NAIS MEWTOCOL-COM

1. Overview
This driver provides communication interface between XPanel and NAIS FP Series PLC with their MEWTOCOL-COM protocol.

2. Communication Setup
(1) Create a new device. For creating a new device activate the menu Tools->I/O Devices or bar. Following picture shows the first step of creating a new device. icon in tool-

I/O Device Name Give a device name. This name will be used in the TAG configuration window of database accompanied by the Station Name.

(2) Select a network type : NAIS FPO MEWTOCOL-COM After selecting the OK button of previous step, Serial Communication Configuration dialog box will be popped up as shown in following picture. NAIS FP (MEWTOCOL-COM) - 1

Select the NAIS FPO MEWTOCOL-COM in Device Type combo-box of following dialog box. And then, configure the communication parameters appropriately. Ensure that parameters are matched with those of PLC side.

(3) Create a station Move to the Station tab of Serial Communication Configuration dialog box. The PLCs to communicate with must be registered in the Station Tab. Add Station button pops up a station configuring dialog box. A station can be defined with its station number on this dialog box. Each field can be configured with following guideline.

Station Name Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used in the database window accompanied with the Device Name. Station Type Choose the NAIS FPO. (No other type can be selected.) Network ID This field has no effect. Station No. Assign a station number. It can be a decimal number between 1 and 32. 16Bit Data Swap This field has no effect. NAIS FP (MEWTOCOL-COM) - 2

32Bit Data Swap This field has no effect. Using Checksum This field has no effect. Comm. Error Message Pop Up If this item is checked, XPanel displays a communication error notification message at every Rx and Tx error. Otherwise(unchecked), XPanel does not display the message at data receive error. Only when there is data transmit (writing a TAG value to the station) error, the notification message is popped up. This message box will be closed automatically about 5 seconds after.

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3. Address Notation
The address of TAG in XPanel has the following format. Format Type Dec. Dec_Hex. Format [Symbol][Decimal Address] [Symbol][Decimal Address][Hex Bit Number] Example DT0010 T0100 X012F

Symbol X Y R L C T WX WY WR DT FL LD

Area External Input External Output Internal Relay Link Relay Counter Timer External Input Word External Output Word Internal Relay Word Data Register File Register Link Data Register

Analog TAG

Digital TAG O O O O O O

Address Format Dec_Hex Dec_Hex Dec_Hex Dec_Hex Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec

Decimal Address 00-12 00-12 000-903 000-999 000-143 000-143 00-12 00-12 000-903 0-9121 0-9999 0-9999

Access R R/W R/W R/W R R R R/W R/W R/W R/W R/W

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4. Communication Cable Wiring

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