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1 GE Fanuc AutomationCIMPLICITY Monitoring and Control ProductsCIMPLICITY HMI Plant EditionBase SystemDevice Communications Manual GFK-1181J July 2001iiCIMPLICITY HMI Device Communications Manual July 2001 GFK-1181 JGFL-005 Warning notices are used in this publication to emphasize that hazardous voltages, currents, temperatures, or otherconditions that could cause personal injury exist in the equipment or may be associated with its situations where inattention could cause either personal injury or damage to equipment, a Warning notice is notices are used where equipment might be damaged if care is not merely call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding and operating the document is based on information available at the time of publication. While efforts have been made to be accurate,the information contained herein does not purport to cover all details or variations in hardware or software, not to providefor every possible contingency in connection with installation, operation, or maintenance.

2 Features may be describedherein which are not present in all hardware and software systems. GE Fanuc Automation assumes no obligation ofnotice to holders of this document with respect to changes subsequently Fanuc Automation makes no representation of warranty, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to, and assumesno responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, sufficiency, or usefulness of the information contained herein. Nowarranties of merchantability or fitness for purpose shall and Genius are registered trademarks and Series 90, Series Six, Series Five, and Logicmaster aretrademarks of GE Fanuc Automation North America, , Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft CorporationPLC PLC-2, and PLC-3 are registered trademarks and AdvancedDDE, Data Highway and RSLinx are trademarks ofAllen-Bradley Company, , Modbus PLUS, SA84 and SM85 are trademarks of Groupe and SINEC are registered trademarks of Siemens is a trademark of applicom is a registered trademark of Mitsubishi Electronics, is a registered trademark of OMRON Electronics, is a trademark of Square D CorporationOther products and company names mentioned in this document are trademarks and registered trademarks of theirrespective manual was produced using Doc-To-Help , by WexTech Systems.

3 1997-2001 GE Fanuc Automation North America, rights reservedGFK-1181 JiiiPrefaceContent of this ManualThis manual is composed of the sections described 1: Allen-Bradley Communications: Describes the Allen-BradleyCommunications 2. Allen-Bradley Data Highway Plus Communications: Describes theAllen-Bradley Data Highway Plus communications 3. Allen-Bradley DF1: Describes the cimplicity Allen-BradleyCommunication Enabler, which can be used to communicate with Allen-BradleyProgrammable Controllers through the DF-1 serial communication 4: Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna Communications: Describes theAllen-Bradley options that uses the computer's local serial ports, or a remote terminalserverChapter 5. APPLICOM Communications: Describes the APPLICOM communications 6. CCM2 Communications: Describes the CCM2 communications optionfor GE Fanuc programmable 7. DDE Client Communications: Describes the DDE Clientcommunications 8: FloPro/FloNet Communications: Describes FloPro, a program thatruns on IBM PC compatible computers and lets them perform functions similar toPLCs.

4 And the FloNet cardsChapter 9. Genius Communications: Describes the Genius communicationsoption for GE Fanuc programmable 10: Honeywell IPC 620 Communications: Describes the HoneywellAsynchronous Byte Count (ABC) Protocol 11. Johnson Controls N2 Communications: Describes the Mitsubishi A-Series Serial communications 12. Mitsubishi A-Series Serial Communications: Describes theMitsubishi A-Series Serial communications 13. Mitsubishi TCP/IP Communications: Describes the MitsubishiTCP/IP communications 14. Modbus Plus Communications: Describes the Modbus PlusCommunications HMI Device Communications Manual July 2001 GFK-1181 JChapter 15. Modbus RTU Communications: Describes the Modbus RTUcommunications 16. Modbus RTU Slave Communications: Describes Modbus RTU SlaveCommunications option that supports a multi-drop configuration with the ModbusRTU Slave Communications enabler functioning as a slave.

5 Chapter 17. Modbus TCP/IP Communications: Describes the Modbus TCP/IPcommunications 18. Modbus/TCP Slave Communications: Describes the Modbus/TCPS lave Communications option that supports a multi-drop configuration with theModbus/TCP Slave Communications enabler functioning as a slaveChapter 19. OMRON Host Link Communications: Describes the OMRON HostLink communications optionChapter 20. OMRON TCP/IP Communications: Describes the OMRON TCP/IPcommunications 21: OPC Client: Describes the OPC Client software that gives users accessto an OPC 22. Series 90 TCP/IP Communications: Describes the Series 90 TCP/IPcommunications option for GE Fanuc programmable 23. Seriplex Communications: Describes the Seriplex 24. Sharp TCP/IP Communications: Describes the Sharp TCP/IPcommunications 25. Siemens TI Communications: Describes the Siemens TIcommunications 26. Smarteye Electronic Assembly Communications: Describes theSmarteye Electronic Assembly communications 27.

6 SNP and SNPX Communications: Describes the SNP/SNPX communications option for GE Fanuc programmable 28. Square D SY/MAX Communications: Describes the Square DSY/MAX communications 29: Toyopuc Ethernet Device Communication Module: Describes theconnections with Toyopuc programmable 30. Series 90 TCP/IP Triplex Communications: Describes the Series 90 TCP/IP Triplex PublicationsFor more information about cimplicity software, refer to these publications: cimplicity HMI Base System User Manual (GFK-1180). This book describesall the basic features on the cimplicity HMI for Windows NT and Windows , the "Related Documentation" section of each device's chapter contains a list ofsuggested documents you should have on hand for that Communications1-1 About Allen-Bradley Communications .. 1-1 Sample Allen Bradley Network .. 1-1 Allen-Bradley Communications Features .. 1-2 Required 1-2 Supported Allen-Bradley Devices.

7 1-3 Supported File Types .. 1-4 Required Allen-Bradley Software .. 1-4 Allen-Bradley Related Documents .. 1-5 RSLinx Installation Procedures .. 1-5 Ethernet Communications RSLinx Installation Procedure .. 1-51784-KTX Data Highway Plus Communications RSLinx Installation Procedure .. 1-7 Allen-Bradley Communications Ethernet Installation Verification .. 1-8 Using .. 1-8 Examples of Valid Ethernet Network Addresses .. 1-9 cimplicity Application Configuration .. 1-10 Port Configuration .. 1-10 Device Configuration .. 1-11 Point 1-15 Point Address Formats .. 1-16 PLC-5 PD File Support .. 1-20 Defining Points for Unsolicited Data .. 1-22 Rules For Defining Unsolicited 1-22 Controlling Multiple Point Updates via a Logical Definition .. 1-25 Enabling PLC-2 Protected 1-25 Configuring PLCs for Unsolicited Data .. 1-26 Ethernet Direct .. 1-26 Ethernet through PI Gateway .. 1-28 Data Highway 1-30 Communication through ControlLogix 1-31 Specifying the Network Address in the cimplicity Device 1-31 Network/Cable Redundancy Support.

8 1-32 Features of network redundancy .. 1-33 Unsolicited data .. 1-34 Advanced Configuration 1-34 ABETH_PLC_POLL_TIMEOUT .. 1-34 ABETH_PLC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT .. 1-35 ABETH_PLC_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT .. 1-35 Contents-viiiCIMPLICITY HMI Device Communications Manual July 2001 GFK-1181 JAllen-Bradley Data Highway Plus Communications2-1 About Allen-Bradley Data Highway Plus Communications .. 2-1 Supported Allen-Bradley Data Highway Plus Devices .. 2-3 Data Highway Plus Supported File Types .. 2-4 PLC-2 File Types .. 2-4 PLC-3, PLC-5 and PLC-5/250 File Types .. 2-4 SLC 5/04 File Types .. 2-4 Data Highway Plus Related Documents .. 2-4 Data Highway Plus KT Card Configuration .. 2-5 Special Note on I/O Cards .. 2-7 Data Highway Plus Installation Verification .. 2-8 Reading and Writing Data Highway Plus Test Data .. 2-9 Data Highway Plus Application Configuration .. 2-10 Port 2-10 Data Highway Plus Device Configuration .. 2-11 Point Configuration.

9 2-14 Point Address Formats .. 2-15 Note on PLC-5 Addressing .. 2-18 Data Highway Plus Unsolicited Data .. 2-19 Unsolicited Data Message Block .. 2-19 PLC-5 2-20 PLC-3 Unsolicited Messages .. 2-21 Allen-Bradley DF-13-1 About Allen-Bradley DF-1 .. 3-1 Allen-Bradley DF-1 Supported 3-2 Allen-Bradley DF-1 Supported Memory Types .. 3-2 Allen-Bradley DF-1 Application Configuration .. 3-2 Port 3-2DF-1 Device Configuration .. 3-5 Point Configuration .. 3-8 General Point Properties .. 3-8 Device Point 3-8 PLC2 and PLC3 Address Format .. 3-9 PLC 5 Address Format .. 3-10 SLC Address Format .. 3-11DF-1 Setup Utility .. 3-12 Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna Communications4-1 About Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna Communications .. 4-1 Communications Enabler Features .. 4-2 Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna Supported Data Types .. 4-2 Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna Related 4-3 Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna 4-3 Allen-Bradley RFID Diagnostic Program.

10 4-3 Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna Application Configuration .. 4-5 Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna Port 4-5 Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna Device Configuration .. 4-9 Point Configuration .. 4-12 GFK-1181 JContentsContents-ixIntelligent Antenna Configuration .. 4-13 Updating an Antenna s Configuration File .. 4-14 Updating the Antenna Configuration 4-15 Viewing an Antenna s Current 4-16 APPLICOM Communications5-1 About APPLICOM 5-1 APPLICOM Communications Supported Protocols .. 5-3 APPLICOM Communications Supported Data Types .. 5-4 APPLICOM Generic Device Data Types .. 5-4 APPLICOM Interface Database Data Types .. 5-4 Siemens Device Data 5-5 APPLICOM Required Hardware and Software .. 5-6 APPLICOM Related Documents .. 5-6 APPLICOM Card 5-6 Directory Path for APPLICOM Communications .. 5-7 APPLICOM Installation 5-7 APPLICOM Application 5-8 Port Configuration .. 5-9 APPLICOM Device Configuration.