurator SECTION 3 Operation Operations Flowchart Main Window (Device List Window) Configurator Display Settings Switching between Online and Offline Reading the Network s Configuration Creating and Editing Master Parameters Writing Master Parameters Editing MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters and Monitoring Status Saving and Reading Network Configuration Files Starting and Stopping Remote I/O Communications Monitoring Mounting Multiple Masters to one PC Connecting Multiple Masters in one Network Connecting Another Company s Slaves Printing Device Parameters Appendices A Menu Commands B Error Messages C Error History Information D Device Replacement Operations Index Revision History xi vii

5 About this Manual: This manual describes the installation and operation of the CompoBus/D Configurator and includes the sections described below. Please read this manual carefully and be sure you understand the information provided before attempting to install and operate the CompoBus/D Configurator. Be sure to read the precautions provided in the following section. 1 describes the features and capabilities of the CompoBus/D Configurator. 2 explains how to install the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card hardware in the personal computer, make the necessary hardware settings and personal computer settings, and install the CompoBus/D Configurator software in the personal computer. 3 explains how to make the necessary settings with the CompoBus/D Configurator to enable CompoBus/D remote I/O communications. The Appendices provide a list of menu command list, a list of error messages, information on the error history, and the procedure for device replacement.! WARNING Failure to read and understand the information provided in this manual may result in personal injury or death, damage to the product, or product failure. Please read each section in its entirety and be sure you understand the information provided in the section and related sections before attempting any of the procedures or operations given. ix

6 PRECAUTIONS This section provides general precautions for using the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Configurator and related devices. The information contained in this section is important for the safe and reliable application of the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Configurator and personal computer. You must read this section and understand the information contained before attempting to set up or operate a CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Configurator and personal computer. 1 Intended Audience xii 2 General Precautions xii 3 Safety Precautions xii 4 Operating Environment Precautions xii 5 Application Precautions xiii xi

7 Operating Environment Precautions 4 1 Intended Audience 2 General Precautions This manual is intended for the following personnel, who must also have knowledge of electrical systems (an electrical engineer or the equivalent). Personnel in charge of installing FA systems. Personnel in charge of designing FA systems. Personnel in charge of managing FA systems and facilities. The user must operate the product according to the performance specifications described in the operation manuals. Before using the product under conditions which are not described in the manual or applying the product to nuclear control systems, railroad systems, aviation systems, vehicles, combustion systems, medical equipment, amusement machines, safety equipment, and other systems, machines, and equipment that may have a serious influence on lives and property if used improperly, consult your OMRON representative. Make sure that the ratings and performance characteristics of the product are sufficient for the systems, machines, and equipment, and be sure to provide the systems, machines, and equipment with double safety mechanisms. This manual provides information for installing and operating OMRON Compo- Bus/D (DeviceNet) Configurator. Be sure to read this manual before operation and keep this manual close at hand for reference during operation.! WARNING It is extremely important that a PC and all PC Units be used for the specified purpose and under the specified conditions, especially in applications that can directly or indirectly affect human life. You must consult with your OMRON representative before applying a PC System to the abovementioned applications. 3 Safety Precautions! WARNING Never attempt to disassemble the Board or touch the inside while power is being supplied. Doing so may result in serious electrical shock or electrocution. 4 Operating Environment Precautions Do not install the Unit in any of the following locations. Locations subject to direct sunlight. Locations subject to temperatures or humidities outside the range specified in the specifications. Locations subject to condensation as the result of severe changes in temperature. Locations subject to corrosive or flammable gases. Locations subject to dust (especially iron dust) or salt. Locations subject to exposure to water, oil, or chemicals. Locations subject to shock or vibration.! Caution The operating environment of the PC System can have a large effect on the longevity and reliability of the system. Improper operating environments can lead to malfunction, failure, and other unforeseeable problems with the PC System. Be sure that the operating environment is within the specified conditions at installation and remains within the specified conditions during the life of the system. xii

8 Application Precautions 5 5 Application Precautions Observe the following precautions when using the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Configurator.! WARNING Failure to abide by the following precautions could lead to serious or possibly fatal injury. Always heed these precautions.! Caution Always connect to a class-3 ground (100 Ω or less) when installing the Units. Always turn off the power supply to the personal computer before attempting any of the following. Assembling the Units. Setting DIP switches or rotary switches. Connecting or wiring the cables. Failure to abide by the following precautions could lead to faulty operation or the PC or the system or could damage the PC or PC Units. Always heed these precautions. Fail-safe measures must be taken by the customer to ensure safety in the event of incorrect, missing, or abnormal signals caused by broken signal lines, momentary power interruptions, or other causes. Interlock circuits, limit circuits, and similar safety measures must be provided by the customer as external circuits, i.e., not in the Programmable Controller. Always use the power supply voltage specified in this manual. Take appropriate measures to ensure that the specified power with the rated voltage and frequency is supplied. Be particularly careful in places where the power supply is unstable. Install external breakers and take other safety measures against short-circuiting in external wiring. Do not attempt to disassemble, repair, or modify any Units. Be sure that all cable connector screws are tightened to the torque specified in this manual. Use crimp terminals for wiring. Do not connect bare stranded wires directly to terminals. Double-check all the wiring before turning on the power supply. Wire correctly. Be sure that the communications cables and other items with locking devices are properly locked into place. Check the user program for proper execution before actually running it in the Unit. Observe the following precautions when wiring the communications cable. Separate the communications cables from the power lines or high-tension lines. Do not bend the communications cables. Do not pull on the communications cables. Do not place heavy objects on top of the communications cables. Be sure to wire communications cable inside ducts. Use appropriate communications cables. Do not use inappropriate cables or crimp terminals. Provide proper shielding when installing in the following locations: Locations subject to static electricity or other sources of noise. Locations subject to strong electromagnetic fields. Locations subject to possible exposure to radiation. Locations near to power supply lines. xiii

9 SECTION 1 Overview of the CompoBus/D Configurator This section describes the features and capabilities of the CompoBus/D Configurator. 1-1 Introduction Functions of the CompoBus/D Configurator Features of the CompoBus/D Configurator Configuration Patterns for CompoBus/D Networks Operating Environment Configurator Menu Structure

10 Introduction 1-1 Introduction 1-1 The CompoBus/D Configurator (DeviceNet Configurator) is a software package that allows the user to setup and maintain an OMRON multi-vendor Compo- Bus/D network through user-friendly graphical displays. The software is connected to the CompoBus/D network by installing an ISA board or PCMCIA card in a dedicated personal computer with a Windows 95/98 or Windows NT operating system. CompoBus/D Master Unit CV Series: CVM1-DRM21-V1 C200H Series: C200HW-DRM21-V1 : T-branch Tap or Multi-drop Connector (See explanation below.) CompoBus/D Configurator (Personal computer) CompoBus/D Master Unit Inputs such as switches Remote Input Terminal Inputs such as switches Remote Input Adapter* Outputs such as solenoids Remote Output Terminal Remote Output Adapter* Outputs such as solenoids Temperature Input Terminal Analog Input Terminal Analog Output Terminal Sensor Terminal CQM1 I/O Link Unit 1 V to 5 V or 4 ma to 20 ma 1 V to 5 V or 4 ma to 20 ma Switches with Connectors Note Use the Remote Adapters in combination with Remote Terminals. Settings must be made with the CompoBus/D Configurator in the following cases. 1, 2, Two or more OMRON Master Units are mounted in a single PC 2. There are two or more OMRON Master Units in a network and one of the following is true: a) The Master Units have separate remote I/O communications. (I/O communications with Slaves) b) The Master Units communicate with each other through message communications. 3. Remote I/O communications are carried out with I/O Words allocated by the user. 4. Another company s Slave is used which requires special parameter settings. 5. An EDS file (a device definition file) is being used for another company s Slave. Note 1. Do not use the CompoBus/D Configurator in a location with too much electromagnetic noise. In particular, it is possible for the personal computer to run out-of-control when a PCMCIA Card is used and affected by noise, although there won t be any negative effects on the CompoBus/D network even if noise causes the personal computer to run out-of-control. 2

11 Introduction Attaching ferrite cores between the PCMCIA Card and the PCMCIA Card Unit can reduce noise from the network. Attach one ferrite core near the Unit and another near the card, as shown in the following diagram. Ferrite cores Ferrite core Note We recommend one of the following ferrite cores. Company: Fair-Rite Products Corp. Models: A Address: One Commercial Row, Wallkill, NY USA Phone: (914) Fax: (914) Functions of the CompoBus/D Configurator The CompoBus/D Configurator has 2 modes: online and offline. In online mode the Configurator is connected to the CompoBus/D network and communicating in the network. In offline mode the Configurator can be used even if it isn t connected to the CompoBus/D network. 3

12 Introduction 1-1 The CompoBus/D Configurator has the following functions which allow the user to make settings and control operation in the CompoBus/D network. The functions marked with an asterisk can be used offline. DeviceNet Configurator Setup functions *Master parameter setup (See note 1.) *Slave parameter setup (See note 1.) Node address/communication rate setup Monitoring functions Display device list Monitor Master status Monitor Slave status Display Master error history Operating functions Display communication cycle time Start/stop Remote I/O communications File management functions *Read/write network configuration file *Read/write Master parameters *Read/write Slave parameters Other functions *Check for Master parameter duplication *Install EDS file *Create EDS file *Print device parameter Setup Functions Master Parameters Note 1. In offline mode, these functions affect data in the personal computer s files. 2. A personal computer becomes a node in the CompoBus/D network when the CompoBus/D Configurator is installed and an ISA Board or PCMCIA Card is mounted. Be sure that the personal computer s node address isn t duplicated by any other node in the network. Item Master Information (See pages 58, 67.) Slave Registration (See pages 59, 70.) I/O Allocation (See pages 61, 70.) I/O Communications at Start-Up (See page 65.) Communication Cycle Time (See page 66.) Setup parameters Sets the model of the Master and PC to which the master is mounted. Registers Slaves that will transfer I/O data with the Master through remote I/O communications. Slaves made by other companies can be registered. Allocates memory area in the Master that the registered Slaves will use for remote I/O. The words can be allocated freely; the order of the I/O words is not dependent on the node address settings. Sets whether remote I/O communications start automatically when the Master Unit starts up. Sets the communication cycle time. (The interval for I/O communications with Slaves.) 4

13 Introduction 1-1 Either of the following methods can be used to create the Master parameters (the Master Unit s device parameters). Create Master Parameters: The user allocates remote I/O at any location for each Slave. Master Parameter Wizard: The user follows an interactive setting program to allocate remote I/O to Slaves in node address order. The CompoBus/D Configurator s Master Parameter Wizard allows the user to create Master parameters simply by following the wizard s setting directions. When there are two or more Masters in one network, set the Master parameters for each Master. Note The CompoBus/D Configurator cannot be used to make Master settings for Masters made by other companies and other companies configurators cannot be used to make settings for OMRON Masters. Slave Parameters (See page 89 or 91.) Node Address/ Communication Rate (See page 88.) Currently there aren t parameters to be set for OMRON Slaves, but some Slaves made by other companies require specific device settings. These Slave parameters can be set by acquiring an EDS file for Slave settings from the manufacturer or reading parameters from a Slave in the network. It is also possible to edit Slave parameters and transfer the data to and from files. Note When the CompoBus/D Configurator is installed, EDS files are simultaneously installed for devices made by other companies that are registered with the ODVA. It is necessary to set the node address (MAC ID) and communication rate through the network for some Slaves made by other companies. These Slaves can be connected to the CompoBus/D network with the CompoBus/D Configurator. Monitoring Functions Display Device List (See page 54.) This function reads the network configuration file information as well as information on the devices (Masters and Slaves) properly connected to the Compo- Bus/D network and lists this information in icon format. Each kind of device has a different icon, so the network configuration is plain to see. The CompoBus/D Configurator s main display is used to display the device list. 5

14 Introduction 1-1 The device list can be displayed in any of the following three formats. Format Node address order Remote I/O communication Message communication configuration Description Devices are listed in ascending node-address order. The device type (Master/Slave) isn t a factor in the list. The devices are listed in a Master-based tree format. The Slaves participating in remote I/O communications with the Master are listed in ascending node-address order. Any Slaves that aren t participating in remote I/O communications with a Master are listed after the tree. The devices are listed in a node-based tree format. Any other nodes participating in FINS message communications with the node are listed in the tree. The nodes are listed in ascending node-address order. Nodes involved in two-way FINS message communication will each be listed in the other node s tree configuration. Any nodes that aren t participating in message communications are listed after the tree. The information on devices read through the network can be saved and retrieved as a network configuration file. Master Status Monitor (See page 81.) Slave Status Monitor (See page 77.) Master Error History (See page 83.) Communication Cycle Time (See page 82.) Operating Functions Starting and Stopping I/O Communications (See page 80.) This function displays the status of the specified OMRON Master Unit. The status of Slaves involved in remote I/O communications with the Master will also be displayed. This function displays the status of the specified MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL (DRT1-COM Communications Unit). The configuration of I/O Units connected to the Communications Unit will also be displayed. This function reads and displays the error history stored in the specified OMRON Master Unit. The error history information in the specified Master can be cleared. This function displays the communication cycle time of the specified OMRON Master Unit. The current communication cycle time will be displayed along with the maximum and minimum communication cycle times recorded since the Master Unit was started or reset. The maximum and minimum times can be reset to restart these measurements. This function can be used to start or stop remote I/O communications (I/O communications with Slaves) for the specified OMRON Master Unit. When there are two or more Masters in the network, each Master s remote I/O communications can be controlled separately. 6

15 Introduction 1-1 File Management Functions The CompoBus/D Configurator can transfer data to and from files as shown in the following diagram. Network Configuration (Device List) Master parameters Network configuration file Individual Master parameters file Master parameters Individual Master parameters file Slave parameters Individual Slave parameters file Slave parameters Individual Slave parameters file The network configuration file includes all of the Master parameters and all of the Slave parameters. The Master parameters and Slave parameters for individual devices can also be managed in separate files. Note We recommend saving and storing information on the entire network as a network configuration file, which includes information on events such as the addition or removal of nodes in the network, changes in any node s parameters, and replacement of Units. Other Functions Check for Master Parameter Duplication Install EDS File Create EDS File This function checks for duplications in the data areas allocated to Slaves in the Master parameters of two or more network configuration files. This function installs the EDS file on the computer s hard disk when another company s Slave is used and there is a corresponding EDS file. Installing the EDS file allows the CompoBus/D Configurator to recognize the other company s Slave and in some cases change the device s Slave parameters. When another company s Slave is used and there isn t a corresponding EDS file, this function can be used to read the required information directly from the device and create an EDS file. The created EDS file is installed on the computer s hard disk automatically. Creating an EDS file doesn t enable the Configurator to change the device s Slave parameters, but it does ensure that the device will be displayed properly in the device list. Note 1. When the CompoBus/D Configurator is installed, EDS files are installed for devices made by other companies that are registered with the ODVA. 2. An EDS file is required if a device appears as Unknown in the device list. When the device is made by another company, contact that company or the ODVA. If an EDS file isn t available, it is possible to create and install an EDS file by inputting the required information with the Create EDS File function. Print Device Parameters This function prints the device parameters (Master and Slave) of the devices in the network configuration being displayed. It is also possible to print just the Master parameters or just the Slave parameters. 7

16 Introduction Features of the CompoBus/D Configurator Windows 95/98/NT Compatibility Graphical Displays Compatibility with Other Companies Devices Free User Allocation for Remote I/O Multiple Masters in a Single PC Multiple Masters in a Single Network Store Essential Settings in Files The CompoBus/D Configurator software will operate under the 32-bit Windows operating systems (Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 3.51/4.0). The software can be used as long as an IBM PC/AT-compatible personal computer is being used. It isn t necessary to buy a special computer or operate under DOS. Also, it is possible to work on other programs while monitoring the CompoBus/D network s status because other applications can be run simultaneously. Note The PCMCIA Card is compatible with Windows 95 and Windows 98 only. A Windows NT operating system can t be used with the PCMCIA Card. The CompoBus/D Configurator has Windows-style displays that are easy to understand and easy to use. Required settings can be made just by selecting items with the mouse; it isn t necessary to input any complicated commands. Even a beginner can make settings and monitor operation with ease. The CompoBus/D Configurator can read information from DeviceNet-compatible devices and change parameter settings based on EDS files supplied by the manufacturer or the ODVA. Other companies devices can be connected to the CompoBus/D network very easily for remote I/O communications or message communications. When the CompoBus/D Configurator is used, I/O words and node addresses can be allocated freely for remote I/O communications with Slaves. If the I/O allocation is simple, the Master Parameter Wizard can be used to allocate I/O very easily. The wizard guides the user through the I/O allocation step-by-step. Since the CompoBus/D Configurator can be used to allocate remote I/O freely, it is possible to mount two or more Masters to a single PC. When the CompoBus/D Configurator is used, the Slaves participating in remote I/O communications can be set for each Master, so two or more Masters can carry on remote I/O communications independently. Two or more Masters can operate in one CompoBus/D network and wiring at the work site can be reduced. When the CompoBus/D Configurator is used, every device s parameters can be stored in a file. Even if a Unit breaks down and has to be replaced, the stored settings can be transferred to the replacement Unit to restore the system quickly and easily. 8

17 Introduction Configuration Patterns for CompoBus/D Networks The following network patterns can be constructed, depending on the number of Masters being used. Number of Masters Configuration One Master connected to one network Master Two Masters connected to one network Master Master Two Masters connected to one PC Masters Slaves Slaves Configurator Not required when fixed I/O Required allocation is used. Remote I/O Communications Fixed Yes No No allocation Free Yes Yes Yes allocation 1 A B A B Slaves Slaves A B Features Same as earlier networks The communication cycle time will be longer. (See note 2.) Precautions Same as earlier networks See the precautions described on page 87. Two Masters can t control the same Slave. A Bus Off error may occur due to a communications conflict if there are two Masters set to scan list disabled mode in the network. Note The PC s communication cycle time will be longer. Be sure that the PC data areas allocated to the Masters do not overlap. 1. The CompoBus/D Configurator is needed to allocate I/O. 2. When the Masters (A and B) form separate networks with communication cycle times of T A and T B, the total communication cycle time for the network shown in the diagram is T A + T B. 3. When mounting two or more Master Units in a network or in a PC, do not mix a newer CompoBus/D Master that has the -V1 suffix with an older Compo- Bus/D Master that doesn t have the -V1 suffix. 9

18 Operating Environment Operating Environment The CompoBus/D Configurator can operate in the following environment. Model 3G8F5-DRM21 3G8E2-DRM21 Hardware Dedicated ISA Board Dedicated PCMCIA Card (Type II) Compatible IBM PC/AT or compatible personal computer personal computer Operating system Windows 95/98, Windows NT 3.51/4.0 Windows 95/98 Workstation CPU With Windows 95/98: 66 MHz i486 DX2 min. With Windows NT: 90 MHz Pentium min. Hard disk free space 5 Mbytes min. Memory With Windows 95: 12 Mbytes min. (16 Mbytes or more recommended) With Windows 98: 16 Mbytes min. (32 Mbytes or more recommended) With Windows NT: 16 Mbytes min. (24 Mbytes or more recommended) Floppy disk drive One Floppy Disk Drive that can read 3.5 2HD disks is required. Display VGA or higher display Note Several ISA Boards or PCMCIA Cards can be installed in a personal computer as long as there are slots available and the I/O port addresses and memory addresses aren t duplicated. Precautions for Configurator Use Precautions for PCMCIA Card Use Observe the following precautions when using the CompoBus/D Configurator. The only DeviceNet Master Units that can be handled by the CompoBus/D Configurator are the OMRON CVM1-DRM21-V1 and C200HW-DRM21-V1. Settings can t be made for other companies Masters. The CompoBus/D Configurator is connected to the CompoBus/D network as a node. The Configurator can t be connected to the network unless there is a node address available. Do not use the CompoBus/D Configurator in a location with too much electromagnetic noise. In particular, it is possible for the personal computer to run outof-control when a PCMCIA Card is used and affected by noise, although there won t be any negative effects on the CompoBus/D network even if noise causes the personal computer to run out-of-control. Use the PCMCIA Card Unit on a level surface, as shown in the following diagram. Correct Incorrect Avoid bending or pulling the cable that connects the PCMCIA Card and the PCMCIA Card Unit. The PCMCIA Card is a portable peripheral device. Do not leave it connected to the network. 10

19 Configurator Menu Structure 1-3 Attaching ferrite cores between the PCMCIA Card and the PCMCIA Card Unit can reduce noise from the network. Attach one ferrite core near the Unit and another near the card, as shown in the following diagram. Ferrite cores Ferrite core Note We recommend one of the following ferrite cores. 1-3 Configurator Menu Structure Company: Fair-Rite Products Corp. Models: A Address: One Commercial Row, Wallkill, NY USA Phone: (914) Fax: (914) The following diagram shows the structure of the CompoBus/D Configurator s menus. 11

20 SECTION 2 Installation This section explains how to install the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card hardware in the personal computer, make the necessary hardware settings and personal computer settings, and install the CompoBus/D Configurator software in the personal computer. 2-1 Installation Procedure ISA Board Installation Preparation for Installation ISA Board Components and Functions DIP Switch Settings Installation in the Computer PCMCIA Card Installation Preparation for Installation PCMCIA Card Components and Functions Windows 95/98 Setup Operations CompoBus/D Configurator Installation CompoBus/D Network Connection Controlling the CompoBus/D Configurator

21 ISA Board Installation 2-1 Installation Procedure 2-2 The following flowchart shows the steps involved in installing the CompoBus/D Configurator. ISA Board Installation Set the DIP Switch and install the board in the personal computer. (See page 14.) PCMCIA Card Installation Make settings so that the PCMCIA Card can be used through Windows 95/98. (See page 19.) CompoBus/D Configurator Installation Install the CompoBus/D Configurator in the computer with the Setup software. (See page 40.) CompoBus/D Network Connection For an ISA Board, connect the cable to the board s connector. For a PCMCIA Card, connect the cable to the Unit s connector. (See page 44.) 2-2 ISA Board Installation Preparation for Installation This section explains how to set the ISA Board for the CompoBus/D Configurator and install the board in the computer. The ISA Board for the CompoBus/D Configurator is not a plug-and-play board. Before installing the board, check the items listed in the following table. Item Unused expansion slot Available memory Unused I/O port address Description Verify that there is an unused expansion slot (ISA slot) in the computer. The ISA board for the Configurator occupies 16 KB of memory between memory addresses C0000 and DFFFF. Verify that the computer has 16 KB of available memory in this range and select a leading address. The leading address is needed during the driver installation. The ISA board for the Configurator occupies 8 port addresses between 200 and 2FF. Verify that the computer has 8 addresses available and select a leading I/O address. The leading I/O address is needed when setting the ISA Board s DIP switch. Windows 95/98 Procedure When Windows 95/98 is being used, follow this procedure to verify the available memory and I/O port addresses and reserve these addresses for the Compo- Bus/D Configurator s ISA Board. Note When Windows 95/98 has been installed in an MS-DOS or Windows 3.1 environment, the EMM386 settings in the CONFIG.SYS file can be used, but Windows 95/98 can t recognize the EMM386 exclude function. If the EMM386 settings have the exclude option (X option), be sure to delete this option and reserve memory with the procedure listed below. 14

22 ISA Board Installation 2-2 The following example shows a CONFIG.SYS line before and after deletion of the exclude option. DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE X=D000 D3FF DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 1, 2, Click on the Start button and select Control Panel from the Settings menu. 2. Double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel window. 3. Select Device Manager from the top of the System Properties window. 4. Select Computer and click on Properties at the bottom of the window. 5. Select View Resources at the top of the window. 15

23 ISA Board Installation When Input/output (/O) is selected from the View Resources display, the current I/O port allocations will be displayed. Find 8 unused I/O port addresses that can be used for the ISA Board. 7. Select Reserve Resources at the top of the window. 8. After selecting Input/output (/O) from the Reserve Resources window, click on Add, and register the range of I/O port addresses for the ISA Board as shown in the following diagram. In this example, I/O port addresses 250 through 257 (hexadecimal) are reserved. 9. Follow the same procedure in steps 5 to 8 to reserve 16-KB of memory. 10. Click on the OK button at the bottom of the Computer Properties window to accept the changes and close the window. A pop-up window will appear; restart the computer as required. 16

24 ISA Board Installation 2-2 Windows NT 3.51/4.0 Procedure When Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0 is being used, the operating system does not monitor the status of memory and I/O port addresses. Refer to the user s manuals for the computer and peripheral devices being used and locate unused addresses for the CompoBus/D Configurator s ISA Board ISA Board Components and Functions The following diagram shows the main components of the CompoBus/D Configurator s ISA Board and their functions. ISA Bus Connector Connect to the computer s ISA slot. DIP Switch Sets the I/O port address which the ISA Board will use. CompoBus/D Communications Connector Connects to the CompoBus/D communications cable DIP Switch Settings LED Indicators Indicate the status of the ISA Board and the CompoBus/D network. Before connecting the ISA Board to the computer, set the I/O port address that the board will use with the board s DIP switch.! Caution Do not touch the ISA Boards connectors or components. Take precautions against static electricity when handling the ISA board. 17

25 ISA Board Installation Installation in the Computer Set the I/O port addresses with the DIP switch as shown in the following table. Be sure to set a range of addresses that isn t being used by another device in order to avoid a conflict. (A pin setting of 0 is OFF and 1 is ON.) I/O port addresses DIP switch pin settings Remarks (Hexadecimal) to Used for the game port. 208 to 20F to to 21F to to 22F to to 23F to to 24F to Factory default setting. 258 to 25F to to 26F to to 27F Used for LPT to to 28F to to 29F A0 to 2A A8 to 2AF B0 to 2B B8 to 2BF C0 to 2C C8 to 2CF D0 to 2D D8 to 2DF E0 to 2E E8 to 2EF Used for COM port 4. 2F0 to 2F F8 to 2FF Used for COM port 2. Note There are some boards marketed that cannot distinguish between I/O port addresses 200 through 2FF and addresses 600 through 6FF. If one of these boards is allocated address 2, it will occupy address 6 as well. To avoid any possible conflicts when assigning an address between 600 and 6FF, be sure to assign an address that corresponds to an unused address between 200 and 2FF. (For example if 6A0 to 6A7 are selected, make sure that 2A0 to 2A7 are unused.) The ISA Board must be installed into one of the personal computer s expansion slots (ISA slots). When installing the board, turn off the computer s power and take precautions against static electricity. Refer to the computer s user s manual for detailed installation procedures. 18

26 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Note If there are no problems with the I/O port settings, the computer should recognize the ISA Board when the computer is turned on and the ISA Board should be usable. If the ISA Board has been installed successfully, proceed to 2-4 Compo- Bus/D Configurator Installation. 2-3 PCMCIA Card Installation Preparation for Installation This section explains how to set the PCMCIA Card for the CompoBus/D Configurator and install the card in the computer. Before installing the PCMCIA Card, check the items listed in the following table. Item Unused card slot Available memory Unused I/O port address Description Verify that there is an unused card slot (type II) in the computer. The PCMCIA card for the Configurator occupies 16 KB of memory. Verify that the computer has 16 KB of available memory. The PCMCIA card for the Configurator occupies 3 ports. Verify that the computer has 3 I/O port addresses available. Use one of the memory and I/O port address combinations shown on page 21 for the PCMCIA Card. (These settings can be made automatically by the Windows 95/98 Plug & Play function.) Note The PCMCIA Card for the CompoBus/D Configurator can t be used with the Windows NT 3.51/4.0 operating systems. When Windows 95/98 is used, the memory and I/O port addresses are automatically allocated with its Plug & Play function. For Windows 95, the memory and I/O port address status can be verified using the following procedure. The verification procedure for Windows 98 is essentially the same as for Windows 95. 1, 2, Click Start and select Control Panel from the Settings menu. 2. Double-click on System in the Control Panel window. 3. Select Device Manager from the System Properties window. 19

27 PCMCIA Card Installation Select Computer and click on Properties. 5. Select Display Resources at the top of the window. 6. When Input/output (/O) is selected from the Resource Display, the current I/O port allocations will be displayed. 7. Repeat step 6 to verify the status of the memory areas. 8. Click on the OK button at the bottom of the Computer Properties window to close the window. 20

28 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Allowed I/O Port & Memory Address Combinations The PCMCIA Card for the CompoBus/D Configurator must use one of the combinations of I/O port addresses, memory addresses, and IRQ numbers shown in the following table. No. I/O port address Memory address Remarks Reserved for the system H D0000 to D3FFFH D4000 to D7FFFH C8000 to CBFFFH CC000 to CFFFFH H D0000 to D3FFFH D4000 to D7FFFH C8000 to CBFFFH CC000 to CFFFFH H D0000 to D3FFFH D4000 to D7FFFH C8000 to CBFFFH CC000 to CFFFFH H D0000 to D3FFFH D4000 to D7FFFH C8000 to CBFFFH CC000 to CFFFFH PCMCIA Card Components and Functions The following diagram shows the main components of the CompoBus/D Configurator s PCMCIA Card (Card and Unit sections) and their functions. Unit section This section controls CompoBus/D communications. Card section This section is inserted into the computer s card slot. CompoBus/D Communications Connector Connects to the CompoBus/D communications cable. (Front of the Unit section) LED Indicators Indicate the status of the PCMCIA Card and the CompoBus/D network. 21

29 PCMCIA Card Installation Windows 95/98 Setup Operations This section explains how to install the PCMCIA Card driver in Windows 95/98 and make the Card usable. The procedure for installing the PCMCIA Card differs depending on the version of Windows 95/98, and the presence and absence of an old version of the CompoBus/D Configurator as below. Setup procedure for Windows 98 (page 23) Setup procedure for non-osr2 Windows 95 (page 26) Setup procedure for OSR2 Windows 95 (page 28) Setup procedure for non-osr2 Windows 95 with CompoBus/D Configurator Version 1.12 or earlier (page 31) Setup procedure for OSR2 Windows 95 with CompoBus/D Configurator Version 1.12 or earlier (page 36) Note 1. The operations and screen displays may differ slightly depending on the type of computer being used. 2. OSR2 (OEM Service Release 2) is the newest preinstalled version of Windows 95. Refer to Determining the Version for details on how to check the version of Windows 95. Determining the Version The setup procedure for the PCMCIA Card differs depending on whether the version of Windows 95 is OSR2. The following procedure shows how to determine the version of Windows 95. 1, 2, Click on the Start button and select Control Panel from the Settings menu. 2. Double-click on System icon to open the System Properties window. 22

30 PCMCIA Card Installation The version of Windows 95 can be determined from the General properties display. If the system version is B or C, the version is OSR2. If the system version is or a, the version is not OSR2. 4. Click on OK at the bottom of the System Properties window to close the window. Setup Procedure for Windows 98 Use the following procedure to set up the PCMCIA Card under Windows 98 environment. Before Starting the Setup Before starting the setup procedure, remove any PCMCIA Cards (including those for the CompoBus/D Configurator) that are currently being used. Since the PCMCIA Card can t be used temporarily during the setup, it may not be possible to continue the setup operation midway through the operation. PCMCIA Card Setup 1, 2, Insert the PCMCIA Card installation disk provided into the floppy disk drive. 2. Install the PCMCIA Card when the Windows system is active. The PCMCIA Card will be recognized as new hardware and the Add New Hardware Wizard window will be displayed. Click on Next. 3. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) as the driver search method, then click on Next. 23

31 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Note Make sure that the PCMCIA Card installation disk is still in the floppy disk drive before starting this step. 4. Select Floppy disk drives as the driver location to be searched, then click on Next. 5. The driver file will be recognized as shown below. Click on Next to install the driver. 6. After the driver has been installed, click on Finish. 24

32 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Verifying Driver Resources 1, 2, Check that the driver has been installed correctly, as follows: Click on the Start button, select Control Panel from the Settings menu, double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel window, and select the Device Manager tab from the top of the System Properties window (refer to page 19). Check that SST Devices has been added, then click on + to the left of SST Devices to check that x or! is not displayed at PCMCIA Card driver 5136-DN-PCM(n) where n is the PCMCIA slot number. 2. Verify the resources currently being used, as follows: Double-click on 5136-DN-PCM(n) to display the 5136-DN-PCM(n) Properties window and select the Resources tab from the top of the window. The automatically set Input/Output Range and Memory Range values will be displayed. This completes installation of the PCMCIA Card driver. Write down the values of Input/Output Range and Memory Range because these are needed later when installing the CompoBus/D Configurator. 25

33 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Setup Procedure for Non-OSR2 Windows 95 Use the following setup procedure if the Windows 95 system version is shown as or a. Before Starting the Setup Before starting the setup procedure, remove any PCMCIA Cards (including those for the CompoBus/D Configurator) that are currently being used. Since the PCMCIA Card can t be used temporarily during the setup, it may not be possible to continue the setup operation midway through the operation. PCMCIA Card Setup 1, 2, Insert the PCMCIA Card installation disk provided into the floppy disk drive. 2. Install the PCMCIA Card when the Windows system is active. The PCMCIA Card will be recognized as new hardware and the New Hardware Found window will be displayed. Click on OK. 3. In the Copy manufacturer s files from box, specify the drive in which the floppy disk was inserted in step 1. Normally, the floppy disk drive is drive A. Click on OK. The driver will be installed. Note Make sure that the PCMCIA Card installation disk is still in the floppy disk drive before starting this step. 4. After the driver has been installed, remove the floppy disk and restart Windows

34 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Verifying Driver Resources 1, 2, After Windows 95 is restarted, check that the driver has been installed correctly, as follows: Click on the Start button, select Control Panel from the Settings menu, double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel window, and select the Device Manager tab from the top of the System Properties window (refer to page 19). Check that SST Devices has been added, then click on + to the left of SST Devices to check that x or! is not displayed at PCMCIA Card driver 5136-DN-PCM(n) where n is the PCMCIA slot number. 2. Verify the resources currently being used, as follows: Double-click on 5136-DN-PCM(n) to display the 5136-DN-PCM(n) Properties window and select the Resources tab from the top of the window. The automatically set Input/Output Range and Memory Range values will be displayed. This completes installation of the PCMCIA Card driver. Write down the values of Input/Output Range and Memory Range because these are needed later when installing the CompoBus/D Configurator. 27

35 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Setup Procedure for OSR2 Windows 95 Use the following setup procedure if the Windows 95 system version is shown as B or C. Before Starting the Setup Before starting the setup procedure, remove any PCMCIA Cards (including those for the CompoBus/D Configurator) that are currently being used. Since the PCMCIA Card can t be used temporarily during the setup, it may not be possible to continue the setup operation midway through the operation. PCMCIA Card Setup 1, 2, Insert the PCMCIA Card installation disk provided into the floppy disk drive. 2. Install the PCMCIA Card when the Windows system is active. The PCMCIA Card will be recognized as new hardware and the Update Device Driver Wizard window will be displayed. Click on Next. Note Make sure that the PCMCIA Card installation disk is still in the floppy disk drive before starting this step. 3. Windows 95 will recognize the driver stored on the floppy disk. Click on Finish. 4. The following message box will appear asking the user to insert the PCMCIA Card installation disk. Since the floppy disk has already been inserted in step 1, just click on OK. The driver will be installed. 28

36 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 The following window will be displayed if the file cannot be found. In this case, specify in the Copy files from box the drive in which the floppy disk was inserted in step 1, then click on OK. 5. After the driver has been installed, remove the floppy disk and restart Windows 95. Verifying Driver Resources 1, 2, After Windows 95 is restarted, check that the driver has been installed correctly, as follows: Click on the Start button, select Control Panel from the Settings menu, double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel window, and select the Device Manager tab from the top of the System Properties window (refer to page 19). Check that SST Devices has been added, then click on + to the left of SST Devices to check that x or! is not displayed at PCMCIA Card driver 5136-DN-PCM(n) where n is the PCMCIA slot number. 29

37 PCMCIA Card Installation Verify the resources currently being used, as follows: Double-click on 5136-DN-PCM(n) to display the 5136-DN-PCM(n) Properties window and select the Resources tab from the top of the window. The automatically set Input/Output Range and Memory Range values will be displayed. This completes installation of the PCMCIA Card driver. Write down the values of Input/Output Range and Memory Range because these are needed later when installing the CompoBus/D Configurator. 30

38 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Setup Procedure for Non-OSR2 Windows 95 with CompoBus/D Version 1.12 or Earlier Use the following setup procedure if the Windows 95 system version is shown as or a and CompoBus/D Configurator Version 1.12 or earlier has been installed. In this case, a PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller is used as the PCMCIA Card driver for the CompoBus/D Configurator. This driver must be replaced with a dedicated driver. Before Starting the Setup Before starting the setup procedure, remove any PCMCIA Cards (including those for the CompoBus/D Configurator) that are currently being used. Since the PCMCIA Card can t be used temporarily during the setup, it may not be possible to continue the setup operation midway through the operation. Upgrading the PCMCIA Card Driver 1, 2, Insert the PCMCIA Card installation disk provided into the floppy disk drive. 2. Install the PCMCIA Card when the Windows system is active. 3. Click on the Start button, select Control Panel from the Settings menu, and double-click on the Add New Hardware icon in the Control Panel window. 4. The Add New Hardware Wizard window will be displayed. Then, click on Next. 31

39 PCMCIA Card Installation Select No to disable the automatic hardware detection function, then click on Next. 6. Select Other devices as the type of hardware to be installed, then click on Next. 7. Click on Have Disk in the following window. 32

40 PCMCIA Card Installation Specify in the Copy manufacturer s files from box the drive in which the floppy disk was inserted in step 1, then click on OK. Normally, the floppy disk drive is drive A. Note Make sure that the PCMCIA Card installation disk is still in the floppy disk drive before starting this step. 9. Select Omron DeviceNet Adapter [3G8E2-DRM21] in the Models box, then click on Next. 10. Click on Next in the following window. The driver will be installed. 33

41 PCMCIA Card Installation When the following window appears indicating that the driver has been installed, click on Finish. 12. Since the new driver has been installed, use the following procedure to delete the old driver. a) Click on the Start button, select Control Panel from the Settings menu, double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel window, and select the Device Manager tab from the top of the System Properties window (refer to page 19). b) Click on + to the left of PCMCIA socket to display the drivers. c) Select PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller and click on Remove. Note If there are two PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller icons, delete the second one. 13. The System Settings Change window will appear asking the user to restart the Windows 95 system. Then, remove the floppy disk, and click Yes to restart the system. 34

42 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 Verifying Driver Resources 1, 2, After Windows 95 is restarted, check that the driver has been installed correctly, as follows: Click on the Start button, select Control Panel from the Settings menu, double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel window, and select the Device Manager tab from the top of the System Properties window (refer to page 19). Check that SST Devices has been added, then click on + to the left of SST Devices to check that x or! is not displayed at PCMCIA Card driver 5136-DN-PCM(n) where n is the PCMCIA slot number. 2. Verify the resources currently being used, as follows: Double-click on 5136-DN-PCM(n) to display the 5136-DN-PCM(n) Properties window and select the Resources tab from the top of the window. The automatically set Input/Output Range and Memory Range values will be displayed. This completes upgrading of the PCMCIA Card driver. Write down the values of Input/Output Range and Memory Range because these are needed later when upgrading the CompoBus/D Configurator. 35

43 PCMCIA Card Installation 2-3 If the CompoBus/D Configurator is to be upgraded successively, follow the procedure described in 2-4 CompoBus/D Configurator Installation. The upgrading procedure is essentially the same as the installation procedure. Setup Procedure for OSR2 Windows 95 with CompoBus/D Configurator Version 1.12 or Earlier Use the following setup procedure if the Windows 95 system version is shown as B or C and CompoBus/D Configurator Version 1.12 or earlier has been installed. In this case, a PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller is used as the PCMCIA Card driver for the CompoBus/D Configurator. This driver must be replaced with a dedicated driver. Before Starting the Setup Before starting the setup procedure, remove any PCMCIA Cards (including those for the CompoBus/D Configurator) that are currently being used. Since the PCMCIA Card can t be used temporarily during the setup, it may not be possible to continue the setup operation midway through the operation. Upgrading the PCMCIA Card Driver 1, 2, Insert the PCMCIA Card installation disk provided into the floppy disk drive. 2. Install the PCMCIA Card when the Windows system is active. 3. Click on the Start button, select Control Panel from the Settings menu, double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel window, and select the Device Manager tab from the top of the System Properties window (refer to page 19). Click on + to the left of PCMCIA socket to display the drivers. 36

44 PCMCIA Card Installation Double-click on PCIC or compatible PCMCIA controller to display the following window. Then, select the Driver tab from the top of the window and click on Update Driver. 5. Select Yes (Recommended) to enable the automatic hardware detection function, then click on Next. 6. Select Original driver (Recommended) as the driver to be detected, then click on Next. Note Make sure that the PCMCIA Card installation disk is still in the floppy disk drive before starting this step. 37

45 PCMCIA Card Installation The driver detected from the floppy disk will be displayed. Click on Finish. 8. The following message box will appear asking the user to insert the PCMCIA Card installation disk. Since the floppy disk has already been inserted in step 1, just click on OK. The driver will be installed. The following window will be displayed if the file cannot be found. In this case, specify in the Copy files from box the drive in which the floppy disk was inserted in step 1, then click on OK. 38

46 PCMCIA Card Installation When the driver has been installed, the current screen will return to the screen shown in step 4. Then, click on Close, remove the floppy disk, and restart Windows 95. Verifying Driver Resources 1, 2, Check that the driver has been installed correctly, as follows: Click on the Start button, select Control Panel from the Settings menu, double-click on the System icon in the Control Panel window, and select the Device Manager tab from the top of the System Properties window (refer to page 19). Check that SST Devices has been added, then click on + to the left of SST Devices to check that x or! is not displayed at PCMCIA Card driver 5136-DN-PCM(n) where n is the PCMCIA slot number. 39

47 CompoBus/D Configurator Installation Verify the resources currently being used, as follows: Double-click on 5136-DN-PCM(n) to display the 5136-DN-PCM(n) Properties window and select the Resources tab from the top of the window. The automatically set Input/Output Range and Memory Range values will be displayed. This completes upgrading of the PCMCIA Card driver. Write down the values of Input/Output Range and Memory Range because these are needed later when upgrading the CompoBus/D Configurator. If the Compo- Bus/D Configurator is to be upgraded successively, follow the procedure described in 2-4 CompoBus/D Configurator Installation. The upgrading procedure is essentially the same as the installation procedure. 2-4 CompoBus/D Configurator Installation This section explains how to install the CompoBus/D Configurator. The Configurator is installed by executing the Configurator s setup program Note The operations and displays shown in the following procedure may differ slightly depending on the version of Windows software being used. The displays for Windows 95 are shown here. Before Starting the Installation The drivers for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card must be specified when installing the Configurator. Before starting the installation, write down the I/O port addresses and memory addresses allocated tor the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card. The following installation procedure can also be used to upgrade the Compo- Bus/D Configurator to the latest version. If the CompoBus/D Configurator is upgraded by overwriting the old version, there is no need to uninstall the old version. 40

48 CompoBus/D Configurator Installation 2-4 Installation Procedure 1, 2, Exit all other Windows programs. 2. Insert CompoBus/D Configurator disk 1 into the floppy disk drive. 3. For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0, click on the Start icon and select Run Program. For Windows NT 3.51, select Run from the File menu. 4. Specify A:\setup.exe for the command line and click on OK. (It is also possible to click on Browse and select the setup.exe file from the A: drive.) 5. The CompoBus/D Configurator s setup program will start. A popup window will indicate the progress of the setup as the program is loaded. 6. The following window will be displayed when the setup program has been loaded. Click on Next after reading the precautions. 41

49 CompoBus/D Configurator Installation Specify the destination directory for the Configurator files. If the default directory shown in the window is acceptable, click on Next. To specify a different directory, click on Browse, specify the desired directory, and click on Next. If a non-existent directory is specified, the software will create it automatically. 8. Specify the name of the Windows program folder where the Configurator icons will be registered. An OMRON folder will be created in the specified folder and the Configurator icons will be registered in the new OMRON folder. If the default program folder is acceptable, click on Next. To specify a different folder, select an existing folder or enter a new folder name and then click on Next. 9. The installation program will be started and the Configurator files will be copied to the destination directory. 42

50 CompoBus/D Configurator Installation When the files in disk 1 have been loaded, you will be prompted to insert disk 2. Insert disk 2 into the floppy disk drive and click on OK. 11. When the files in disk 2 have been loaded, you will be prompted to insert disk 3. Insert disk 3 into the floppy disk drive and click on OK. 12. A program group folder will be created automatically when the CompoBus/D Configurator installation has been completed. 13. A popup window will be displayed asking whether you want to setup the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card to be used with the Configurator. Click on Yes. If you click on No, the installation program will end without performing the setup for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card. Note The setup for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card can be performed later by running the 3G8xx-DRM21 Configuration program that is in the same program folder as the CompoBus/D Configurator. 14. The setup program for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card starts when Yes is selected in step 13 or the 3G8xx-DRM21 Configuration program is run from the program folder. There is already a card driver called Driver250 registered, so click on Edit. (The New selection is used to add a driver for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card and the Remove selection is used to delete the selected driver.) Note The card name registered here will be used on the CompoBus/D Configurator to access the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card. Register a name for each ISA Board and PCMCIA Card. 15. Set the I/O port address, memory address, and interrupt (IRQ) for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card being used with the Configurator. 43

51 CompoBus/D Network Connection When an ISA Board is being used, input the I/O port address set on the board s DIP switch and input a memory address that is available in the computer. Set the interrupt to None. When a PCMCIA Card is being used, input the I/O port address, memory address, and interrupt that were verified during the PCMCIA Card setup procedure. The Card Name and Drive Name can be changed if necessary. Make sure that all of the settings are correct and click on OK. The 3G8xx- DRM21 Configuration window will be displayed. Note The CompoBus/D Configurator does not use interrupts. Set the interrupt level to None. 17. Click on OK to exit the setup program. With Windows 95/98, the Configurator can be run immediately. Click on OK to start the Configurator. With Windows NT, a popup window will be displayed asking whether or not to restart Windows. 18. This completes installation of the CompoBus/D Configurator. 2-5 CompoBus/D Network Connection Once the CompoBus/D Configurator has been installed, connect the Compo- Bus/D Communications Cable as shown below. The communications cable is constructed and connected just like the cables for other CompoBus/D devices. Refer to the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Operation Manual for details. Note 1. When the CompoBus/D Configurator isn t used with a typical secured connection to a CompoBus/D network, use a branch cable that is as thin as possible. Thick cables are rigid and may apply too much force on the Configurator s communication connector. 2. The Configurator isn t directly related to CompoBus/D communications, so it can be removed from the network even when the network is operating. 44

52 Controlling the CompoBus/D Configurator 2-6 ISA Board Connection Connect the communications cable to the ISA Board s CompoBus/D Communications Connector as shown in the following diagram. PCMCIA Card Connection Connect the communications cable to the Network Interface Unit s Compo- Bus/D Communications Connector as shown in the following diagram. 2-6 Controlling the CompoBus/D Configurator After installing the CompoBus/D Configurator, verify that the Configurator can be started. 1, 2, When using Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0, click on Start and select OMRON from the Program menu. When using Windows NT 3.51, double-click on the OMRON CompoBus D Configurator to open the group window. 45

53 Controlling the CompoBus/D Configurator When using Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0, select the folder in which the CompoBus/D Configurator was installed and then select the Compo- Bus_D Configurator. When using Windows NT 3.51, double-click on the CompoBus_D Configurator icon. The Configurator will start as shown in the following diagram. No devices will be displayed at startup. Note The board will operate normally if the Configurator has the following settings when Online is selected from the File menu. CompoBus/D Cable connected: Online normally CompoBus/D Cable disconnected: Bus off The status of the CompoBus/D Configurator is displayed at the very bottom of the window. When the Configurator is online, on-line will be displayed in blue. When a bus off occurs, Busoff will be displayed in red. 3. After verifying that the Configurator is operating properly, select Exit from CompoBus/D Configurator from the File menu to exit the program. Note Always switch the Configurator to offline status before exiting. 46

54 SECTION 3 Operation This section explains how to make the necessary settings with the CompoBus/D Configurator to enable CompoBus/D remote I/O communications. 3-1 Operations Flowchart Main Window (Device List Window) Configurator Display Settings Order of Devices in the Device List Switching between Online and Offline Reading the Network s Configuration Creating and Editing Master Parameters Settings in the Master Parameters Differences between Creating/Editing Master Parameters Creating Master Parameters Independently Creating Master Parameters with the Wizard Editing Master Parameters Creating/Editing Slave Parameters Writing Master Parameters Writing the Parameters to a Master Unit Reading Parameters from a Master Unit Editing MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters and Monitoring Status Saving and Reading Network Configuration Files Starting and Stopping Remote I/O Communications Monitoring Mounting Multiple Masters to one PC Connecting Multiple Masters in one Network Connecting Another Company s Slaves Printing Device Parameters

55 Operations Flowchart 3-1 Operations Flowchart 3-1 The following flowchart shows the structure of the Configurator s operations. Create new Master parameters. Start the CompoBus/D Configurator. Edit existing Master parameters. Input and register all Slaves. Read Slave information from the actual network. Read network configuration file. Read Slave information from the actual network. Read the device list from the actual network. Read network configuration file with File + Open. Read the device list from the actual network. Create Master parameters or use the Master parameter wizard. Set the models of the Master Unit and PC. Register Slaves one-byone. I/O Allocation (Automatically allocated by the wizard.) Write the data to the Master parameter file. Create Master parameters or use the Master parameter wizard. Set the models of the Master Unit and PC. Register/delete Slaves as necessary. I/O Allocation (Automatically allocated by the wizard.) Write the data to the Master parameter file. Edit the Master parameters. Register or delete Slaves as required. Change the I/O allocations. Read the device list from the actual network. Specify a Master. Read file with Create Master parameters. Write to device. Read the actual network device list. Save as a network configuration file. Online-only operations Online-or-offline operations The following cases are also explained in this section: Mounting two or more Masters in one PC Connecting two or more Masters in one network for separate remote I/O communications Connecting Slaves made by other companies 48

56 Main Window (Device List Window) Main Window (Device List Window) This section describes the device list window which is the Configurator s main window preceding operations. Menu bar Title bar Network configuration file name Tool bar Device list display area Device information Scroll bar CompoBus/D Configurator status Title Bar Menu Bar Tool Bar The title bar displays the names of the CompoBus Configurator and the network configuration file. When the file name has not been specified, the title bar will display Network. Select commands from the menu bar when performing CompoBus/D Configurator operations. The tool bar allows the user to select commonly used commands just by clicking on an icon. The tool-bar icons correspond to the following menu commands: Open Save Device list Stop displaying device list Edit device parameters Monitor status Display error history Online Offline The size of the tool-bar can be set small or large with the View Tool Bar menu commands. Device List Display Area This area displays information (the node address, vendor, device type, and product code) for each device based on data taken from a network configuration file or read from the actual devices in the network. The devices can be listed in order by node address, remote I/O communication configuration, or message communication configuration. See Changing the Size of the Tool Bar on page 52 for details. A device can be selected from the device list for operations such as editing device parameters. See Operations in the Device List Window on page 51 for details. 49

57 Main Window (Device List Window) 3-2 Device Information Status Bar CompoBus/D Configurator Status This area displays information for the selected device. When two or more devices have been selected, information for the device selected last is displayed. This area displays general status information, such as the condition of processes being executed by the Configurator or a description of the selected menu command. This area displays the condition of the Configurator as follows: Node address: When online, the node address of the Configurator s node is shown. When offline, no information is displayed. Communication rate: When online, the baud rate set for the Configurator is shown. When offline, no information is displayed. Network connection status: Indicates whether the Configurator is online, offline, or in bus-off status. The online status is indicated in blue and bus-off is indicated in red. Caps Lock status Num Lock status Scroll Lock status Note When a bus-off error occurs, go offline momentarily and then go online again. Device Icons in the Device List A different icon is displayed for each type of device, as shown below: : OMRON DeviceNet Configurator : Generic Device : Control Station : AC Drives : Motor Overload : Limit Switch : Inductive Proximity Switch : Photoelectric Sensor : Generic Purpose Discrete I/O : Encoder : Resolver : Generic Purpose Analog I/O : Bar code Scanner : Position Controller : Weight Scale : Message Display : DC Drives : Servo Drives : Contactor : Motor Starter : Soft Start : OMRON Master (when the Master parameters are invalid) : Unknown Device : Non-existent Device : Communications Adaptor (OMRON Master) Note 1. When the listing order is based on the remote I/O communication configuration, Slaves with node addresses outside of the display range will be listed as non-existent ( ) even if they are registered in the Master s scan list. Set the display range with the View Set Display Range menu command. 50

58 Configurator Display Settings When the network status is unstable or when a master configuration (setup) error or verifications error has occurred, devices may appear in the list as unknown devices (?). In this event, perform the Read Device Parameters operation on the unknown device. Operations in the Device List Window The following operations can be performed from the device list display area. Edit Device Parameters Select Multiple Devices Display Menu with Right-button Click If you double-click on a device, the device parameter editing window will be displayed for that device. Multiple devices can be selected at once by using the Control Key (add selection) or the Shift Key (range specification). If you click on the right mouse button over the selected device, a menu will be displayed with the menu commands that can be used. Change Width of Display Columns The width of the columns displayed in the device list (node address, vendor, device type, and product code) can be changed by holding the left button of the mouse on a boundary line between two columns and moving the mouse. (The width of the node address column can t be changed.) If you double-click on the boundary line at the beginning of a column, the width of the column will be adjusted automatically so that the contents of that column will be entirely displayed. 3-3 Configurator Display Settings Order of Devices in the Device List This section explains the settings for the Configurator s display. There are three ways that devices can be ordered in the device list. The different display formats can be used to clarify the relationship between devices in the network. 1, 2, Select View from the menu bar. A check ( ) will be displayed next to the current setting. 2. Select one of the three settings: node address order, remote I/O communications configuration, or message communications configuration. The devices in the device list will be displayed in the selected format. 51

59 Switching between Online and Offline 3-4 The display formats are described in the following table: Format Node address order Remote I/O communications Message communications configuration Description Devices are listed in node address order (lowest to highest) regardless of type. Each Master is displayed along with its Slaves (through remote I/O communications) in a tree configuration. The Slaves in each tree are listed in node address order. If a Slave isn t involved in remote I/O communications with one of the Masters, it is displayed at the end of the list outside of the tree configuration. Slaves which aren t involved in remote I/O communications with any of the Masters are displayed separately after the tree configurations. Each node is displayed along with the other nodes with which it communicates (through FINS message communications) in a tree configuration. The nodes in each tree are listed in node address order. Since each node is set separately in two-way FINS message connections, each node will be displayed in its own tree with the other node in the tree. Nodes which aren t involved in FINS message communications with any other nodes are displayed separately after the tree configurations. Note 1. The setting for the listing order is stored in memory, so the last setting will be used the next time the Configurator is started. 2. One Master can engage in FINS message service communications with a maximum of 8 nodes. 3. The Configurator is displayed last. Changing the Size of the The size of the tool bar can be set to small or large. Tool Bar 1, 2, Select View from the menu bar. 2. Select Tool Bar from the View menu. A check ( ) will be displayed next to the current setting. 3. Select either small or large. The size of the tool bar will reflect the setting. The setting for the tool-bar size is stored in memory, so the last setting will be used the next time the Configurator is started. 3-4 Switching between Online and Offline The Configurator can be switched between online and offline operation. In online operation, the Configurator is connected to the actual CompoBus/D network and can transfer data to and from network devices or monitor their operation. In offline operation, the Configurator can perform operations on computer files only. The Configurator can be used to edit and store device parameter files even when it isn t connected to the CompoBus/D network. Switching Online Use the following procedure switch the Configurator to online operation. This command is effective only when the Configurator is actually connected to the CompoBus/D network. 1, 2, Select File from the menu bar. 52

60 Reading the Network s Configuration Select Online from the File menu. A window like the one shown below will be displayed. Switching Offline The following table describes the three settings in the Set Online window. Setting Node Address Communication Rate Interface Resource Function Sets the node address (MAC ID) for the Configurator. Be sure to set an address that isn t assigned to another device. Set the same baud rate the is set for the CompoBus/D network. If the Configurator s baud rate doesn t match the network s rate, errors may occur in network communications. Set the name of the card being used for the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card. The card names set with the 3G8xx-DRM21 Configuration program will be listed and a driver can be selected from this list. When there are two or more cards/boards mounted for the Configurator, it is possible to select which card/board you want to use for communications. 3. Click on Online. A confirmation window will be displayed; click on OK if the settings are correct. The Configurator will be connected to the CompoBus/D network. If the Configurator has switched to online status properly, On-line will be displayed in blue in the network connection status area on the bottom line of the Configurator window. An error message will be displayed if communications could not be established with the network because of a problem such as incorrect setup of the ISA Board or PCMCIA Card. Use the following procedure to switch the Configurator to offline operation. 1, 2, Select File from the menu bar. 2. Select Offline from the File menu. The Configurator will be removed from the CompoBus/D network. 3-5 Reading the Network s Configuration The network s configuration can be read from the connected network to the device list. Each device s parameters are read as well. Note In the following cases, remote I/O communications will stop and the NS LED Indicators on all of the Slaves will be flashing red. If the Device List is read in these cases, the Slaves will be listed as unknown (?) in the device list. Make sure that the remote I/O communications are operating normally before executing the Device List command. a) The Master Unit s software switch operation was performed or the Stop Remote I/O Communications command was executed from the CompoBus/D Configurator. b) The Master Unit stopped Remote I/O communications because of a communications error. (Pin 3 on the Master Unit s DIP switch is ON and a communications error occurred.) 53

61 Reading the Network s Configuration 3-5 It is easiest to create device parameters by reading the network configuration when you go online, even when the Master parameters (the Master Unit s device parameters) have been created offline. When there is an existing network configuration file, the file can be read to the device list using the File Open command. Setting the Display Range The Set Display Range command in the View menu sets the range of node addresses that will be displayed in the device list. The time required to read the device parameters can be shortened by adjusting the display range to match the node addresses that are actually being used. Any nodes with addresses outside of the display range won t be recognized by the CompoBus/D Configurator. These devices will be listed as non-existent ( ) devices in the device list if they are registered in the Master s scan list. 1, 2, Select View from the menu bar. 2. Select Set Display Range... from the View menu. The following window will be displayed. 3. Specify a range of node addresses. 4. Click on OK to set the range of nodes which will have their device parameters read. Updating the Device List The Device List command in the View menu reads the device parameters from the devices actually in the CompoBus/D network and updates the device list display based on that information. Information will be read from the devices in node address order, regardless of the display order format specified for the device list display area. Once the information has been read, it will be displayed in the specified order. The device list update may take some time. To reduce the time required for this operation, the range of node addresses that are read can be limited with the Set Display Range command. (See the previous procedure, Setting the Display Range. ) It is possible to cancel the device list update midway. (See the next procedure, Stopping the Device List Update. ) 1, 2, Select View from the menu bar. 2. Select Device List from the View menu. The Configurator will begin reading the device parameters; the device list display will be updated when the device parameters have been read. Stopping the Device List Update The Stop Display command in the View menu can be used to cancel the execution of a Device List command. The Windows Wait cursor, usually an hourglass, will be displayed while the Configurator is reading the device parameters, but it is still possible to select the Stop Display command from the menu. 1, 2, Select View from the menu bar. 2. Select Stop Display from the View menu. The device list display will remain as it was when the Device List command was cancelled. 54

62 Creating and Editing Master Parameters Creating and Editing Master Parameters This section explains how to create and edit the device parameters (Master parameters) for OMRON Master Units. Note Currently there are no OMRON Slaves that have device parameters. Refer to 3-14 Connecting Another Company s Slave for details on creating and editing a Slave s device parameters (Slave parameters). The following diagram shows the various Master parameter operations that can be performed with the Configurator. Creating Master parameters Offline creation Online creation Create Master Parameters Master Parameter Wizard Create Master Parameters Master Parameter Wizard Using the device list Not using the device list Using the device list Not using the device list Using the device list Not using the device list Using the device list Not using the device list Editing Master parameters Offline Online Editing the Master parameters in the network configuration file Editing the Master parameters in the Master Unit in the actual network Writing Master parameters to the Master Unit Parameters created offline Switch to online after writing the file, specify the Master Unit in the device list, read the file, and write the file to the device. Parameters created online When the Master Unit is specified from the device list window and the parameters are created, write the parameters to the device. Creating Master Parameters Create Master Parameters Command Creates Master parameters from scratch. Use this method to allocate remote I/O freely to each Slave. This method can be used with or without device list information. Master Parameter Wizard Command This method uses a simple, interactive wizard to allocate remote I/O in node address order. The Master parameters can be created easily by following the wizard s step-by-step directions. This method can be used with or without device list information. The Master parameters can be saved or read as files with either the Create Master Parameters or Master Parameter Wizard commands. Use the following procedure to write the newly created Master parameters to the Master Unit. 1, 2, Switch to online operation. 2. Read either the device list or the network configuration file. 3. Open the device parameters editing window for the desired Master. 4. Read the created Master parameters file. (Read from File) 5. Write the data to the Master. (Write to Device) 55

63 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Editing Master Parameters Writing Master Parameters to the Master Note Settings in the Master Parameters When editing the Master parameters in an existing network configuration file or an actual Master Unit, specify the Master in the device list window and open the Edit Device Parameters window. To write Master parameters to an actual Master Unit in the network, specify the Master in the device list window and open the Edit Device Parameters window. When a Master parameter file has been created offline, open the desired Master s Edit Device Parameters window, read the Master file that was created beforehand, and write it to the device (Master). When Master parameters have been created online (the Master was specified in the device list window and the parameters were created), just write the parameters to the device (Master). 1. Master parameters created offline do not correspond to any of the Masters in the device list as long as the node address remains unset. After saving the parameters in a Master parameters file, specify the desired Master in the device list window, and open the Edit Device Parameters window. By reading the saved file, the Master parameters can be made to correspond to the specified Master which has a node address. When you want to write the parameters to the Master Unit, just select Write to Device. 2. It won t be possible to write the Master parameters file if the PC setting and Master model in the created Master parameters file do not match the PC setting and Master model in the Master parameters read from the network configuration file or actual Master Unit. Window Description Settings Master Master Unit information Master Unit model and model of the PC to which the Master is mounted Register Slave Registration of the Slaves participating in remote I/O communications Node address, vendor, device type, product code, output size (bytes), and input size (bytes) I/O Allocation Allocation of PC data areas to the Block allocation Block number, stating word in each block, and number of words in each block Communication Cycle Time registered Slaves Allocation for each Slave The interval between remote I/O communications with the same Slave Block number, starting word, Low/High byte specification, and number of bytes occupied Communication cycle time Note The I/O allocation settings will be initialized when the Master Unit model or PC model settings are changed Differences between Creating/Editing Master Parameters This section describes the differences between creating and editing the Master parameters. Creating New Parameters Inputting and Registering Create the Master parameters by inputting all of the required information All of the Slaves directly, without using a network configuration file or device list from the actual network. This method can be used when the network configuration has been decided but the actual network hasn t been assembled. The main features of this method are outlined below: The Master parameters can be created even if the actual network doesn t exist. The Create Master Parameters or Master Parameter Wizard command can be used to create the parameters. If the Master Parameter Wizard command is used, I/O can be allocated automatically. I/O words are allocated in node-address order with automatic allocation, but the allocation can be changed later by editing the Master parameters. 56

64 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Information for the Slaves involved in remote I/O communications with the Master must be input separately for each Slave. After creating the parameters, they must be saved as a Master parameter file and later set in (written to) the Master in the actual network. Reading the Network s Slave Information Acquire Slave information by reading the actual network s device list and create the Master parameters with that Slave information. This method can be used just after the network has been assembled, so the actual network exists but there are no Master parameters at all. The main features of this method are outlined below: It must be possible to connect to the network. (If a direct connection isn t possible, a copy of the network configuration file can be used.) The Create Master Parameters or Master Parameter Wizard command can be used to create the parameters. If the Master Parameter Wizard command is used, I/O can be allocated automatically. I/O words are allocated in node-address order with automatic allocation, but the allocation can be changed later by editing the Master parameters. Since the Slave information is taken from the actual network, very little time is needed to register Slaves for remote I/O communications. (It is also possible to add or remove Slaves as needed.) After creating the parameters, they must be saved as a Master parameter file and later set in (written to) the Master in the actual network. Editing Existing Parameters Reading a Network Configuration File Edit the Master parameters in a network configuration file saved from a device list of the actual network. This method can be used to edit Master parameters created when it isn t possible to connect directly to the network or to change the parameters for a planned change in the network configuration. The main features of this method are outlined below: The Master parameters can be edited if there is a network configuration file with Master parameters, even if it isn t possible to connect directly to the network. Use the Edit Master Parameters command for the desired Master. Since the existing Master parameters are used, minor changes can be made quickly. (Slaves can also be added or removed as necessary.) If the Configurator is online, the changes can be written to the Master immediately. No time is required to read and save a Master parameter file. (The Master parameters can also be included in the network configuration file.) Reading the Network s Device Information Edit the Master parameters that are in the actual network s device list. This method can be used when it is possible to connect directly to the network and changes are needed in the Master parameters. The main features of this method are outlined below: It must be possible to connect directly to the network. Use the Edit Master Parameters command for the desired Master. Since the existing Master parameters are used, minor changes can be made quickly. (Slaves can also be added or removed as necessary.) If the Configurator is online, the changes can be written to the Master immediately. No time is required to read and save a Master parameter file. (The Master parameters can also be included in the network configuration file.) 57

65 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Differences between Create Master Parameters and Edit Device Parameters The File menu s Create Master Parameters command is almost identical to the Edit menu s Edit Device Parameters command except for the differences described in the following table. Item Create Master Parameters Edit Device Parameters for a Master Correspondence between the Master and Master parameters The Master parameters do not correspond to the Master in the device list window. The Master parameters correspond to the Master in the device list window. Device Information display The node address is Unknown. The node address of the corresponding Master is displayed. Reading/Writing/Verifying with an actual Master Unit These operations can t be performed Creating Master Parameters Independently Setting/Displaying the Master and PC Model These operations can be performed online. (The node address must match the actual Master s node address.) 1, 2, Select Create Master Parameters from the File menu. The following window will be displayed. 2. Select the model (Unit) of the Master Unit and the model of the PC to which the Master is mounted. Click on OK. The Configurator will use these model settings when performing checks such as whether data area settings are within the PC s data area range. The following window will be displayed. The Master and PC models can be changed at this point by clicking on Change. (All other Master parameters will be cleared if the Master or PC model is changed.) When there is a Master parameters file that has been partially edited, click on Read from File and select the desired file to read its data. When reading parameters from the Master online, click on Read from Device and select the desired Master. To compare the current settings with the settings in a file or Master Unit, click on Compare to File or Compare to Device. (The Configurator must be online to compare to the Master settings.) Note When editing the Master parameters, File refers to the Master parameter file. 58

66 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Slave Registration 1, 2, Select Register Slave from the top of the Create Master Parameters window. Registered Slave display area Slave settings input area a) Using Device List Data (Online or Offline) When the device information has already been read to the device list window from the actual network or a network configuration file, the Slave information will be displayed in the registered Slave display area. When necessary, register or remove Slaves as described in steps 2 and 3. b) Without using Device List Data (Offline Only) When there is no device information displayed in the device list window, no Slaves will be displayed in the registered Slave display area. To allocate memory for remote I/O, all of the Slaves must be registered as described in step 2. Note a) If a Slave is registered here, it isn t necessary to input the number of I/O bytes occupied by the Slave when doing the I/O allocation. b) The width of the columns in the registered Slave display area can be adjusted just like the width of the columns in the device list display area. (The width of the first column can be changed too.) 2. Register Slaves as needed. There are two ways to register Slaves: using registered Slave information and inputting data into the Slave settings input area. a) Registration Method 1: Using registered Slave information This method is the fastest way to register the Slaves. It can also be used for similar devices, such as two different models of a device made by the same manufacturer. i) Find another Slave in the registered Slave display area that is the same model as the Slave to be registered. Click on that Slave s node address. That Slave s information will be displayed in the Slave setting input area. ii) Replace the node address with the new Slave s node address. (Don t change any other settings.) 59

67 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 iii) Click on Register to register the node with the specified node address. (If a node address registered to another node has been specified, the other node s information will be overwritten.) Select the node address of a registered Slave that is the same model as the new Slave. Change just the node address and click on Register. b) Registration Method 2: Inputting Data Use the following method to register a Slave when the Slave s vendor code, device type, product code, output size, and input size are known in advance. (Data can t be input into rows that are displayed in gray.) i) Input the node address of the Slave in the Node Address input area. ii) Select the manufacturer of the Slave in the right column of Vendor input area. The corresponding vendor code will appear automatically in the left column of the Vendor input area. If the manufacturer isn t listed, select Other Vendor in the right column and input the manufacturer s vendor code manually. (A Slave can t be registered with a vendor code of 0.) iii) Select the device type in the right column of Device Type input area. The corresponding code will appear automatically in the left column of the Device Type input area. If the desired device type isn t listed, select Other Device in the right column and input the device type code manually. iv) When an OMRON Slave is being registered, select the Slave s model number from the right column of Product Code input area. The corresponding product code will appear automatically in the left column of the input area. When another company s Slave or an unlisted OMRON Slave is being registered, select Other from the right column of Product Code input area and input the product code manually. (When another company s vendor code is input, the product code is automatically set to Other. ) v) Input the number of output bytes and input bytes occupied by the Slave in the OUT Size and IN Size input areas. The setting range for the number of bytes is 0 to 64, and one of the OUT Size and IN Size settings must be non-zero. (Be sure to set the number of I/O bytes, not the number of I/O words.) 60

68 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 vi) Click on Register to register the node with the specified node address. (If a node address registered to another node has been specified, the other node s information will be overwritten.) 3. Remove Slaves as needed. To remove a registered Slave, click on the Slave to select it and then click on Remove. Remote I/O Allocation 1, 2, Select I/O Allocation from the top of the window. The following window will be displayed. Setup Slave display area Output area settings Input area settings Block-by-block allocation settings The width of the columns in the Setup Slave display area can be adjusted just like the width of the columns in the device list display area. The order in which the Slaves are listed can be changed, too. To change the listing order, click on the headings in the Setup Slave display area. The following table shows the listing orders that can be selected. Heading Node Address Product OUT Word Size (output) IN Word Size (input) Exp (See note.) Listing order Single-click Double-click Node addresses (Ascending) Output word addresses (Ascending) Number of output bytes (Ascending) Input word addresses (Ascending) Number of input bytes (Ascending) Explicit Slave connections only (Bottom) Node addresses (Descending) Output word addresses (Descending) Number of output bytes (Descending) Input word addresses (Descending) Number of input bytes (Descending) Explicit Slave connections only (Top) 61

69 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Note These are Slaves that perform data reading and writing only; they do not transfer I/O through remote I/O. It is easy to see the allocation of PC data areas when the Slaves are displayed in word-address order. Click on Remove to erase the selected Slave s remote I/O allocation. Click on Edit to display or edit the selected Slave s remote I/O allocation. Click on Initialize to erase the remote I/O allocation settings for all of the Slaves. 2. Set whether blocks 1 and 2 will be used in the output and input areas. Click on the square next to the block number to change this setting; a check ( ) mark indicates that the block isn t being used. At least one block must be used. Note In a CompoBus/D Network, remote I/O communications can be carried out in 2 different areas each in both the output and input areas. If an allocation is not made for a Slave, the Master of the Slave and I/O communications will stop and it will not be possible to start them from either the software switches or the CompoBus/D Configurator. 3. To set the starting word address and number of words for each block, click on the Chg box next to the starting word address. The following window will be displayed. 4. Set the block s data area, starting word, and number of words. The data area, starting word, and number of words that can be set depends on the model of Master Unit and PC being used. For details, refer to the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Operation Manual. The following diagram shows example settings for block 1. I/O Relay (CIO Area) Area CIO 0050 Starting word 40 words Number of words CIO Click on OK to set the block s memory area. Note If the number of words actually allocated are less than the number of words set for the block, the number of words in the block will be adjusted automatically when the parameters are saved to a Master parameters file or transferred to a Master Unit. The starting word address won t be changed. 6. Allocate remote I/O to each Slave. There are two ways to allocate I/O: Method 1: Edit the I/O Allocation for each Slave with the editing window. 62

70 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Method 2: Select and drag the Slave from the Setup Slave display area to the desired block s allocation column, which shows the allocation of each byte in the block. a) Allocation Method 1: Editing with the Editing Window Display each Slave s allocation setting window and set the word allocation. With this method, the number of I/O bytes required by the Slave can be checked while allocating memory. i) Display the Slave s I/O allocation window. There are 4 ways to display the Slave s I/O allocation window. Any of these methods can be used. Displaying a Slave s I/O Allocation Window 1 Double-click on the desired Slave. 2 Select the desired Slave and click on Edit. 3 Double-click on a byte in the block allocation column that is allocated to the desired Slave. 4 Double-click on a byte in the block allocation column that isn t allocated to a Slave and input the desired Slave s node address. I/O Allocation window 1. Double-click on the Slave. Selected Slave s I/O allocation window 2. Select the Slave and click Edit. 3. Double-click on a byte allocated to the Slave. 4. Double-click on a byte that hasn t been allocated and input the Slave s node address. 63

71 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 ii) Input the following settings for the selected Slave s output area and input area. Setting Block High/Low Bytes occupied Description Sets the starting word allocated. Sets the starting word s high or low byte. The High setting can be used only when 1 byte is occupied. If two or more bytes are needed, be sure the setting is Low. Sets the number of bytes occupied by the Slave. (This is the number of bytes, not words, used by the Slave.) Output area Block 1 Block 2 65 words Block 4 bytes 458 words 1 byte High/Low Allocated word Bytes occupied When remote I/O communications aren t being carried out with the Slave, just explicit message communications, click on the box next to Explicit Message Communication Only so that a check ( ) appears in the box. An asterisk will be displayed for the Slave in the Exp column of the Setup Slave display area. iii) Click on OK to allocate the remote I/O allocation settings. b) Allocation Method 2: Drag Slave from the Setup Slave display area. Select and drag the Slave from the Setup Slave display area to the desired byte in the block allocation column to allocate that I/O location to the Slave. With this method, open areas in each block can be located while allocating memory. 64

72 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 i) Click and hold the left-mouse button over the desired Slave and move the cursor to the desired location in the block allocation column. The cursor will indicate when the memory being allocated is for input, output, or either. Cursor icon Description The Slave requires memory in the output area only. The Slave requires memory in the input area only. The Slave requires memory in both the output and input areas or the Slave s memory requirements are unknown. 1. Press and hold the leftmouse button on the Slave. 2. Drag the icon to the block allocation column. Note ii) Move the cursor icon up and down in the block allocation column until the desired word is displayed. The column will scroll upwards when the cursor icon is drug to the top of the column and it will scroll downwards when the cursor icon is drug the bottom of the column. iii) Release the left mouse button over the High or Low byte in the desired word. The required number of bytes will be allocated to the Slave starting with that byte. When the Slave requires two or more bytes, always release the mouse button over the Low byte. 7. If you want remote I/O communications to start automatically when the Master starts, click on the box next to Start Remote I/O Communication at Start-Up. Remote I/O communications will start automatically if there is a check ( ) mark in this box. 1. When the icon for a Slave that requires memory in both the output and input areas is dragged to one of the areas, memory is automatically allocated in the other area beginning with the word calculated with the following equation: Word address = Starting block word + node address 1 If a block hasn t been set for the other area or the automatically allocated word exceeds the block s range, an error will occur and it won t be possible to allocate I/O. In this case, increase the size of the block or use method 1 to allocate I/O. 65

73 Creating and Editing Master Parameters The drag and drop method can be used to change the I/O allocation of Slaves that already have I/O allocated. 3. The drag and drop method can be used on Slaves that haven t been registered and are listed as Unknown. An unregistered Slave s allocation setting window will be displayed automatically when it is dropped in the block allocation column; allocate I/O to the Slave using method 1 as required. Communication Cycle Time Setting 1, 2, Select Communication Cycle Time from the top of the window. The following window will be displayed. The communications cycle time is the interval between remote I/O communications processing with the same Slave. When a fixed communications cycle time is set, the variations that occur with changes in network conditions can be avoided. Setting a long communications cycle time can prevent errors that occur because of Slaves that are very slow. When the actual remote I/O communications time is shorter than the communications cycle time setting, remote I/O communications will be delayed to match the communications cycle time setting. When the actual remote I/O communications time is longer, remote I/O communications will be performed in the amount of time is actually required regardless of the communications cycle time setting. 2. Set the communications cycle time by moving the slide bar shown in the following diagram. The slide bar can be moved by dragging (holding down the left-mouse button and moving the mouse) or clicking at the desired location on the slide bar. Click on Default to select the automatic setting. With the automatic setting, Remote I/O communications are performed in the amount of time actually required each time. Note The communications cycle time can be set in units of 1 ms. 66

74 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Write to File/Write to Device 1, 2, Click on Write to File or Write to Device. When Write to File has been selected, a window will be displayed to input the filename of the desired file. When Write to Device has been selected, a window will be displayed to confirm that data will be written to the specified Master. (This can be executed only when editing Master parameters online.) 2. When writing the parameters to a file, specify the filename and click on OK. When writing the parameters to a Master, just click on OK. Note When the Master parameters have been created with the Create Master Parameters command, the parameters will be lost when the command is exited unless they are written to a file. When the Master parameters have been edited from a network configuration file or device list information, the data is saved within the computer as network configuration information. Ending the Create Master Parameters Process 1, 2, Click on Close in the bottom-right corner of the window. A confirmation window will be displayed. 2. Click on OK to end the process Creating Master Parameters with the Wizard This section describes how to create Master parameters simply using the interactive Master parameter wizard. Remote I/O must be allocated in node address order with the wizard, but the I/O allocation can be changed later by editing the Master parameters. To change the remote I/O allocation, first save the parameters in a Master parameters file, specify the Master Unit from the device list, and change the allocation with the Edit Device Parameters command. Refer to Creating Master Parameters Independently for details on using the Create Master Parameters command to allocate words for remote I/O communications one Slave at a time. Setting the Master and PC Model 1, 2, Select FIle from the menu bar. 2. Select Master Parameter Wizard from the File menu. 3. Select the model (Unit) of the Master Unit and the model of the PC to which the Master is mounted. Click on Next. 67

75 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 The Configurator will use these model settings when performing checks such as whether data area settings are within the PC s data area range. Enabling Output and Input Area Blocks Specify whether blocks 1 and 2 will be used in the output and input areas and click on Next. If a block isn t being used, click on the box next to the block to erase the X mark. At least one of the blocks must be used. You can press Back to return to the previous window. 68

76 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Setting the Block Ranges Set the data area and starting word for each block and click on Next. The data area and starting words that can be selected depend on the models of Master and PC being used. For details, refer to the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Operation Manual. Starting word (CIO ) I/O Relay (CIO area) You can press Back to return to the previous window. 69

77 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Setting the Remote I/O Allocation Method Set the remote I/O allocation method and click on Next. The following table describes the two methods. Setting Allocate each node by channel Allocate so that total number of occupied words are minimized Allocation method Slaves are always allocated memory starting with the Low byte in the word. Even Slaves that require just one byte of I/O memory will occupy one word. Example: High Low 15 to 8 7 to 0 #0 #6 Node-address order Unused memory When there are Slaves that require just one byte of I/O memory, they are allocated Low and High bytes so that as much unused memory is occupied as possible. Example: High Low 15 to 8 7 to 0 #3 #0 #6 #1 #3 #4 #1 #4 Node-address order Unused memory You can press Back to return to the previous window. Slave Registration Using Device List Data (Online or Offline) When the device information has already been read to the device list window from the actual network or a network configuration file, the Slave information will be displayed in the registered Slave display area. When necessary, register or remove Slaves as described in steps 1 and 2 below. 70

78 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Without using Device List Data (Offline Only) When there is no device information displayed in the device list window, no Slaves will be displayed in the registered Slave display area. To allocate memory for remote I/O, all of the Slaves must be registered as described in step 1. Note It won t be possible to allocate I/O memory to a Slave for remote I/O communications unless the Slave is registered here using the Master parameter wizard. The width of the columns in the registered Slave display area can be adjusted just like the width of the columns in the device list display area. (The width of the first column can be changed too.) 1, 2, Register Slaves as needed. There are two ways to register Slaves: using registered Slave information and inputting data into the Slave settings input area. a) Registration Method 1: Using registered Slave information This method is the fastest way to register the Slaves. It can also be used for similar devices, such as two different models of a device made by the same manufacturer. i) Find another Slave in the registered Slave display area that is the same model as the Slave to be registered. Click on that Slave s node address. That Slave s information will be displayed in the Slave setting input area. ii) Replace the node address with the new Slave s node address. (Don t change any other settings.) iii) Click on Register to register the node with the specified node address. (If a node address registered to another node has been specified, the other node s information will be overwritten.) Select the node address of a registered Slave that is the same model as the new Slave. Change just the node address and click on Register. b) Registration Method 2: Inputting Data Use the following method to register a Slave when the Slave s vendor code, device type, product code, output size, and input size are known in advance. (Data can t be input into rows that are displayed in gray.) i) Input the node address of the Slave in the Node Address input area. ii) Select the manufacturer of the Slave in the right column of Vendor input area. The corresponding vendor code will appear automatically in the left column of the Vendor input area. If the manufacturer isn t listed, select Other Vendor in the right column and input the manufacturer s vendor code manually. (A Slave can t be registered with a vendor code of 0.) iii) Select the device type in the right column of Device Type input area. The corresponding code will appear automatically in the left column of the Device Type input area. If the desired device type isn t listed, select Other Device in the right column and input the device type code manually. 71

79 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 iv) When an OMRON Slave is being registered, select the Slave s model number from the right column of Product Code input area. The corresponding product code will appear automatically in the left column of the input area. When another company s Slave or an unlisted OMRON Slave is being registered, select Other from the right column of Product Code input area and input the product code manually. (When another company s vendor code is input, the product code is automatically set to Other. ) v) Input the number of output bytes and input bytes occupied by the Slave in the OUT Size and IN Size input areas. The setting range for the number of bytes is 0 to 64, and one of the OUT Size and IN Size settings must be non-zero. (Be sure to set the number of I/O bytes, not the number of I/O words.) vi) Click on Register to register the node with the specified node address. (If a node address registered to another node has been specified, the other node s information will be overwritten.) 2. Remove Slaves as needed. To remove a registered Slave, click on the Slave to select it and then click on Remove. Note With the Create Master Parameters command it doesn t matter if there are Slaves remaining that aren t allocated remote I/O, but the Master Parameter Wizard allocates remote I/O to all of the registered Slaves, so any unneeded Slaves should be removed. 3. Once all of the necessary Slaves have been registered and the unnecessary Slaves have been removed, click on Next. 72

80 Creating and Editing Master Parameters 3-6 Remote I/O Allocation 1, 2, After registering Slaves and clicking on Next, the Configurator will automatically allocate remote I/O and display the results, as shown in the following diagram. You can press Back to return to the previous window. The width of the columns in the allocated result display area can be adjusted just like the width of the columns in the device list display area. The order in which the Slaves are listed can be changed, too. To change the listing order, click on the headings in the allocated result display area. The following table shows the listing orders that can be selected. Heading Node Address Product OUT Word Size (output) IN Word Size (input) Listing order Single-click Double-click Node addresses (Ascending) Output word addresses (Ascending) Number of output bytes (Ascending) Input word addresses (Ascending) Number of input bytes (Ascending) Node addresses (Descending) Output word addresses (Descending) Number of output bytes (Descending) Input word addresses (Descending) Number of input bytes (Descending) It is easy to see the allocation of PC data areas when the Slaves are displayed in word-address order. 2. Check that the automatic allocation is acceptable and click on Finish. Exiting the Master Parameter Wizard 1, 2, After checking the I/O allocation and pressing Finish, a window will be displayed for specifying the file in which the Master parameters will be saved. 2. Enter the desired filename and click on OK. The parameters will be saved to the file and the Master parameter wizard program will end Editing Master Parameters Any one of the following operations can be used when editing Master parameters in an existing network configuration file or an actual Master Unit in the network. Double-click on the desired Master in the device list window. 73

81 Writing Master Parameters Creating/Editing Slave Parameters 3-7 Writing Master Parameters Select the desired Master in the device list window, select Edit from the menu bar, and select Edit Device Parameters. Select the desired Master in the device list window, click the right button on the mouse, and select Edit Device Parameters from the popup menu. Device parameters can also be created and edited for some Slaves made by other companies. Use the same operations described in Editing Master Parameters to edit these Slave parameters Writing the Parameters to a Master Unit Master Parameters Created Offline After creating the Master parameters file offline, switch to online operation, and write the Master parameters file to a Master Unit in the network. The procedure is described below. 1, 2, Switch to online operation. 2. Use one of the following operations to bring up the Edit Device Parameters window from the device list window. Double-click on the desired Master in the device list window. Select the desired Master in the device list window, select Edit from the menu bar, and select Edit Device Parameters. Select the desired Master in the device list window, click the right button on the mouse, and select Edit Device Parameters from the popup menu. The following window will be displayed. 3. Click on Write from File. A window will be displayed to select the Master parameters file. 4. Specify the desired Master parameters file. The data will be read from the Master parameters file and the Master parameters will be set for the Master Unit that is being edited. 5. A confirmation window will be displayed when you click on Write to Device. Click on Yes to start writing the Master parameters. 74

82 Writing Master Parameters 3-7 Note It won t be possible to read the Master parameters from the file unless the Master and PC model settings in the Master parameters file match the settings in the Edit Device Parameters window. Master Parameters Created Online Use one of the following methods to write the Master parameters to a Master Unit. Method 1 1, 2, Select the desired Master in the device list window and display the Edit Device Parameters window. 2. Click on Write to Device. A confirmation window will be displayed. 3. Click on Yes to start writing the Master parameters. Method 2 1, 2, Select the desired Master in the device list window. 2. Select Write Device Parameters from the Edit menu. A confirmation window will be displayed. 3. Click on Yes to start writing the Master parameters. Writing to Several Masters at Once 1, 2, Select Edit from the menu bar of the online device list window. 2. Select Select All. All of the devices will be selected. Note There is a mouse operation that can be used to select all of the devices in the device list display area. See page 51 for details. 3. Select Edit from the menu bar. 4. Select Write Device Parameters from the Edit menu. A confirmation window will be displayed. 5. Click on Yes to start writing the Master parameters. (You can interrupt the write operation by clicking on Cancel. ) The device parameters are written to the devices in the order in which the devices appear in the device list window. The Windows Wait cursor, usually an hourglass, will be displayed while the Configurator is writing the device parameters, but it is still possible to click on Cancel. The new device parameters are effective immediately after they are written Reading Parameters from a Master Unit Reading from Individual Masters Use one of the following methods to read the Master parameters from an individual Master Unit. Method 1 1, 2, Select the desired Master in the online device list window. 2. Select Edit from the menu bar. 3. Select Read Device Parameters from the Edit menu. A confirmation window will be displayed. 4. Click on Yes to start reading the Master parameters. Method 2 1, 2, Select the desired Master in the online device list window. 2. Display the selected Master s Edit Device Parameters window. (There are several ways to display this window. See Editing Master Parameters for details.) 3. Click on Read from Device to start reading the device parameters. 75

83 Editing MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters and Monitoring Status 3-8 Reading from Several Masters at Once 1, 2, Select Edit from the menu bar of the online device list window. 2. Select Select All. All of the devices will be selected. Note There is a mouse operation that can be used to select all of the devices in the device list display area. See page 51 for details. 3. Select Edit from the menu bar. 4. Select Read Device Parameters from the Edit menu. A confirmation window will be displayed. 5. Click on Yes to start reading the Master parameters. (You can interrupt the read operation by clicking on Cancel. ) The device parameters are read from the devices in the order in which the devices appear in the device list window. The Windows Wait cursor, usually an hourglass, will be displayed while the Configurator is reading the device parameters, but it is still possible to click on Cancel. 3-8 Editing MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters and Monitoring Status MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL is a multi-point building block type of CompoBus/D Slave in which multiple I/O Units connected to the DRT1-COM Communications Unit can be collectively treated as a single Slave. Up to eight I/O Units with a total of 1,024 I/O points can be connected to each Communications Unit. Refer to the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Operation Manual (W348) for details on MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL. Editing MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters To edit MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit parameters, use one of the following procedures in the same way as editing Slave device parameters. Double-click the DRT1-COM Communications Unit to be edited in the Device List window. Click the DRT1-COM Communications Unit to be edited in the Device List window and select Edit Device Parameters from the Edit menu. Click the DRT1-COM Communications Unit to be edited in the Device List window, click the right mouse button, and select Edit Device Parameters from the pop-up menu. The current MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit configuration will be displayed in the edit window. Device information on the DRT1-COM Communications Unit I/O Units connected to the DRT1-COM Communications Unit (MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit configuration) 76

84 Editing MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters and Monitoring Status 3-8 The Unit configuration cannot be changed in online mode. Setting Unit Parameters To change the settings of the I/O Units connected to the DRT1-COM Communications Unit, click on Set to the right of the desired I/O Unit. The following setting window for the I/O Unit will be displayed. The contents of the window differs according to the type of I/O Units. Example: GT1-AD08MX Analog Input Unit To change the parameter values, either select the desired parameter and then click on Set Parameters, or double-click that parameter. The setting window for the selected parameter will be displayed. The setting procedure is the same as that for setting Slave devices. Refer to 3-14 Connecting Another Company s Slaves. To return all parameters to their default values, click on Default Setup. When the setting procedure is completed, click on OK. The settings will be saved and the current window will return to the Edit Device Parameters window for the DRT1-COM. Saving and Reading MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters The specified MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit parameters and I/O Unit parameters can be saved as a file, and the saved parameters can also be read from the file. This file contains the DRT1-COM Communications Unit parameters and the parameters for the I/O Units connected to the DRT1-COM. To save or read the parameters, click on Write to File or Read from File in the Edit Device Parameters window for the DRT1-COM Communications Unit. The window for specifying the folder and the file to be saved or read will appear. Writing and Reading MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters to and from Devices The specified MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit parameters and I/O Unit parameters can be written to or read from the DRT1-COM Communications Unit. All the DRT1-COM Communications Unit parameters and all the parameters for the I/O Units connected to the the DRT1-COM Communications Unit will be written or read at one time. To write or read the parameters, click on Write to File or Read from File in the Edit Device Parameters window for the DRT1-COM Communications Unit. Before the parameters are written to a device, a confirmation window will be displayed. Note When these parameters are written to a device, an error will occur if the unit configuration specified with the CompoBus/D Configurator differs from that of the DRT1-COM. Before writing the parameters to the device, make sure that these Unit configurations match. 77

85 Editing MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters and Monitoring Status 3-8 Verifying MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters The specified MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit parameters and I/O Unit parameters can be compared with the parameters in the device or file. All the DRT1-COM Communications Unit parameters and all the parameters for the I/O Units connected to the the DRT1-COM will be verified at one time. To verify the parameters, click on Compare with Device or Compare with File in the Edit Device Parameters window for the DRT1-COM Communications Unit. If a verification error occurs, the following screen will be displayed. Making the Parameters Written to the Device Valid After the parameters have been written to the DRT1-COM, the device must always be reset to make the new settings valid. Click on Reset in the Edit Device Parameters window for the DRT1-COM to reset the device. Printing MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Parameters If the information to be printed includes the DRT1-COM Communications Unit of MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL, the parameters for the I/O Units connected to the DRT1-COM will be printed as well as the DRT1-COM parameters. Refer to 3-15 Printing Device Parameters for details. 78

86 Saving and Reading Network Configuration Files 3-9 Monitoring MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit Status The status of MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL (DRT1-COM Communications Unit) can be monitored in online mode. Select the DRT1-COM to be monitored from the device list, and then select Unit Status Monitor from the menu. The following monitor screen will be displayed. The display updating interval is set in the Set Refresh Timer window. Unit status (MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL status) Configuration and status of I/O Units connected to DRT1-COM The applicable items are checked in the Unit Status area according to the current MULTIPLE I/O TERMINAL Unit status. All the connected I/O Units are displayed in the Unit Configuration area, and faulty I/O Units are displayed in red. 3-9 Saving and Reading Network Configuration Files Once the device parameters (Master parameters) settings have been completed, they can be saved as a network configuration file. This section explains how to save and retrieve network configuration files. Saving the device parameters and network configuration in a network configuration file can save a great deal of time if a Unit has to be replaced, because the device parameters can be written to the new device and the network can be restored immediately. Saving Network Configuration Files 1, 2, Select File from the menu bar. 2. Select Save or Save as... from the File menu. A window will be displayed to input the name of the file in which the network configuration will be saved. When Save is selected and a filename is displayed in the window title, the displayed file will be overwritten immediately. (Selecting Save is the same as selecting Save as... if there isn t a filename displayed.) When Save as... is selected, you will need to input the name of the file in which you want the network configuration to be saved. 3. Input the filename and and click on OK to save the network configuration. Reading Network Configuration Files 1, 2, Select File from the menu bar. 2. Select Open from the File menu. A window will be displayed to input the name of the file which you want to open. 79

87 Starting and Stopping Remote I/O Communications Input the filename and and click on OK to save the network configuration. When the displayed network configuration file hasn t been saved yet, a confirmation window will be displayed; click on Yes Starting and Stopping Remote I/O Communications These commands can temporarily change the Master Unit s remote I/O communications status. There is a setting in the Master parameters ( Start Remote I/O Communication at Startup in the I/O Allocation window) that determines the Master Unit s remote I/O communications status when it starts up. (See page 65 for details.) The Master Unit s remote I/O communications can also be started or stopped temporarily with a Master Unit software switch operation. Refer to the Compo- Bus/D (DeviceNet) Operation Manual for details. If an allocation is not made for a Slave, the Master of the Slave and I/O communications will stop and it will not be possible to start them from either the software switches or the CompoBus/D Configurator. Starting Remote I/O Communications 1, 2, Select Monitor from the menu bar of the online device list window. 2. Select Start Remote I/O Communication. 3. When there are two or more Masters displayed in the network configuration and one of the Masters is selected, remote I/O communications will be started in the selected Master. If there isn t a Master selected, a window will be displayed to specify a Master as shown in the following diagram. In this case, specify the desired Master and click on OK to start remote I/O communications. Check the Unit s LED indicators to see whether remote I/O is being executed normally. Also check that the communications are operating as intended. Refer to the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Operation Manual for details on the LED indicators. Stopping Remote I/O Communications 1, 2, Select Monitor from the menu bar of the online device list window. 2. Select Stop Remote I/O Communication. 3. When there are two or more Masters displayed in the network configuration and one of the Masters is selected, remote I/O communications will be stopped in the selected Master. If there isn t a Master selected, a window will be displayed to specify a Master as shown in the following diagram. In this case, specify the desired Master and click on OK to stop remote I/O communications. 80

88 Monitoring Monitoring The CompoBus/D Configurator has monitoring functions that can display the operating status of the Master and status of communications. Setting the Monitoring Interval (Refresh Timer Setting) The refresh timer setting determines how often the display is updated in the Master Status Monitor, Master Communication Cycle Time, and Unit Status Monitor commands. 1, 2, Select Monitor from the menu bar of the online device list window. 2. Select Set Refresh Timer. The following window will be displayed. 3. Set the refresh timer by moving the slide bar shown in the following diagram. The slide bar can be moved by dragging (holding down the left-mouse button and moving the mouse) or clicking at the desired location on the slide bar. You can click on Default to revert to the default setting of 10 s. Note If the refresh timer setting is too short, it will put too much load on the network and may cause timeout errors (device access error) at the Configurator. 4. Click on OK to accept the displayed setting. Monitoring the Master s Status The Master Status Monitor command monitors the status of the Master and its Slaves. The refresh timer setting determines how often the display is updated. 1, 2, Select Monitor from the menu bar of the online device list window. 2. Select Master Status Monitor. 3. When there are two or more Masters displayed in the network configuration and one of the Masters is selected, the status of the selected Master will be monitored. If there isn t a Master selected, a window will be displayed to specify a Master as shown in the following diagram. In this case, specify the desired Master and click on OK to start monitoring. 81

89 Monitoring 3-11 The Master Status Monitor window will be displayed. Master Status area Overall status of the Slaves Detailed status of the selected Slave The Master Status area shows information on the Master s status. Check marks ( ) are displayed next to the applicable items. (The status of these can t be changed, just monitored.) The upper part of the Slave Status area shows the status of the Slaves that are involved in remote I/O communications (including Explicit communication only Slaves) with the specified Master. A Slave s node address will be displayed in blue when remote I/O communications are operating normally and it will be displayed in red when an error has occurred. The lower part of the Slave Status area shows detailed information on the selected Slave s status. Check marks ( ) are displayed next to the applicable items. Refer to the CompoBus/D (DeviceNet) Operation Manual for details on these items. (The status of these can t be changed, just monitored.) A Slave can be selected by clicking on its node address. The previous Slave can be selected by clicking on To Prv and the next Slave can be selected by clicking on To Next. 4. To exit the Master Status Monitor command, click on Close at the bottom of the window. Monitoring the Communications Cycle Time This command monitors the communications cycle time. In addition to the most recent communications cycle time, the display will show the minimum and maximum communications cycle times recorded since the Master was started or the communications cycle times were cleared. The refresh timer setting determines how often the display is updated. See page 81 for details on changing this setting. The communications cycle time is the interval between remote I/O communications processing with the same Slave. The communications cycle time can be set separately for each Master. See Communication Cycle Time Setting on page 66 for details. Note The communications cycle times are displayed as integer values. (The remainder beyond the decimal point is truncated.) 1, 2, Select Monitor from the menu bar while online. 2. Select Master Communication Cycle Time from the Monitor menu. 82

90 Monitoring When there are two or more Masters displayed in the network configuration and one of the Masters is selected, the communications cycle times of the selected Master will be monitored. If there isn t a Master selected, a window will be displayed to specify a Master as shown in the following diagram. In this case, specify the desired Master and click on OK to start monitoring. The Master Communication Cycle Time window will be displayed. The maximum or minimum communications cycle time value can be cleared by clicking on Clear next to the corresponding box. 4. To exit the Master Communication Cycle Time monitoring command, click on Close at the bottom of the window. Displaying the Master s Error History The Display Master Error History command reads and displays the error history recorded in OMRON Master Units. 1, 2, Select Monitor from the menu bar while online. 2. Select Display Master Error History from the Monitor menu. 3. When there are two or more Masters displayed in the network configuration and one of the Masters is selected, the error history of the selected Master will be displayed. If there isn t a Master selected, a window will be displayed to specify a Master as shown in the following diagram. In this case, specify the desired Master and click on OK to display its error history. 83

91 Monitoring 3-11 The Master Error History window will be displayed. With a C200HW-DRM21-V1 Master Unit, the Time of Error will be displayed as 00/00/00 00:00:00. The Error Information shows the error code of the error that occurred and the meaning of the Detailed Information depends upon the error code. You can click on Clear to clear the error history recorded in the Master. (The Master Error History window s display will also be cleared.) 4. To exit the Master Error History display, click on Close at the bottom of the window. 84

92 Monitoring 3-11 Error Information and Detailed Information The following table explains the error information, detailed information, and content messages that are displayed in the Master Error History window. Error Detailed Information Error Content message Code on Info. 1 st 2 digits 2 nd Master s 2 digits LEDs 0002 Code on Node PC interface error PLC I/F Error. F Master s address Initialization error with PC Error occurred in Initial process for F5 LEDs where error PLC. occurred 000B Routing table error Data in Routing Table incorrect. E The other node s node Frame identifier Transmission response message Not in network Response message to be sent discarded because self node not part of network. --- address (See note.) faulty 0103 Local node not in network 0109 Other node not in network 0112 Incorrect header 0117 Source node address Target node address Reception response message faulty Transmission response message faulty Reception buffer full Incorrect message Other node busy Response message to be sent discarded because of send error. Response message to be sent discarded because partner node busy. Response message to be sent discarded due to wrong information of message header. Received response message discarded because self node s internal receiving buffer full. Received message incorrect and then discarded. Response message to be sent discarded because self node busy Code on Node Configuration data error Configuration Data Error. E Master s address I/O area overlap Slave s I/O Area duplicated. d0 LEDs where error 0703 occurred I/O area range exceeded Slave s I/O Area out of valid d1 allocated range Slave not supported. Unsupported Slave Station d2 connected Comparison error (Slave doesn t exist.) Slave Station registered on Scan List not exist. d Comparison error (Slave I/O size mismatch) Slave Station s I/O Size not match with registered information Communications error Communication Error occurred in d9 Remote I/O communication Scan list operation couldn t be Scan List can not be operated. C0 to C5 performed PC mounting error PLC Connecting Error. E Node address duplication Node Address duplicated with F0 another node Bus Off error detected Bus Off occurred. F Communications power supply Power not fed for communication. E0 error 0784 Transmission timeout Send Time-Out occurred. E d5 85

93 Mounting Multiple Masters to one PC Mounting Multiple Masters to one PC It is possible to mount more than one CompoBus/D Master Unit to one PC. This section explains the factors that must be considered when mounting more than one Master Unit. Precautions for Mounting Multiple Masters Checking for Data Area Duplication Be sure not to overlap the memory areas allocated for remote I/O communications when mounting more than one Master to a PC. Use the Configurator s Check Master Parameter Duplication command to check the Master parameters in a network configuration file for data area duplications. Other than avoiding data area duplications, the precautions for mounting more than one Master are the same as those for mounting just one Master. Refer to the previous parts of this section for information on settings and operations. When more than one Master Unit is mounted to a CS1 Series, C200HX/HG/HE, or C200HS PC, one of the Masters will be excluded and a mounting error will occur when the power is first turned on. The PC will start up normally once the Master parameters are written to the Masters. The Check Master Parameter Duplication command compares the Master parameters for two or more Masters in a network configuration file and warns when the same area has been allocated for remote I/O in more than one Master. 1, 2, Select File from the menu bar. 2. Select Check Master Parameter Duplication from the File menu. A window will be displayed to select the network configuration file that you want to check. 3. Select the desired network configuration file. Several files in the same folder can be selected. To select more than one file, press the Shift Key or Control Key while selecting files with the mouse. 4. Click on Open. A window will be displayed to select the Master parameters in the file. 86

94 Connecting Multiple Masters in one Network Select two or more Master parameters that you want to check for duplicate remote I/O allocations. Select the Master parameters while pressing the Control Key. When three or more Master parameters have been selected, the Configurator will check for duplications among all of the selected parameters. 6. Click on OK to start the duplication check. The results are output to a text file (DUPLOG.TXT), the file is opened, and its contents are displayed. The DUPLOG.TXT file is created in the main CompoBus/D Configurator directory. If there is an existing DUPLOG.TXT file, it will be overwritten. The DUPLOG.TXT file will be opened in the program that automatically handles text files, such as the Notepad program. 7. After viewing the contents of the DUPLOG.TXT file, close the file and exit the Notepad (or similar) program. If there are duplications in remote I/O allocations, edit the Master parameters to eliminate the duplications. See 3-6 Creating and Editing Master Parameters for details Connecting Multiple Masters in one Network Two or more Masters can be connected to a CompoBus/D network and perform independent remote I/O communications. This section explains the factors that must be considered when connecting more than one Master Unit. Precautions for Connecting Multiple Masters When connecting more than one Master to a network, be sure not to use the same Slave (including Slaves set for Explicit communication only ) for remote I/O communications with more than one Master. There will be conflicts that prevent proper communications if Slaves are involved in remote I/O communications with more than one Master. Similarly, Slave conflicts will occur and proper communications won t be possible if there is even one Master operating in scan list disabled mode. Carefully check the Master parameters of Masters being connected to the same network and make sure that no Slaves are duplicated. Also, when remote I/O communications are being performed in the network, make sure that none of the Masters will operate in scan list disabled mode. Other than avoiding Slave duplications, the precautions for connecting more than one Master are the same as those for connecting just one Master. Refer to sections 3-1 to 3-11 for information on settings and operations. 87

95 Connecting Another Company s Slaves Connecting Another Company s Slaves With some Slaves manufactured by other companies, the node address and communications rate must be set through the network. The CompoBus/D Configurator can be used to make those settings. The following functions are provided to ensure that the necessary settings can be made and the Configurator and Masters can recognize the Slaves. Reading/Writing device parameters (Slave parameters) Installing EDS files Creating EDS files Directly setting device parameters (Slave parameters) Slaves that have EDS files are handled differently from those that don t. An EDS file is a device definition file that contains information such as the Slave s device identification information used with DeviceNet, device parameters, and operating information. Since a standardized format is used, even Slaves manufactured by other vendors can be used without problems. Node Address/Communication Rate Setup Use the Configurator s Node Address/Communication Rate Setup command to set a Slave s node address and communications rate through the network. This command can be used only on other companies Slaves which must have their node address and communications rate set from the network. 1, 2, Arrange the CompoBus/D network so that only the Configurator and the other company s Slave are operating by either connecting the Master to the Slave one-to-one or by turning off the power supply to all the other Slaves. Refer to the Slave s operation manual to determine its default node address and communications rate settings. Connect the Configurator to the network with the same communications rate. 2. Select Tool from the menu bar while online. 3. Select Node Address/Communication Rate Setup from the Tool menu. The following window will be displayed. 4. Set the Setup Target Node Address to the Slave s current node address setting. 5. When changing the node address, set the Change Node Address to the new node address setting and click on Change. The Slave s node address will be changed and the Slave will be restarted automatically. 6. When the node address has been changed, set the Setup Target Node Address to the Slave s new node address setting. 7. When changing the baud rate, set the New Setup value to the new baud rate setting and click on Change. The Slave s baud rate will be changed and the Slave will be restarted automatically. The Slave won t be able to communicate with the Configurator since the baud rates are different. 88

96 Connecting Another Company s Slaves If you have changed the node address or the baud rate, check to be sure the correct values are displayed in the Configurator s device list. 9. After the Slave s settings have been completed, switch the Configurator to offline operation, start up the other Slaves, and return the network to normal operation. Using a Slave with an EDS File This section explains how to use another company s Slave when there is an EDS file available. Installing the EDS File The Configurator s Install EDS File command is used to install EDS files in the Configurator. Installing a Slave s EDS file enables the Configurator to properly identify the Slave, display information about the Slave, and make settings. 1, 2, Select File from the menu bar. 2. Select Install EDS File from the File menu. A window will be displayed to select the EDS file. 3. Select the desired EDS file and click on Open to install the file. Setting the Slave s Device Parameters When a Slave s EDS file has been installed, its device parameters can be edited like an OMRON Master Unit s Master parameters by bringing up the Edit Device Parameters window. Note This command can be used only on other companies Slaves which have had an EDS file installed. The Device Parameters Setup command in the Tool menu must be used for another company s Slave which doesn t have an EDS file. See Setting the Device Parameters on page 91 for details. 1, 2, Read the device list from the network. 2. Use one of the following methods to display the Edit Device Parameters window. Double-click on the Slave in the device list window. Select the Slave in the device list window, select Edit from the menu bar, and select Edit Device Parameters. Select the Slave in the device list window, click the right button on the mouse, and select Edit Device Parameters from the popup menu. The Edit Device Parameters window will be displayed. 89

97 Connecting Another Company s Slaves 3-14 The Display Parameter Group selection can be used to select a specific group of parameters to display. The width of the No. Name and Setup Value columns can be adjusted just like the width of the columns in the device list display area. You can click on Default Setup to return all of the Slave parameters to their default values. If there is a partially edited Slave parameter file, click on Read from File and specify the filename to read the file. When parameters are read from the Slave, click on Read from Device to read the Slave s parameters. To compare the current settings to the contents of a file or the parameters in a Slave, click on Compare with File or Compare with Device. 3. Set the parameters if necessary. Select the parameter to be set and click on Set Parameters. The Set Parameters window can also be displayed by double-clicking on the desired parameter. There are three kinds of Set Parameter windows, depending on the type of parameter being set. These three kinds of windows are shown below. The following window is for parameters set in bit units (16-bit data). Change a parameter setting by clicking on the corresponding box. A check mark ( ) indicates that the setting is enabled. The following window is for multiple-choice parameter settings. Select one of the settings from the choices displayed in the bottom-half of the window. 90

98 Connecting Another Company s Slaves 3-14 The following window is for parameters set within a fixed setting range. Set this type of parameter by moving the slide bar. The slide bar can be moved by dragging it (holding down the left-mouse button and moving the mouse) or clicking at the desired location on the slide bar. When the parameters have been set, click on OK to accept the new settings and return to the Edit Device Parameters window. The new parameter settings become effective when you click on OK. 4. Click on OK in the Edit Device Parameters window to exit the window. Using a Slave without an EDS File This section explains how to use another company s Slave when there isn t an EDS file available. Creating an EDS File Create and install an EDS file so that a name will be displayed for the Slave in the Configurator, rather than Unknown. 1, 2, Select File from the online menu bar. 2. Select Create EDS File from the File menu. The Create EDS File window will be displayed. Setting the Device Parameters 3. Click on Read from Device. The information will be read from the device and displayed in the left side of the window. 4. Input the names on the right side of the window. These names will correspond to the code on the left. (Only the catalog name can be omitted.) 5. Click on Register EDS. An EDS file will be created based on the information in the window and installed in the Configurator. 6. Click on Close to exit the Create EDS File window. Note The Create EDS File command can be used to create device identification information only. It can t be used to create device parameter information. Since Slaves without EDS files don t have a Slave parameters name and corresponding internal code, the Slave parameters can t be set using a name as they are for the Slaves with EDS files. The Slave parameters are set by specifying the Class, Instance, and Attribute that make up the internal code. To set these parameters, the Class (object class), Instance (class instance), Attribute (instance attribute), data units, and data size information must be obtained from the manufacturer or vendor. It won t be possible to set the Slave parameters if any of these values is unknown. 91

99 Printing Device Parameters , 2, Select Tool from the online menu bar. 2. Select Device Parameters Setup from the Tool menu. The Set Parameters window will be displayed Printing Device Parameters The Service Code values show the service names used by the Configurator when reading and writing the device parameters. These values cannot be changed. 3. Set the desired Slave s node address in the Setup Target Node Address area. 4. Input the Class, Instance, and Attribute settings and select the proper Data Unit and Data Size settings. 5. When reading the parameter settings from the Slave, click on Read from Device. The parameters will be read from the Slave and displayed in the Data area. The values will be displayed in the specified Data Unit and Data Size. 6. When writing parameter settings from the Slave, input the data in the Data area with the specified Data Unit and Data Size. Click on Write to Device to write the parameter settings to the Slave. 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 as required. 8. When the Slave parameters have been set, click on Close to exit the Set Parameters window. The Print command can be used to print the device parameters of the network configuration being displayed. 1, 2, To print a partial list of device parameters, select the desired devices. 2. Select File from the menu bar. 3. Select Print. The Print window will be displayed. 92