PaulB303

Thanks Crossbow! I wasn't aware this was a factory set function. I see there are a multitude of Sysmac studio library files now. Thanks for your help.

Hi All, I need access to a the Safety function blocks within a safety CPU using sysmac studio on a machine we are upgrading.. Is there a generic password available to gain access? Best Regards, Paul  

Hi All, I'm looking to setup communications between a digital force gauge and an Omron NX-CIF1010 RS232 serial communication interface.  Here is the Output Protocol from the Force Gauges Manual: Output Protocol RS-232 Parameter - Baudrate: 9600 - Data-Bit: 8 - Parity: none - Stop-bit: 1 The measured value is requested by the PC by the ASCII Sign “9”. I've tried to follow the youtube video, "How to communicate via RS 232 using an NX CIF to a PC" however setting up communication between the force gauge instead of a PC is proving difficult. How to communicate via RS 232 using an NX CIF to a PC - YouTube This is quite new to me so I'm trying to get my head around it at the moment so please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm reading values from the Force gauge in ASCII and I need to convert those values into another numerical value data type. I've seen in CX-Programmer, ASCII values being converted into Floating Point values using the "FVAL" instruction using Data registers however I can't use the same approach in Sysmac Studio. Do I need to clear the serial buffer everytime before I look to receive a numerical value from the force gauge? Here are details regarding the screenshots I've included below: 1) CIF101 Parameters to read Force Gauge Output Protcol in Sysmac Studio which should be matching the force gauges output protocol. 2) CIF101 IO Map in Sysmac Studio - ** I'm unsure if this is where I need to be linking the "RcvDat" input of the "NX_SerialRcv" function block? 3) CIF101 Sending Data Function Block - "NX_SerialBufClear" function block setup - "port_id" data type has been changed to "_sDevice_Port". 4) CIF101 Receiving Data Function Block - "NX_SerialRcv" function block setup 5) Global Variable - Array [0..3] OF BYTE - used in "RcvDat" input of "NX_SerialRcv" function block  6) Internal Variables Created  to send and receive data 7) Force Gauge RS232 Configuration 8) Force Gauge Output Protocol   Any help would be greatly appreciated. Paul  

Thank you sir. This is the exact information I needed. Very much appreciated.

Hi Nate, Did you ever get your IAI PCON-CA controller setup through EtherNet/IP to communicate with the CJ2M? I'm having a similar issue trying to set up a PCON-CA with an Omron NX102-9020 PLC via the "Full direct Value Mode". Omron provide a connection guide to communicate to NX controller via EIP using "Remote I/O mode" which I was able to establish a connection and monitor the PCON controllers I/O through the RcPc software. I require greater control and feedback from the controller so I need to use "Full direct Value Mode". I've read through the PCON-CA EtherNet setup manual and understand each of the controllers I/O registers for controlling it have different byte sizes. What I don't understand, is how to trigger or write a specific numerical value from the PLC to a designated area in the PCON controller. I've attempted to setup Input and an Output "STRUCT" Data Type in Sysmac Studio to write to the PCON controller Inputs and and read from the controller outputs however I have a multitude or errors so I'm not sure if I'm interpreting the information from the manuals correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Paul