Section 10 Transferring Data 10-1 Transferring Data to the PT
NS-Designer Operation Manual
Ethernet Communications
1. Make the following settings on the Network Tab Page.
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2
3
4
5
No. Field Setting Details
1 FINS Source
Address
Network Set the network address of the Ethernet network to which the
computer is connected.
2 Network Set the network address of the Ethernet network to which the PT
is connected.
3
FINS Destination
Address
Node Set the node address of the PT.
4 Frame Length - Set the maximum frame length. Use the default setting.
5 Response Time-
out
- Set the response timeout time. Increase the time only when there
are frequent communications errors.
2. Make the following settings on the Driver Tab Page.
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4
No. Field Item Details
1 - The workstation node number can be input if the Auto-detect
option is not selected. If automatic detection is not used, the
node and IP address must be input on the conversion table on
the Ethernet Tab Page in the System Settings.
2
Workstation
Node Number
Auto-detect Select this option to automatically generate the node address of
the computer from the IP address. If automatic detection is used,
the node and IP address do not need to be input on the conver-
sion table on the Ethernet Tab Page in the System Settings.
Example: If the IP address of the computer is 192.168.0.10, the
node address of the computer will be automatically set to 10.
3 IP Address - Set the IP address of the PT to be connected.
4 Port Number - Set the UDP port number. Normally 9600 can be used.
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