NS12 and PLC connection

[pszczepan 2]

Hi ! NS was connected to CJ2H using Ethernet as a HOST3. Now I want to change connection to NT-link - sometimes Ethernet stop working and I want to connect locally PLC and NS via NT link - it is close - 4m. I set RS232 in PLC to NT:link IN CX designer - I made new HOST2 for a Serial port A (1:1 NT link connection). How I can change automatic all data from HOST3 (ETHERNET) to HOST2 (NT link). Manual changing will be terrible - so many addresses I would like to leave Ethernet connection just for NS Web interface service. Will it work? Thanks Edited 19 Jan 2010 by pszczepan

[PMCR 66]

pszczepan This is very simple. In CX Designer, simply setup the SerialA setup in CX Designer, then go to the Find menu, and select Change Host. Search Host = Host3 Replace Host = SerialA (or Host2 if you are naming it that). Click Replace. You can leave the Ethernet service enabled for upload / download and Web Server functions without using it to connect to a PLC.

[PdL 71]

In this case definitely the best way to go. Another method would be to copy everything to a new project. Upon pasting it gives the option to change hosts. A very useful feature when working on an CX-Designer project with multiple hosts that serve identical machines/installations with each their own host. Once one is finished, I just copy all page objects, paste into an empty project, cut again and paste back on the new page. Then I can change to another host.