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SLMP/MC Protocol 3E Frame on FX3

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Hi guys,

I have been developing a SLMP 3E Frame UDP client for a PC to comunicate with an FX5 and seem to work great. I'm trying to make it compatible with FX3 and, as far as i know, it should be compatible and understand some commands, but i cannot get it to work with any configuration.

I have tried FX3U-ENET-P502 and ENET-ADP, looking at some examples (EthernetFX3QMC_GW2_V100 and EthernetFX3UQMC_V100) but i cannot find the exact setting used in FX Configurator to configure the ethernet modules, i see it GXW2 but cannot load the program if I choose that configuration.

Any ideas? I guess this should be possible...

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The FX3U MC protocol isn't 3E but 1A.  The old A series protocol.

 

 

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4 hours ago, Gambit said:

The FX3U MC protocol isn't 3E but 1A.  The old A series protocol.

 

 

Thanks for the reply!

Does this mean there is no way I cant communicate with the PLC using 3E?

The example i was quoting uses 3E the opposite way I'm looking for:

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It uses the same module I intend to use on the FX3 and it is MC Protocol 3E, and my SLMP communications should be compatible with 3E:

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I understand this won't work "out of the box", I think it's worth finding a configuration that allows us to communicate in the same way with FX5 and FX3, but is it possible? or I'm wasting my time and should use this library https://github.com/plcpeople/mcprotocol

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I understand the confusion but MC protocol for Q is 3E for FX3 1A.
If you have a QnUDV you can use simple PLC comm to exchange data between the PLC's.
 

It also shows that FX and FX3 use a different protocol. You can also find this in  the e-manual viewer

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Hello,

I am currently trying to use SLMP over UDP with a FX5U unit. The build-in ethernet port seems to work fine when using SLMP over TCP using 3E frames, but doesn't respond or recognize a SLMP/UDP connection. I can confirm the UDP port is actually open, but when I send any message the FX5U plc doesn't respond at all.

I use GX Works3 to program and configure the PLC. Any clue what the issue might be?

 

I use port 2000 for SLMP/TCP, and I tried 1025, 2001 and 2100 for SLMP/UDP. I am required to add an additional IP Address under the Sensor/Sevice section by GX-Works 3, which I put to the default PLC IP-address 192.168.3.255 of the PLC. This is only required when selecting UDP for SLMP, and not by TCP. What am I doing wrong here?

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Added more details about the PLC configuration

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The Sensor device IP adress should be the ip adress from the device that is sending the SLMP 

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So, I cannot connect 3E (4E) Frame protocol device to FX3G through ENET module?

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