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Table of Contents
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 1 Melsec-A Ethernet (TCP) Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Supported Device Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Consecutive Equipment Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sample Ladder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
I/O Manager Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Equipment Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Device Address Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Safety Information
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Important Information
NOTICE
Read these instructions carefully, and look at the equipment to become familiar with
the device before trying to install, operate, or maintain it. The following special
messages may appear throughout this documentation or on the equipment to warn
of potential hazards or to call attention to information that clarifies or simplifies a
procedure.
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PLEASE NOTE
Electrical equipment should be installed, operated, serviced, and maintained only by
qualified personnel. No responsibility is assumed by Schneider Electric for any
consequences arising out of the use of this material.
A qualified person is one who has skills and knowledge related to the construction
and operation of electrical equipment and its installation, and has received safety
training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved.
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About the Book
At a Glance
Document Scope
This manual describes the device driver communication settings in the Vijeo
Designer screen editing software. Vijeo Designer enables you to design Magelis
target machines that communicate with PLCs, drives, field devices, and other
equipment.
For more information about Vijeo Designer and Magelis target machines, please
refer to Vijeo Designer user documentation.
Validity Note
The data and illustrations found in this book are not binding. We reserve the right to
modify our products in line with our policy of continuous product development. The
information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be
construed as a commitment by Schneider Electric.
Documentation Conventions
Target Machine: Human-Machine Interface (HMI) that runs user applications
designed in Vijeo Designer screen editing software. A target machine is also known
as a terminal.
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Product Related Information
WARNING
LOSS OF CONTROL
The designer of any control scheme must consider the potential failure modes
of control paths and, for certain critical control functions, provide a means to
achieve a safe state during and after a path failure. Examples of critical control
functions are emergency stop and overtravel stop.
Separate or redundant control paths must be provided for critical control
functions.
System control paths may include communication links. Consideration must be
given to the implications of unanticipated transmission delays or failures of the
link.*
Each implementation of a Magelis XBTGT, HMISTO, HMISTU, HMIGTO,
HMIGTU, XBTGH, XBTGK, XBTGC, iPC, and XBTGTW must be individually
and thoroughly tested for proper operation before being placed into service.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or
equipment damage.
* For additional information, refer to NEMA ICS 1.1 (latest edition), “Safety
Guidelines for the Application, Installation, and Maintenance of Solid State Control.“
User Comments
We welcome your comments about this document. You can reach us by e-mail at
[email protected].
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Subject of this Chapter
This chapter explains the Mitsubishi Melsec-A Ethernet (TCP) Driver.
What's in this Chapter?
This chapter contains the following topics:
Topic Page
System Structure 10
Supported Device Addresses 11
Consecutive Equipment Addresses 15
Sample Ladder 16
I/O Manager Configuration 17
Equipment Configuration 18
Device Address Configuration 20
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System Structure
Overview
The following table describes the basic system setup for connecting the target
machine to Mitsubishi Melsec-A Series PLCs.
Connection
Series CPU Ethernet Module*1
MELSEC-A Series A2A AJ71E71
A3A
A2U-S1
A2N
A2US A1SJ71E71
A1SJH
*1. If the Ethernet module has a Binary/ASCII switch, make sure it’s set to
Binary.
Note:
Use a 100BASE-TX connection for iPC Series, XBTGTW Series, XBTGT2000
Series or higher, XBTGH2000 Series, XBTGC2000 Series or higher,
XBTGT1005 Series, HMIGTO Series, HMIGTU Series, HMISTO Series, and
HMISTU Series target machines.
Use a 10BASE-T connection for XBTGT1130 target machines.
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Supported Device Addresses
Overview
The following tables list the device address ranges you can enter from the Device
Address keypad.
WARNING
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION
Incorrect values will result if conflicting writes to the same register are requested
simultaneously by the target and PLC program.
Design your system to avoid conflicting write processes between the target
machine and PLC program.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or
equipment damage.
For actual device address ranges supported by the PLC, refer to the corresponding
PLC manual.
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AnA Series
Device Bit Address Word Address 16 bit 32 bit
*1
Input Relay X00000-XFFFFF X0000-XFFFF0
*1
Output Relay Y00000-YFFFFF Y0000-YFFFF0
*2
Internal Relay M0000-M8991 M0000-M8976
*2
Latch Relay L000000-L999999 L000000-L999984
*2
Special Relay M9000-M9991 M9000-M9976
*2
Annunciator F000000-F999999 F000000-F999984
Link Relay B00000-BFFFFF --
Timer (contact) TS00000-TS65535 --
Timer (coil) TC00000-TC65535 --
Counter (contact) CS00000-CS65535 --
Counter (coil) CC00000-CC65535 --
Timer (current value) -- TN00000-TN65535 *6 *6
L/H L/H
Counter (current value) -- CN00000-CN65535
*3 *4
Data Register D0000:0-D65535:15 D0000-D65535
*3 *4
Special Register D0000:0-D65535:15 D0000-D65535
*3 *5
Link Register W0000:0-WFFFF:F W0000-WFFFF
*3 *4
File Register R0000:0-R8191:15 R0000-R8191
*4
0R0000:0-0R8191:15 0R0000-0R8191
*4
1R0000:0-1R8191:15 1R0000-1R8191
*4
Expanded File Register 2R0000:0-2R8191:15 2R0000-2R8191
*4
(0R-28R)
*3 3R0000:0-3R8191:15 3R0000-3R8191
... ...
*4
27R0000:0-27R8191:15 27R0000-27R8191
*4
28R0000:0-28R8191:15 28R0000-28R8191
*1 To use as word address, the bit number (last digit) must be 0.
*2 To use as word address, must be multiple of 16.
*3 Read-modify-write. When you write to one of these bit addresses, the target
machine reads the entire word address, sets the defined bit, then returns the new
value to the PLC. If the ladder program writes data to this word address during
the bit read/write process, the resulting data may be incorrect.
*4 You can define a bit address by adding a colon followed by the bit position (0~15)
at the end of the word. (e.g. D0000:15)
*5 You can define a bit address by adding a colon followed by the bit position (0~F)
at the end of the word. (e.g. W0000:F)
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*6 16-bit and 32-bit data, High and Low, refer to data as defined in the following
examples.
AnN Series
Device Bit Address Word Address 16 bit 32 bit
*1
Input Relay X0000-XFFFF X0000-XFFF0
*1
Output Relay Y0000-YFFFF Y0000-YFFF0
*2
Internal Relay M0000-M8991 M0000-M8976
*2
Latch Relay L0000-L8991 L0000-L8976
*2
Special Relay M9000-M9991 M9000-M9976
*2
Annunciator F0000-F9999 F0000-F9984
Link Relay B00000-BFFFFF --
Timer (contact) TS000-TS999 --
Timer (coil) TC000-TC999 --
Counter (contact) CS000-CS999 --
Counter (coil) CC000-CC999 --
*6 *6
Timer (current value) -- TN000-TN999 L/H L/H
Counter (current value) -- CN000-CN999
*3 *4
Data Register D0000:0-D9999:15 D0000-D9999
*3 *5
Link Register W0000:0-WFFFF:F W0000-WFFFF
*3 *4
File Register R0000:0-R8191:15 R0000-R8191
*4
0R0000:0-0R8191:15 0R0000-0R8191
*4
1R0000:0-1R8191:15 1R0000-1R8191
*4
2R0000:0-2R8191:15 2R0000-2R8191
Expanded File Register *4
*3 3R0000:0-3R8191:15 3R0000-3R8191
(0R-28R)
... ...
*4
27R0000:0-27R8191:15 27R0000-27R8191
*4
28R0000:0-28R8191:15 28R0000-28R8191
*1 To use as word address, the bit number (last digit) must be 0.
*2 To use as word address, must be multiple of 16.
*3 Read-modify-write. When you write to one of these bit addresses, the target
machine reads the entire word address, sets the defined bit, then returns the new
value to the PLC. If the ladder program writes data to this word address during
the bit read/write process, the resulting data may be incorrect.
*4 You can define a bit address by adding a colon followed by the bit position (0~15)
at the end of the word. (e.g. D0000:15)
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*5 You can define a bit address by adding a colon followed by the bit position (0~F)
at the end of the word. (e.g. W0000:F)
*6 16-bit and 32-bit data, High and Low, refer to data as defined in the following
examples.
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Consecutive Equipment Addresses
Overview
The following table lists the maximum number of consecutive addresses that can be
read by each PLC. Refer to this table when using block transfers.
Note:
To speed up data communication, use consecutive variable addresses on the
same panel screen.
The following situations increase the number of times that the equipment is
read, which reduces the data communication speed between the target
machine and the equipment:
when the number of consecutive addresses exceeds the maximum
when different register/device types are used.
AnA, AnN Series
Max. Consecutive
Device Gap Span
Addresses
Input Relay (X)
Output Relay (Y)
Internal Relay (M)
Latch Relay (L)
Special Relay (M)
Annunciator (F) 256 bits 47 bits
Link Relay (B)
Timer [contact] (TS)
Timer [coil] (TC)
Counter [contact] (CS)
Counter [coil] (CC)
Data Register (D)
Special Register (D)
Link Register (W)
File Register (R) 256 words 25 words
Expanded File Register
(0R-28R)
Timer [current value] (TN)
Counter [current value] (CN)
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Sample Ladder
The following ladder program illustrates Schneider Electric’s recommended
communication settings for the PLC.
MELSEC-A Series (AJ71E71, A1SJ71E71 Ethernet Interface Unit)
LD M9038
DMOVP Haabbccdd D100 (PLC IP address)*1
MOVP K0 D110
MOV H8000 D116 (TCP Unpassive communication configuration)
MOV K1024 D124 (PLC port No. <example uses 1024>)
LD M9036
TOP H0000 H0000 D100 K50
LD X0019
MOV K5 D113
TOP H0000 K13 D113 K1
LD M9036
OUT Y0019
LD M9036
OUT Y0008
END
Note:
Refer to the Mitsubishi AJ71E71 or A1SJ71E71 Ethernet Interface Unit User’s
Manual for configuration details.
*1.Confirm the IP address with your network administrator. aabbccdd is the IP
address in hexadecimal. Do not set up duplicate addresses.
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I/O Manager Configuration
Overview
The driver and equipment, which enable communication between the target
machine and the PLC, depends on the PLC type.
Note:
For information on how to display the [New Driver] dialog box, see the Vijeo
Designer Help.
Screen example of I/O Manager Configuration
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Equipment Configuration
Overview
WARNING
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION
Read and understand the instructions in this section to ensure data is properly
transferred. If you do not follow these instructions, incorrect data could be written
to the PLC and the target machine.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or
equipment damage.
To set up details about the communication process between the target machine and
the PLC, use the [Equipment Configuration] dialog box.
For an overview of the driver and equipment settings, see I/O Manager
Configuration.
Note:
For information on how to display the [Equipment Configuration] dialog box, see
the Vijeo Designer Help.
Screen example of Equipment Configuration
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Screen Description
Area Description
Enable monitor Select to use Monitor Registration with the PLC. To increase
registration communication efficiency, use monitor registration so the target
machine registers, with the PLC, which device addresses to
monitor. When this setting is selected, if there are many non-
continuous addresses, communication will be performed more
efficiently.
Destination IP Specifies the Destination IP address (PLC).
Address
Destination Port No. Enter a integer value (1024-65535) to match the PLC’s Ethernet
port number.
PLC No. Designates the PLC number when communicating via the network.
Specify an integer value between 0 and 64, both inclusive to identify
the communicating PLC. If not communicating via the network,
enter 255.
Note:
Only one target machine using one protocol is allowed to be registered to one
PLC. If registering multiple protocols to the same PLC, the operation will not be
successful.
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Device Address Configuration
Overview
WARNING
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION
Read and understand the instructions in this section to ensure data is properly
transferred. If you do not follow these instructions, incorrect data could be written
to the PLC and the target machine.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or
equipment damage.
To set up a PLC variable in the Variable List, use the Device Address Keypad from
the variable properties.
See Supported Device Addresses.
Note:
For information on how to display the Device Address Keypad, see the Vijeo
Designer Help.
Screen example of Device Address Keypad
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Screen Description
Area Description
Device Lists the PLC’s discrete and word device types.
Address Enter the device address for the PLC variable. The keypad ensures
that you enter the correct format for bit and word devices.
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