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Omron CIP Communication Server User Manual

1. ET a Options 10 x 2014 03 31 09 37 51 258 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 37 51 259 OmronCIP Configuration file is CAPROGRA 2 KUNKM T OMRONC 2 OMRONCIP CF a Processing of the file C PROGRA 2 KLINKM 1 OMRONC 2 OneVariable 2014 03 31 09 37 51 259 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 21 875 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 21 940 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 22 050 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 22 050 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 22 050 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 22 161 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 22 161 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 22 268 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 22 930 OmronCIP 2014 03 31 09 38 23 033 OmronCIP NAQA AINA ANANDA NAN A aie Processing ofthe file C PROGRA 2 KLINKM 1 OMRONC 2 Variables tet Using WinSock 2 0 Socket 1 Topic_2 28 5 65 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Socket 1 Topic_2 28 R 65 00 04 00 9C 01 1601 000000 00 00 00 00 00 00 OOl Socket 1 Topic_2 90 S 6F 00 42 00 9C 01 16 01 00 00 00 00 B6 F2 A8 C3 000 5 26 00 CC 07 00 42 A3 02 20 02 2401 Socket 1 Topic_2 70 R 6F 00 2E 00 9C 01 16 01 00 00 00 00 B6 F2 A8 C3 00 C Socket 1 Topic_2 70 S 70 00 2E 00 9C 01 16 01 00 00 00 00 B6 F2 A8 C3 00 0 Socket 1 Topic_2 64 R 70 00 28 00 9C 01 1601 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Socket 1 Topic_2 70 S 70 00 2E 00 9C 01 16 01 00 00 00 00 BB F2 A8 C3 00 0 Socket 1 Topic_2 64 m emer AMA AM AM Arm An AN ad de nd AN aM AMAA me oo AAMA NAN R 70 00 28 00 9C 01 16 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4
2. Delete Select the appropriate Access Name and click on Close If the Access Name has not been defined as previously described click on Add and define the Access Name now The Details dialog box will appear displaying the selected Access Name Initial Value jo Min EU 32768 Max EU 32767 Deadband jo Min Raw 32768 Max Raw 32767 T rT Conversion Eng Units Log Deadband fo E Linear Square Root Access Name PLE2 ltem M Use Tagname as ltem Name For integers and reals fill in the Min EU Max EU Min Raw and Max Raw fields These fields control the range of values that will be accepted from the Server and how the values are scaled If no scaling is desired Min EU should be equal to Min Raw and Max EU equal to Max Raw Enter the OmronCIP item name to be associated with this tagname in the Item field in the Details box Initial Value jo Min EU 32768 Mag EU 32767 Deadband jo Min Raw 32768 Max Raw 32767 oo S Conversion Eng Units Log Deadband 0 G Linear Square Root Access Name PLC2 Item Tstint I Use Tagname as Item Name Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 25 Refer to the Item Names section below for complete details Where applicable the Use Tagname as Item Name option may be selected to automatically enter the tagname in this field Note The tag name can only be use
3. The following additional entries can be used SlowPollRetries and SlowPolllnterval The SlowPollRetries entry is used to enter the number of consecutive error retries for one topic If after SlowPollRetries there is still no successful response from unit Unitronics PLC then this topic is changed to slow poll mode The WIN INI file SlowPollinterval entry is used to enter the slow poll mode update interval in seconds Entering into slow poll mode is reported to WWLogger and or to OmronCIP Internal Logger by following string Node lt NODENAMES gt Topic lt TOPICNAME Set slow poll mode poll after each ld secs Stop error logging to topic Leaving the slow poll mode is reported to WWLogger and or to OmronCIP Internal Logger by following string Node lt NODENAMEs gt Topic lt TOPICNAME s Return to normal communication to topic Error logging reestablished The default values they are used if WIN INI file does not contain these entries are SlowPollRetries equal to 5 and SlowPolllnterval equal to 60 seconds MultiWrite If MultiWrite 1 entry is added to WIN INI file OmronCIP section then write commands are processed in the following way if server receives some new value to be written to unit and other writing command to same UNIT address is still pending waiting for execution Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 35 then no new write command is create
4. To save Internal Logger information to file select Options Disk Options from Internal Logger main menu the Disk Options dialog box will appear Disk Options Cancel r File Options Directory Ic Program Files x86 Klinkmann Automation Keep Log File for jo days The following can be entered in this dialog box Log to File If checked then Internal Logger information will be saved to Internal Logger File The OmronCIP Internal Logger file name is created in the following format OmronCIP _YYYYMMDD LOGn where YYYY is a year MM is a month DD is a day and n is a order number of consecutive OmronCIP Internal Logger file starting from 1 The OmronCIP Internal Logger file maximum size is 16 MB if there is more information logged then next consecutive file is created e g there can be consecutive files OmronCIP_20030228 L0G1 OmronCIP_20030228 LOG2 etc Directory Enter the path where to keep the Internal Logger File Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server Keep Log File for 38 Here the number of days how long to keep the Internal Logger File can be entered After this number of days expires the corresponding Internal Logger File will be automatically deleted The default value 0 keeps Internal Logger Files forever in this case they can be deleted manually Options Font To configure the font used by Internal Logger sel
5. 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 21 Access PLC2 Node Name Cancel Application Name Failover Jomroncip Topic Name PLC2 m Which protocol to use C DDE SuiteLink Message Exchange When to advise server C Advise all items Advise only active items Enable Secondary Source Note If Add is selected this dialog box will be blank when it initially appears Data has been entered here to illustrate the entries that are made The following fields are required entries when entering an Access Name Definition Access Name In the Access Name box type the name you want InTouch to use to this Access Name For simplicity use the same name that you will use for the Topic Name here Node Name If the data resides in a network I O Server in the Node Name box type the remote node s name Application Name In the Application Name box type the actual program name for the I O Server program from which the data values will be acquired In case the values are coming from the OmronCIP Server the OmronCIP is used Do not enter the exe extension portion of the program name Topic Name Enter the name defined for the topic in the OmronCIP Server to identify the topic the OmronCIP Server will be accessing The Topic Name is an application specific sub group of data elements In the case of data coming from a OmronCIP Server program the topic name is the exact same name configured for the
6. RDSHost ingi Damaka Skar n 3 Carcel aw Select the Security tab and customize the Launch and Activation and Access permissions by adding the user group OPCUSERS same way like for OmronCIP OPC amp DDE Server Give all permissions to that group OPC Client side settings To configure necessary settings on OPC Client computer 1 Start dcomcnfg exe from Windows XP Start Run line navigate to and right click on My Computer and select Poperties item from the pull down menu that appears In the window that appears select the Default Properties tab and make sure the settings there are filled like as shown below Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 32 Component Services imi v 1x Eile Action View Window Help 21x goe Default Protocols MSDTC COM Security e elm xenlea t General Options efault Properties C Console Root B Component Services IV Enable Distributed COM on this computer Computers g H Computer J Enable COM Internet Services on this computer Event Viewer Local m Default Distributed COM Communication Properties Services Local The Authentication Level specifies security at the packet level Default Authentication Level Connect The impersonation level specifies whether applications can determine who is calling them and w
7. an arbitrary name that is used as the Topic Name for all references to this Controller The following steps are taken to define the Topic attached to the Controller Invoke the Configure Topic Definition The Topic Definition dialog box will appear Topic Definition Topics Topic_1 Modify Delete To define a new topic click on New To modify an existing topic select the topic name and click on Modify The OmronCIP Topic Definition dialog box will appear FEE Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 15 Topic Name PLCI i a Socket Name Socket 1 v Cancel r Controller IP Address ft 94 12 83 57 Global Variables file OneVariable txt Update Interval 1000 msec Reply Timeout fio sec Enter the Topic Name Note If using InTouch the same Topic Name is to be entered in the Add Access Name dialog box see description in Using the OmronCIP Server with InTouch section Socket Name Select the Socket to associate it with the topic Additional topics Omron NJ series Controllers may be associated with the same Socket at a later time IP address Enter the Omron Controller IP address Internet Address Global Variables file Select or enter the name of Global Variables definition file exported from Omron Sysmac Studio programming software and used by Omron CIP Server to validate this Controller item names and their
8. of available software products Click on Uninstall and proceed as directed by the Uninstall Wizard Licensing by using HASP HL key The following should be done to enable the licensing by HASP HL key The HASP Device driver and HASP Files are selected during the OmronCIP Server installation in Custom Setup dialog that causes correspondingly haspdinst exe and hasp_windows_4442 dll files are copied to OmronCIP Server folder and Sentinel LDK Run time Environment HASP HL Runtime Package is installed and started enabling the OmronCIP Server can detect the HASP HL USB dongle insert the received HASP key into USB port and wait until Installing device driver software message disappears and Device driver software installed successfully message appears start OmronCIP Server and check if Sofware key or HASP HL key not found message does not appear then it means everything is done correctly and OmronCIP Server runs in full mode with licensing by HASP HL key enabled Software license key OmronCIP Server supports the computer dependent software licensing The following steps are required to enable it 1 Start OmronCIP Server click on Help menu item also short cut Alt H can be used and pop up menu with Help menu commands will appear Contents How to Use Help License About OmroncClP Select License and License dialog will appear x Product C
9. or topic if Wonderware OPCLink application is used If OPC Client supports the validating of items validate the item before adding it Add the item Depending on OPC Client it can be done in several different ways for example BON a By entering separately the access path to topic name valid topic name configured in OmronCIP Topic definition and separately the item name b By entering the full path to item name in the format TopicName ItemName where TopicName is the valid topic name configured in OmronCIP Topic definition c By browsing the server address space By default the OmronCIP Server is installed and used as a local OPC Server both OPC Server and OPC Client reside on same computer The OmronCIP Server can run also as a remote OPC Server in this case OPC Server and OPC Client are located on separate computers Accessing the remote OPC Server is same as for local OPC Server but some DCOM Distributed COM configuration is required before accessing the remote OPC Server The DCOM configuration must be done both on OPC Server and OPC Client computers Configuring DCOM To access OmronCIP Server as a remote OPC Server it is necessary to do some changes in default security settings selected for the OPC Server s and Client s computers The following Windows XP SP2 based explanation describes the necessary settings to be done for XP SP2 firewall for OPC Server and for OPC Client computers Firewall When setting up the
10. properties see Item Names section later in this manual To export the Global Variables at first copy Global Variables to the clipboard by selecting Tools Export Global Variables CX Designer from Omron Sysmac Studio Main menu and then save the contents of clipboard to the text file with appropriate filename and location Update Interval Set the Update Interval field to indicate the frequency the items points on this topic Omron Controller should be read polled This is requested update rate at this frequency the values of all this topic active items must be updated In real conditions when large amount of data is requested from Controller the real update rate can be longer the OmronCIP Server will automatically adjust it to have the maximum possible performance Reply Timeout Enter the amount of time in seconds the Controller will be given to reply to commands from the Server Note The default value of 3 seconds should be sufficient for most configurations When all entries in OmronCIP Topic Definition dialog box have been made click on OK to process the configuration for this topic Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 16 Select Done in Topic definition dialog box when configuration for all Topics has been performed ltem Names The Omron CIP Ethernet IP Communication Server supports item names corresponding with names of Global Variables
11. 91 Product Code DR60010 100 Message BB Lister c Program Files 86 Klinkmann Automation OmronCIP OPC and DDE Server OmronCIP_20140331 log Ol x Eile Edit Options Encoding Help 98 2614 63 31 09 42 26 870 OmronCIP WWCOMDLG DLL Version 3 19 al 2614 63 31 09 42 26 877 OmronCIP Valid software license found 2614 03 31 09 42 26 879 OmronCIP Configuration file is C PROGRAM FILES X86 KLINKMANN AUTOMATION OMRONCIP OPC AND DDE SERVERY 2614 63 31 09 42 26 879 OmronCIP Processing of the file C Program Files x86 Klinkmann Automation OmronCIP OPC and DDE Server 2614 63 31 69 42 26 886 OmronCIP i Processing of the file C Program Files x86 Klinkmann Automation OmronCIP OPC and DDE Server 2614 63 31 09 43 05 680 OmronCIP Software Key e667 2717 4F96 2614 63 31 69 43 65 726 OmronCIP 18aa removed PC Code 2496 5c75 8b8b bb91 Product Code DR666011 HASP HL Error 7 Sentinel HASP protection key not available 2614 63 31 09 43 05 737 OmronCIP HASP HL key not found 2614 63 31 09 43 07 523 OmronCIP HASP HL key not found exiting you where warned Daba an ALF Amann TN Cannan atacand X ROKIN or take the string with Software License Key removal message directly from ArchestrA SMC Logger or OmronCIP Internal Log file like following Software Key e666 2719 8fe0 18aa removed PC Code 2496 5c75 8b8b ba91 Product Code DR60010 100 Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron C
12. C s Show Logger this selection is available only for OmronCIP OPC amp DDE version If checked then OmronCIP Internal Logger is activated and all debug information is going to OmronCIP Internal Logger The OmronCIP Internal Logger file is named in the format OmronCIP_YYYYMMDD LOGn where YYYY is a year MM is a month DD is a day and nis a order number of consecutive OmronCIP Internal Logger file starting from 1 the OmronCIP Internal Logger file maximum size is 16 MB if there is more information logged then next consecutive file is created e g there can be consecutive files OmronCIP_19990413 LOG1 OmronCIP_19990413 LOG2 etc All OmronCIP debug information except Dump Screen is displayed through the ArchestrA SMC Log Viewer Wonderware Logger or OmronCIP Internal Logger in case Show Logger is checked which must be active for these commands to work Note If you check Show Send and or Show Receive debug output grows very fast and it is possible that computer can become very slow Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 37 Internal Logger The OmronCIP OPC amp DDE version supports the Internal Logger To enable the OmronCIP Internal Logger check the Show Logger option at the OmronCIP Server System Menu see Troubleshooting menu section above this command can be used to start stop the Internal Logger The Internal Logger window looks like following
13. E provides a means of packing many proprietary Wonderware DDE messages into a single Microsoft DDE message This packing improves efficiency and performance by reducing the total number of DDE transactions required between a client and a server Although Wonderware s FastDDE has extended the usefulness of DDE for the industry this extension is being pushed to its performance constraints in distributed environments The OmronCIP Server Suite Link amp DDE version supports the FastDDE Version 3 an extension to Wonderware s proprietary FastDDE Version 2 This extension supports the transfer of Value Time Quality VTQ information The original DDE and FastDDE Version 2 formats are still supported providing full backward compatibility with older DDE clients FastDDE Version 3 works on Windows 9x systems as well as Windows NT systems NetDDE extends the standard Windows DDE functionality to include communication over local area networks and through serial ports Network extensions are available to allow DDE links between applications running on different computers connected via networks or modems For example NetDDE supports DDE between applications running on IBM compatible computers connected via LAN or modem and DDE aware applications running on non PC based platforms under operating environments such as VMS and UNIX SuiteLink uses a TCP IP based protocol and is designed by Wonderware specifically to meet industrial needs such as data integr
14. HASP HL Runtime Package copied to OmronCIP Server folder only if HASP Device driver is selected during the installation in Custom Setup dialog LICENSE RTF Klinkmann Automation software license file KLSERVER DLL Dynamic Link Library necessary for OPC amp DDE version of the Server WWDLG32 DLL Dynamic Link Library necessary only for OPC amp DDE version Of the Server In case the HASP Device driver is selected during the installation in Custom Setup dialog the Sentinel LDK Run time Environment HASP HL Runtime Package is installed during the OmronCIP Server installation and will be uninstalled during the OmronCIP Server uninstallation The presence of Sentinel LDK Run time Environment can be checked after the OmronCIP Server installation by looking up in Control Panel Administrative Tools Services the Service Sentinel Local License Manager must be started Note Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 7 The OmronCIP Server Suite Link amp DDE version requires some Wonderware software e g Wonderware InTouch is installed on same computer For non Wonderware systems use the OmronCIP Server OPC amp DDE version To uninstall the OmronCIP Server start Control Panel select Uninstall a program and select the OmronCIP SuiteLink and DDE Server or OmronCIP OPC and DDE Server from the list
15. IP Communication Server 10 4 Provide the obtained Software License Key removal message screenshot or string together with new Customer PC Code when applying for new Software License Key without purchasing the new license in situations when it is necessary to move Klinkmann software to other computer or operation system change is planned Note Without providing the Software License Key removal message screenshot or string the new Software License Key will not be assigned Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 11 Configuring the OmronCIP Server After the OmronCIP Server is initially installed a small amount of configuration is required Configuring the Server automatically creates a OmronCIP CFG file that holds all of the topic definitions entered as well as the communication port configurations This file will automatically be placed in the same directory in which OmronCIP EXE is located unless the path where the configuration file will be placed is specified via the Contigure Server Settings command alo x Configure Help Socket Definition Topic Definition Server Settings Server Settings Command A number of parameters that control the internal operation of the Server can be set In most cases the default settings for these parameters provide a good performance and do not require changing However they can be changed to fin
16. OGON and giving it all all access permissions Do the same also for Edit Limits Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 33 Note In case the Edit Limits selections are not available grayed that would mean the DCOM Security Options for some reason have Security Setting other than Not defined To correct that select Control Panel Administrative Tools Local Security Policy and select Local Policies Security Options in Local Security Settings dialog box select right click and invoke Properties for DCOM Machine Access Restrictions and DCOM Machine Launch Restrictions and change their Security Setting to Not defined 4 Now the configuration of OPC Client side is is completed close the dcomcnfg program and restart the OPC Client Running OmronCIP OPC amp DDE version as Windows Service To install OmronCIP Server OPC amp DDE version to run as Windows Service the OmronCIP Server must be started with command line parameter Service OmronCIP Service After this the OmronCIP OPC amp DDE Server Service will be installed with Startup type Manual The Service Startup configuration can be changed by MS Windows XP Control Panel Administrative Tools Services configuration The Allow service to interact with desktop checkbox in Log On tab must be checked the Log On tab can be invoked from Poperties i
17. OPC Server Client it is recommended initially to switch the firewall off After the necessary configuration is done the firewall should be restarted and the DCOM port added to the exception list by selecting Add Port in firewall Exceptions pane and adding TCP port 135 as it is needed to initiate DCOM communications Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 28 Windows Firewall ES General Exceptions Advanced Windows Ftewal is blocking inco rT x programs and services selected be to work better but might increase y Use these settings to open a port through Windows Firewall To find the port number and protocol consult the documentation for the program or service you want to use Programs and Services Name M DCOM Name DCOM O File and Printer Sharing mod_RSsim Port number fi 35 Modbus Master Slave Suite Remote Assistance TCP UDP Remote Desktop SAP Logon for Windows What are the risks of opening a port O UPnP Framework Change scope Cancel Add Program i IV Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions OK Cancel As well by selecting the Add Program all necessary OPC Server and OPC Client programs should be added to the exception list OmronCIP OPC Server settings After OmronCIP Server OPC amp DDE version installation the
18. Omron CIP Ethernet IP Communication Server for Microsoft Windows and Wonderware Applications User Manual Ver 1 x Rev 1 1 DR 600 10 DR 600 11 KLINKMANN AUTOMATION P O Box 38 FIN 00371 Helsinki Finland Tel int 358 9 5404940 Fax int 358 9 5413541 www klinkmann com Omron CIP Communication Server Table Of Contents OV GIUIOW Shes kB teiaa heated aa abated viata aha debihed edad bended ee 1 COMMUNICATION PlOlOCOIS 2s 5c5c ccs ors soite his icaceade aE odie es E 2 Accessing Remote Items via the Servel cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas 3 Installing the OmronCIP Sew elec Sas notin etn cn ioe nla nt pia ne acy 4 Installing the Server sce ele eke Lee he ai tien Mean oie ead abe dk 4 Licensing by using HASP HL Keys 2 cesceteauesedts elses eee tees eerie 7 SOMWANC license KEY a a r a a A a A E ea E 7 Transferring the software license to other COMPUIEL ccceeeeeeeeeeeteteeeeeeeeeeeeeees 8 Configuring the OmronCIP Server s 2 01 cakes ieee eae ane aeaonaak 11 Server SEMAGS Command osare inea a e a e aeeie Aia 11 Socket Definition Com MamGe trszccttew esterases ae aes 12 Saving OmronCIP Configuration File cccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeees 13 Contiguration File LOGAnOMW seeiis a atte te alist tetet et ae 14 Topic Definition COMMING dita soe ssetarcrtercerte ts esa cesarean hantcatu scape haiak ota t ese cata abertebnSeers 14 tem Name Sieni a5 At ee ae t
19. Read Only item used to access the number of active items with errors in the corresponding topic The range of valid values is from 0 to 2147483647 ERRORITEMS The ERRORITEMS item is an Integer type Read Write Only unique for each topic used to access the total number of items with invalid item names these items are rejected by Server The ERRORITEMS value can be reseted by writing 0 to this item The range of valid values is from 0 to 2147483647 WRITECOUNT The WRITECOUNT item is an Integer type Read Only item used to access the number of write commands messages waiting for execution The range of valid values is from 0 to 2147483647 For example in following way the WRITECOUNT item can be used to avoid the increasing of memory occupied by not executed write commands activate the hot link with WRITECOUNT item and start to monitor it activate new write command by poking new value only if value of WRITECOUNT becomes equal to 0 e g all previous write commands are executed and memory occupied by them is freed Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 19 SUSPEND Special Read Write Discrete Item SUSPEND may be used to control the communication with a separate topic If application changes SUSPEND value from 0 to 1 then communication with topic is suspended If SUSPEND value is changed back to 0 then communication with this topic is resumed Note If topic is suspend
20. Spreadsheets Values may be read directly into Excel spreadsheets by entering a DDE formatted formula into a cell as shown in the following examples OmronCIP PLC2 Tstint OmronCIP NJ501 Real12 OmronCIP controller4 Struct1 MEMB2 Note Refer to the Microsoft Excel manual for complete details on entering Remote Reference formulas for cells Writing Values to OmronCIP Points Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 26 Values may be written to the Server from Microsoft Excel by creating an Excel macro that uses the POKE command The proper command is entered in Excel as follows channel INITIATE OmronCIP topicname POKE channel itemname Data_Reference TERMINATE channel RETURN The following describes each of the above POKE macro statements channel INITIATE OmronCIP topicname Opens a channel to a specific topic name defined in the Server in an application with name OmronCIP the executable name less the EXE and assigns the number of that opened channel to channel Note By using the channel INITIATE statement the word channel must be used in the POKE statement instead of the actual cell reference The applicationname and topicname portions of the formula must be enclosed in quotation marks POKE channel itemname Data_Reference POKEs the value contained in the Data_Reference to the specified item name actual location in the
21. System Administrator must configure DCOM by using the dcomcenfg exe system utility the following steps 1 At first it is recommended to create a local group i e OPCUSERS that contains a list of all the users who will have permission to access the OmronCIP OPC server 2 Start dcomcnfg exe from Windows XP Start Run line and select the OmronCIP OPC amp DDE Server from the list of DCOM entries Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server Component Services 5 x eS File Action View Window Help lj x e m Xx E Ale 2 EE a 4 Console Root DCOM Config 263 object s E B Component Services B Computers E El My Computer E COM Applications J DCOM Config USOLdPb2 clsIProgBar USOLdSt1 clsISysTray UniOPC Server UniOpeNodeThread clsNodeThread UpdateDb upnpcont exe UPnPContainer upnphost UserIn Document ViewEngineUtil Vision OPC amp DDE Server Visual Studio 2005 Macro Server Visual Studio For Applications 8 0 IDE E g I Running Processes Event Viewer Local Services Local F 29 3 Right click on OmronCIP OPC amp DDE Server and select the Poperties item from the pull down menu that appears In the window that appears select the General tab and make sure the Authentication Level field is set to Connect ision OPC amp DDE Server Pr
22. Unitronics PLC via the channel number returned by the previously executed INITIATE function Data_Reference is the row column ID of the cell containing the data value For itemname use some of the valid item names described in the Item Names section TERMINATE channel Closes the channel at the end of the macro Some applications have a limited number of channels Therefore they should be closed when finished Channel is the channel number returned by the previously executed INITIATE function RETURN Marks the end of the macro The following is an example of Excel macro used to poke value from cell B2 to topic PLC2 item Tstint PokeMacro Ctrl a INITIATE OmronCIP PLC2 POKE A2 Tstint B2 ON TIME NOW 0 01 TerminateDDEChannel RETURN TerminateDDEChannel TERMINATE A2 RETURN Note Refer to the Microsoft Excel manual for complete details on entering Remote Reference formulas for cells Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 27 Using the OmronCIP Server with OPC Clients The OPC amp DDE version of OmronCIP Server is accessible from OPC Clients There are following general steps needed to access an OPC item from OmronCIP Server 1 Run OPC Client application and select the OmronCIP OPC and DDE Server from the list of available OPC Servers If OmronCIP Server currently is not running it will start automatically Create a new group
23. ain Details Alarms Details amp Alarms Members New Restore Delete Save E gt gt Cancel Close Tagname Tstint Type Memory Integer Group System Readony Read write Comment JAccessLevel I LogData Log Events J Retentive Value Retentive Parameters Click on New and enter the Tagname The tagname defined here is the name InTouch will use The OmronCIP Server does not see this name Select the tag type by clicking on the Type button The Tag Types dialog box will appear a Tag Types x Memory Discrete 1 0 Discrete Indirect Discrete Memory Integer 1 0 Integer Memory Real 1 0 Real Indirect Analog Memory Message 1 0 Message Indirect Message Group Var Hist Trend Tag ID Details Clear All To access OmronCIP items the type must be I O Discrete I O Integer I O real or I O Message Select the Tag type The Details dialog box for the tagname will appear Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 24 Initial Value jo Min EU 32768 Max EU 32767 Deadband jo Min Raw 32768 Max Raw 32767 TA Conversion Eng Units LogDeadband 0 G lren t RA Access Name Unassigned ltem I Use Tagname as ltem Name Select the Access name for OmronCIP Server by clicking on the Access Name button The Access Names dialog box will appear Galaw Add Modify
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25. c are deleted when topic enters the slow poll mode Note Be careful when using this setting if Controller is switched off or disconncted but client application continues to generate new values to be written to this Controller that can cause the computer memory overload with memory allocated for write messages Configuration File Directory This field is used to specify the path disk drive and directory in which OmronCIP will save its current configuration file The OmronCIP Server will use this path to load the configuration file the next time it is started Note Only the path may be modified with this field The configuration file is always named OmronCIP CFG Note There is no limit to the number of configuration files created although each must be in a separate directory When using the OmronCIP Server with InTouch it is good practice to place the configuration file in the InTouch application directory Start automatically as Windows NT Service This option is disabled and not supported by OmronCIP Server Once all entries have been made click on OK Socket Definition Command To configure the Socket used for communication with Omron SYSMAC NuJ Servies Controller invoke the Configure Socket Definition command The OmronCIP Socket Settings first dialog box will appear OmronCIP Socket Settings OmronCiP Sockets D one To modify or examine an existing Socket select the topic name and click on Modify To define a n
26. conds The value of this item can be read through DDE Suite Link or OPC Client can poke new values to this item The range of Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 18 valid values is from 10 to 2147483647 milliseconds The value of zero indicates that no items on this topic are updated The write commands are still executed new values written to PLC if UPDATEINTERVAL value is 0 Note By poking a value of zero to the UPDATEINTERVAL item a client can stop all update activities on the corresponding topic without having to deactivate the items POLL_NOW The POLL_NOW item is an Integer type Write Only item used for immediate one time polling of all active items this one time polling is performed when POLL_NOW value switches from 0 to 1 no effect when switches from 1 to 0 MAXINTERVAL The MAXINTERVAL item is an Integer type Read Only item used to access the measured maximum update interval in milliseconds of all items for the corresponding topic for the last completed poll cycle The range of valid values is from 0 to 2147483647 milliseconds The UPDATEINTERVAL and MAXINTERVAL items can be used to tune the performance of communication ITEMCOUNT The ITEMCOUNT item is an Integer type Read Only item used to access the number of active items in the corresponding topic The range of valid values is from 0 to 2147483647 ERRORCOUNT The ERRORCOUNT item is an Integer type
27. d the value in existing write command is replaced by new one As default no MultiWrite entry or MultiWrite 0 all write values are delivered to UNIT i e always new write command is created If MultiWrite 2 then Server tries to include the new write value into the some of previously created messages ignoring the sequence of data changing in the client application Server can include into one message only the consecutive item values Example value of MI100 in message with values of items MI99 or MI101 Important f MultiWrite 2 then maximum writing speed is achieved but this option is not recommended if data changing sequence is important for PLC program WriteCapacity The WriteCapacity entry can be used to specify how many values can be sent written by one write message The WriteCapacity value becomes effective only starting with second pending write message i e the first pending write message always will contain one value The WriteCapacity entry is relevant only if parameter MultiWrite 2 The WriteCapacity default value is 1 MessageRetries The MessageRetries entry can be used to specify how many times the OmronCIP server will try to send any command to PLC After MessageRetries expires the next command will be tried As default no MessageRetries entry or MessageRetries 2 the MessageRetries equal to 2 will be used Note the topic STATUS item value will change to 0 when MessageRetries expires WriteRetries The WriteRetries
28. d if it follows the conventions listed in the Item Names section Once all entries have been made click on the Save button in the top dialog box to accept the new tag name To define additional tagnames click on the New button To return to the WindowMaker main screen select Close Monitoring the Status of Communication with InTouch InTouch supports built in topic names called DDEStatus and lOStatus that are used to monitor the status of communications between the Server and InTouch For more information on the built in topic names DDEStatus and lOStatus see your InTouch documentation The status of communication between the Server and InTouch can be read into Excel by entering the following DDE reference formula in a cell on a spreadsheet in following examples PLC2 is the Topic Name configured for OmronCIP Server view DDEStatus PLC2 or view lOStatus PLC2 Notes on Using Microsoft Excel Data from the OmronCIP topic Unitronics PLC may be accessed from Excel spreadsheets To do so enter a formula like the following into a cell on the spreadsheet OmronCIP topic item Note Sometimes Excel requires the topic and or item points to be surrounded by apostrophes if it is required by Excel syntax In the formula topic must be replaced with one of the valid topic names defined during the Server configuration process Replace item with one of the valid item names described in the Item Names section Reading Values into Excel
29. display the Save Configuration dialog box Save Configuration Configuration File Directory ition OmronCIP SuiteLink and DDE Servers aR V Hake this the default configuration file This dialog box displays the path where the Server is going to save the current configuration file The path may be changed if necessary Also the path can optionally be recorded in the WIN INI file by selecting the Make this the default configuration file Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 14 option Doing so it will allow the OmronCIP Server to find the configuration file automatically each time it is started Configuration File Location When the OmronCIP Server starts up it first attempts to locate it s configuration file by first checking the WIN INI file for a path that was previously specified If the path is not present in the WIN INI file the Server will assume that the current working directory is to be used To start the Server from an application directory configuration file other than the default configuration file a special switch d is used For example invoke the Start Run command and enter the following OmronCIP d c directoryname Note There is no limit to the number of configuration files that may be created although each must be in a separate directory Topic Definition Command The user provides each connected Omron SYSMAC NuJ Servies Controller with
30. e tune the Server for a specific environment To change the Server s internal parameters invoke the Configure Server Settings command The Server Settings dialog box will appear Server Settings Protocol Timer Tick 50 msec 7 NetDDE being used Cancel Configuration File Directory mann Automation OmronClP SuiteLink and DDE Servers Retry failed write messages indefinitely Start automatically as Windows NT Service The following describes each field in this dialog box Protocol Timer Tick This field is used to change the frequency at which the Server checks for work to do at this frequency the Server tries to send one data request to Controller and receive one reply from Controller If the send response cycle is too long then more than one activation of Server is necessary to process it If computer is very busy or some other MS Windows application is taking over the computer then the Server is activated rarely than setting in the Protocol Timer Tick Note The default value is 50 milliseconds The minimum value is 10 milliseconds NetDDE being used Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 12 This option is disabled and not supported by OmronCIP Server Retry failed write messages indefinitely This field is used to disable the deleting of pending write messages when s ow poll mode on some topic is started As default all write messages for this topi
31. ect Options Font from Internal Logger main menu the Font dialog box will appear Font Font Font style MS Sans Serif MS Serif O Palatino Linotype FH PMingLil T RimHelvetica d RimTimes FH RusHelvetica Effects Sample Color L Black AaBbYy2z Ms Sans Serif Regular fi 0 i 8 E Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 39 KLINKMANN AUTOMATION Omron CIP Ethernet IP Communication Server Revision History Date Number Notes Mar 2014 Rev 1 0 First Release Mar 2014 Rev 1 1 Item Names section modified arrays added Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11
32. ed by setting SUSPEND value to 1 then Server rejects all new write values to this topic i e no new write messages are created after SUSPEND value has changed from 0 to 1 Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 20 Using the OmronCIP Server with Suite Link and DDE Clients The Suite Link amp DDE version of OmronCIP Server is accessible from Suite Link clients e g InTouch and DDE clients e g Excel The OPC amp DDE version of OmronClIP Server is accessible from DDE clients Using the OmronCIP Server with InTouch To access to Omron NuJ series Controller Global Variables from InTouch the Access Names and Tagnames should be defined in WindowMaker Defining the Access Names InTouch uses Access Names to reference real time I O data Each Access Name equates to an I O address which can contain a Node Application and Topic Ina distributed application I O references can be set up as global addresses to a network I O Server or local addresses to a local I O Server To define the Access Names in WindowMaker node invoke the Special Access Names command The Access Names dialog box will appear Galaxy and OPC are default already existing Access Names when creating a new InTouch application Close OPC Add Delete Click on Add The Add Access Name Dialog Box will appear Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev
33. entry can be used only for write commands to specify how many times write command will be tried to send The WriteRetries entry is used together with MessageRetries in the following way if after WriteRetries MessageRetries there is still no response from PLC then this write command is removed from list of pending write commands and will be no more executed As default no WriteRetries entry or WriteRetries 3 the WriteRetries equal to 3 will be used So if default settings MessageRetries 2 and WriteRetries 3 are used the write command will be deleted after 6 unsuccessful retries Examples by settings MessageRetries 2 and WriteRetries 1 the OmronCIP server will delete write command after 2 unsuccessful retries by settings MessageRetries 1 and WriteRetries 1 the OmronCIP server will delete write command immediately after first unsuccessful retry FirstPollDelay The FirstPollDelay entry can be used to specify how long is pause delay between connection establishing and first poll request issue As default no FirstPollDelay entry or FirstPollDelay 0 the FirstPollDelay equal to 0 will be used FirstWDDelay The FirstWDDelay entry can be used to specify how long is pause delay between connection establishing and first watchdog write message issue As default no FirstWDDelay entry or FirstWDDelay 0 the FirstWDDelay equal to 0 will be used Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communicat
34. ew Socket click on New The OmronCIP Socket Settings second dialog box will appear Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 13 Socket Name Socket 1 m Computer Cancel Internet Address jo 0 0 0 Use Default Address IW The following describes each dialog field in this dialog box Socket Name Enter the Socket name and later use it in Topic Definition Only one Socket with same IP address can be defined IP address Enter the Computer Internet Address IP address if it has more than one If there is only one Internet Address for computer then Use Default Address can be checked to use this IP Address If Computer is multi homed more than one Internet Address used and Use Default Address is checked then it is impossible to know which IP Address must be used Note OmronCIP Sockets use the reserved for Ethernet IP messaging port number 44818 Once all entries have been made click on OK to process the configuration for the Socket The OMRONETH Socket Settings dialog box will appear again Click on Done when configuration for all Sockets has been performed Note If this is the first time the Sockets have been configured the user will be prompted to save configuration to an existing directory Saving OmronCIP Configuration File If the configuration file does not currently exist or a new configuration path has been specified the Server will
35. hether the application can do operations using the client s identity Default Impersonation Level Identify E Security for reference tracking can be provided if authentication is used and that the default impersonation level is not anonymous J Provide additional security for reference tracking Cancel Apply 2 Select the Com Security tab and edit the Default settings for Access Permissions by adding if not yet added ANONYMOUS LOGON and giving it all access permissions Do the same also for Edit Limits il naa Reg fccess Permission ab General Options Default Properties Default Security Default Protocols MSDTC COM Security Group or user names r Access Permissions You may edit who is allowed default access to applications You may E Administrators SKARS Administrators also set limits on applications that determine their own permissions ANONYMOUS LOGON Everyone Edit Limits m Launch and Activation Permissions Add R 3 eae i emove You may edit who is allowed by default to launch applications or Permissions for ANONYMOUS _ _ activate objects You may also set limits on applications that LOGON Ae Dery determine their own permissions Local Access Edit Limits Edit Default Remote Access OK Cancel amp pply 3 Edit the Default settings for Launch and Activation Permissions by adding if not yet added ANONYMOUS L
36. ion Server 36 Troubleshooting menu The following debugging choices are appended to the Server s System Menu the menu that appears when you click on the Server icon in the upper left hand corner of the Server s window Suspend Protocol Resume Protocol these choices permit you to turn protocol processing on and off what means that you can suspend access to Controller s Show Send if checked then all outgoing user data logged in hexadecimal format Show Receive if checked then all incoming user data logged in hexadecimal format Show Errors if checked then all information about errors is logged Show Rejected Writes this option can be useful in situation when communication with some topic topics is suspended by using the SUSPEND item see Item Names section and the Server rejects all writes pokes to this topic topics If checked then information about each rejected write poke value is logged If not checked default then Server rejects all writes pokes to suspended topic s without logging any information Verbose if checked then additional debugging information is displayed Dump all information about ports topics messages and data items logged This can be use to find out how many messages are actually sent to the PLC s Dump Screen if checked then information about active messages are displayed on the OmronCIP main window This also can be used to find out how many messages are actually sent to the PL
37. ithout HASP key installed or software license key entered the OmronCIP Server will run one hour in demo mode After purchasing the OmronCIP Server the appropriate HASP key or software license key is provided and no re installation of OmronCIP Server is needed In case HASP Device driver and HASP Files are not selected then HASP USB key will not be supported and only the software license will be available files needed for HASP USB key will not be installed Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 5 j OmronCIP SuiteLink and DDE Server Setup loj xi Select the way you want features to be installed Click the icons in the tree below to change the way Features will be installed Ease Device driver Sentinel LOK Run time Environment X HASP Files HASP HL Runtime Package This feature requires OKB on your hard drive BrOWse Reset Disk Usage __sak net Cancel In case HASP Device driver and HASP Files are selected then HASP USB key will be supported and both HASP key and software license will be available files needed for HASP USB key will be installed i OmronCIP SuiteLink and DDE Server Setup iol x Select the way you want features to be installed Click the icons in the tree below to change the way features will be installed HASP Device driver Sentinel LDK Run time Environ
38. ity high throughput and easier diagnostics This protocol standard is only supported on Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 or higher SuiteLink is not a replacement for DDE FastDDE or NetDDE The protocol used between a client and a server depends on your network connections and configurations SuiteLink was designed to be the industrial data network distribution standard and provides the following features Value Time Quality VTQ places a time stamp and quality indicator on all data values delivered to VTQ aware clients Extensive diagnostics of the data throughput server loading computer resource consumption and network transport are made accessible through the Microsoft Windows NT operating system Performance Monitor This feature is critical for the scheme and maintenance of distributed industrial networks Consistent high data volumes can be maintained between applications regardless if the applications are on a single node or distributed over a large node count The network transport protocol is TCP IP using Microsoft s standard WinSock interface OPC OLE for Process Control is an open interface standard to provide data from a data source and communicate the data to any client application in a common standard way Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 3 The OPC is based on Microsoft OLE COM and DCOM technologies and enables simple and standardised data interchange bet
39. llowing format is used arrayname x where arrayname is the name of Global Variable array and x is the index of array element x starts from 0 for example TstArray2 5 is array s TstArray2 element with index 5 Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 17 There is a 1994 bytes maximum length limitation for CIP class 3 connection Large_Forward_Open messages so the maximum number of items which can be read by one message depends on read message type The OmronCIP Server currently supports two types of read messages 1 Multiple Services Packet Service Code 0A messages used for reading of single Global Variables except array elements The maximum number of items which can be read by one Multiple Services Packet message is limited to 32 items it is limited by length of request command sent to Controller 2 Read Service for Variables Service Code 4C messages used for reading of arrays in case item name indicates this item is array element the whole array starting from beginning is read from Controller Therefore it is important to use the array elements with small indexes as the maximum number of items which can be read by one Read Service for Variables is limited by Controller response message For example the maximum number of DWORD double word type array elements which can be read from Controller is 495 double words Note If possible it is highly recom
40. mended to use arrays that can greatly increase the OmronCIP Server performance in case it is necessary to read large amount of data For more detailed information about format of Global Variables definition files please refer to OneVariable txt and Variables txt example Global Variables definition files installed during the the OmronCIP Server installation Monitoring and Controlling Communication with a PLC For each topic there are following additional items offered by OmronCIP Server to monitor and control the communication with PLC STATUS For each topic there is a built in discrete item that indicates the state of communication with PLC The discrete item STATUS is set to 0 when communication fails and set to 1 when communication is successful The STATUS value is set to 0 after 3 consecutive unsuccessful retries to communicate with this PLC From InTouch the state of communication may be read by defining an I O Discrete tagname and associating it with the topic configured for the PLC and using STATUS as the item name From Excel the status of the communication may be read by entering the following formula in a cell OmronCIP topic STATUS where topic is the name of topic e g plc01 configured for PLC UPDATEINTERVAL The UPDATEINTERVAL item is an Integer type Read Write item used to access the currently set Update Interval see Topic Definition Command section It indicates the current requested update interval in millise
41. ment E3 v HASP Files HASP HL Runtime Package This feature requires 14MB on your hard drive Location C Program Files x86 Klinkmann Browse Automation OmronCIP SuiteLink and DDE Server Reset Disk Usage __ eak net Cancel Note In case the SafeNet Sentinel LDK Run time Environment HASP HL Runtime Package is already installed on your computer separately or by some other software then it can be disabled Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 6 hA EHASP Device driver Sentinel LDK Run time Environment E HASP Files HASP HL Runtime Package This Feature requires OKB on your hard drive When installation is finished the subdirectory specified as a folder where to install the OmronCIP Server files will contain the following files OmronCIP EXE The OmronCIP Server Program This is a Microsoft Windows 32 bit application program OmronCIP CHM The OmronCIP Server Help file OmronCIP CFG An example configuration file OneVariable txt Example Global Variables definition file conatining only one Global variable Variables txt Example Global Variables definition file conatining several Global variables hasp_windows_44 Dynamic Link Library installed only if HASP Files is selected 42 dll during the installation in Custom Setup dialog haspdinst exe Sentinel LDK Run time Environment Installer
42. ndependent common application layer industrial protocol for industrial automation applications providing a unified communication architecture throughout the manufacturing enterprise Accessing Remote Items via the Server The communication protocol addresses an element of data in a conversation that uses a three part naming convention that includes the application name topic name and item name The following briefly describes each portion of this naming convention application name The name of the Windows program Server that will be accessing the data element In the case of data coming from or going to Omron SYSMAC Nu series Controller via this Server the application portion of the address is OmronCIP topic name Meaningful names are configured in the Server to identify specific devices These names are then used as the topic name in all conversations to that device For example PLC1 Note You can define multiple topic names for the same device PLC to poll different items at different rates item name A specific data element within the specified topic For example when using this Server items can be Global Variables Booleans Integers Reals floating point Strings members of Arrays and Structures etc in the Omron NJ series Controller The term Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 4 point is used interchangeably with the term item in this User Manual F
43. nent that allows remote OPC Client to browse the local machine to identify OPC Servers that are installed on it To configure OPCEnum settings start dcomcnfg exe from Windows XP Start Run line and select the OPCEnum from the list of DCOM entries Right click on OPCEnum and select the Poperties item from the pull down menu that appears In the window that appears select the General tab and make sure the Authentication Level field is set to Connect Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 31 PDFShelliInfo Clas PhoneControl Clas Prodlarm ActionCc ProStudio Provide RDSessMar i Component Services Es 10 x mie aton vew Window Hep ax Gi mlm x fa 4 General Location Security Endpoints Identity NetMeeting x He te Network Provision m General properties of this DCOM application H 4 OlnFoP 11 Application Name OpcEnum OlnfoP12 OMRHLINK OPC amp Application ID 13486D44 4821 11D2 4494 3CB306C10000 OMRON Cx Progr OMRON FDAS 1 Application Type Local Server OmronDatabase C a OMRONFGY OPC Authentication Level E gt ae Local Path otkloadr Outlook tesco E Outlook Office Fi Paintbrush PDFPrevHndlr PDFPrevHndlrShirr El
44. ode DR6001 0100 Customer PC Code 2496 5c75 8b8b ba91 Transfer Software Key Cancel Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 8 2 Here the Customer PC Code is computer dependent string generated by OmronCIP Server and it is unique for this computer Write it down or Copy Paste to e mail when ordering the OmronCIP Server 3 After purchasing the OmronCIP Server you will get the software license key 16 character alphanumeric string Open the License dialog again and Copy Paste it to Software Key field x Product Code DREO01 0100 Customer PC Code 2496 5c75 8b8b baS1 Lranster Software Key Je466 2c19 Bfa0 18a2 Cancel 4 Click OK and restart OmronCIP Server OmronCIP Server software license now is enabled Note the Software Key string is saved to MS Windows system directory e g C Windows WIN INI file OmronCIP section to enable it is automatically detected at OmronCIP Server next start up Transferring the software license to other computer The transfer of Software License Key might be needed in very rare situations when it is necessary to move Klinkmann software to other computer or operation system change is planned for same computer Such transfer PERMANENTLY removes the Software License Key so be very careful when deciding to use this option The following steps are required to transfer the Software License Ke
45. operties a zi x General Location Security Endpoints Identity r General properties of this DCOM application Application Name Vision OPC amp DDE Server Application ID C3EE10F1 B437 11d2 9674 445204401102 Application Type Local Server Authentication Level Local Path Cancel Apply Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 30 4 Select the Security tab and customize the Launch and Activation and Access permissions by adding the user group with user who will have permission to access the OmronCIP OPC server Give all permissions to that group launch Permission Security Group or user names Everyone ff INTERACTIVE T 4OPCUSERS ORKORK_NEWSOPCUSERS fZ SYSTEM gt Add Remove Permissions for OPCUSERS Allow Deny Local Launch Remote Launch Local Activation Remote Activation HAAS Cancel e zi Security Group or user names Administrators ORKORK_NEW Administrators fi ANONYMOUS LOGON Everyone f lt 0PCUSERS ORKORK_NEW OPCUSERS Add Remove Permissions for OPCUSERS Allow Deny Local Access Remote Access Cancel 5 Now the configuration of OPC Server is completed close the dcomcnfg program and restart the OmronCIP OPC Server to put new settings into effect OPCEnunm settings OPCEnum OPC Enumeration Service is OPC standard compo
46. or more information on item names see the Item Names section later in this manual The Global Variables definition file exported from Omron Sysmac Studio programming software is used by Omron CIP Server to validate the item names and their properties Installing the OmronCIP Server Installing the Server The OmronCIP Server installation package is supplied as a Microsoft Installer file DR60010_xxx msi for Suite Link amp DDE version or DR60011_xxx msi for OPC amp DDE version where xxx is the current latest version of OmronCIP Server To install the OmronCIP Server run the DR60010_xxx msi Suite Link amp DDE version or DR60011_xxx msi OPC amp DDE version and proceed as directed by the OmronCIP Server Setup Wizard The installation is simple and straightforward only it is important to select the correct protection HASP key or software license in Custom Setup dialog The HASP key or Software license key is needed for full time running of OmronCIP Server The HASP key is an USB key dongle to be installed into PC USB port and needs the SafeNet Sentinel LDK Run time Environment HASP HL Runtime Package to be installed and running see details in Licensing by using HASP HL key section below The software license key is a 16 character alphanumeric computer dependent string provided after purchasing the OmronCIP Server for more information see Software license key section below W
47. sddeiieeiedandtenceciesatencduness 31 Running OmronCIP OPC amp DDE version as Windows Service eeeeeeeeeee 33 Troubleshooting si tncs eee ee ce chee Ata eee ema h ee ai en ea ama ite 34 MVTINGIIN TPQ e Sosnin a a aa aaa aara a a Taaroa 34 Tro bl shooting MENU ke a a a a a E a E E EEE 36 Internal Logget anesini er Sete renters rere AEE aAa aiSia 37 Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 1 Omron CIP Ethernet IP Communication Server Overview The Omron CIP Ethernet IP Communication Server hereafter referred to as the Omron CIP Server or OmronCIP or Server is a Microsoft Windows 32 bit application program that acts as a communication protocol server and allows other Windows programs to access to data from Omron SYSMAC Nu series Controllers using the Ethernet IP CIP Common Industrial Protocol Message Communications Ethernet IP explicit messaging Omron CIP Server uses Connection based Explicit Messages to read and write NJ series Controller Global Variables without adding any special programming to the Controller program Message type CIP class 3 connection messages Large_Forward_Open Service The Global Variables definition file exported from Omron Sysmac Studio programming software is used by Omron CIP Server to validate the item names and their properties Any Microsoft Windows program that is capable of acting as a DDE Fa
48. stDDE SuiteLink or OPC Client may use the OmronCIP Server There are two different OmronCIP Server versions described in this manual Server version ordering number DR 600 10 supporting SuiteLink FastDDE and DDE protocols this version hereafter is referred to as the Suite Link amp DDE version Server version ordering number DR 600 11 supporting OPC and DDE protocols this version hereafter is referred to as the OPC amp DDE version The separate installation package is supplied for each version of the Server In both cases the name of Server executable file is OmronCIP EXE All further information in this manual is same for all versions of the Server with the exception of few points where communication protocol specific features are explained Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 2 Communication Protocols Dynamic Data Exchange DDE is a communication protocol developed by Microsoft to allow applications in the Windows environment to send receive data and instructions to from each other It implements a client server relationship between two concurrently running applications The server application provides the data and accepts requests from any other application interested in its data Requesting applications are called clients Some applications such as Wonderware InTouch and Microsoft Excel can simultaneously be both a client and a server FastDD
49. tem from the pull down menu that appears when right clicking on OmronCIP OPC amp DDE Server Service If Allow service to interact with desktop is not selected then OmronCIP Server full functionality is not ensured e g the Server configuration can not be changed no message boxes will be displayed etc To uninstall OmronCIP OPC amp DDE Server Service at first the Service must be stopped by Control Panel Administrative Tools Services Stop and then OmronCIP Server must be started manually with command line parameter DelService OmronCIP DelService After this the OmronCIP Server OPC amp DDE version will be still registered and accessible to OPC Clients Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 34 Troubleshooting WIN INI entries The first time you run the OmronCIP Server configuration most of the items in the following list will automatically appear in the WIN INI file located in the MS Windows system directory e g C WINNT It is an ASCII file and can be altered manually if you wish with any text editor e g MS Windows Notepad do not use a program that formats text such as MS Word or Write unless the file is saved as a DOS text The following is a typical entry for the OmronCIP Server OmronCIP ProtocolTimer 10 ConfigurationFile C OmronCIP Winlconic 0 WinFullScreen 0 WinTop 110 WinLeft 0 WinWidth 200 WinHeight 170 DumpScreen 1
50. topic in the OmronCIP Server Note This will usually be the same as the Access Name although if desired they may be different However it must be the same name used when the topics were configured in section Configuring the OmronCIP Server Which protocol to use Select the protocol DDE or Suite Link that you are using Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 22 When to advise server Select Advise all items if you want the Server program to poll for all data whether or not it is in visible windows alarmed logged trended or used in a script Selecting this option will impact performance therefore its use is not recommended Select Advise only active items if you want the Server program to poll only points in visible windows and points that are alarmed logged trended or used in any script Click OK to accept the new Access Name and close the Add Access Name dialog box The Access Names dialog box will reappear displaying the new Access Name selected in the list Click Close to close the Access Names dialog box Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server 23 Defining the Tagnames To define the Tagnames associated with the new Access Name invoke the Special Tagname Dictionary command in WindowMaker The Tagname Dictionary dialog box will appear Tagname Dictionary E x C M
51. used in Omron SYSMAC Nu series Controller program and published to the network as inputs outputs or publish only variables New Project new_Controller_0 Sysmac Studio Fie Edit View Inset Project Controller Simulation Tools Help j y u d New Project B Programming new_Controller 0 v i Global Variables v Configurations and Setup fi Name Data Type Initial Value Retain Constant Network Publish Com Oy Brea Test WORD ERE sony gt CPU Expansion Racks Do not ublish I O Map b gt Controller Setup mt gt i Motion Control Setup amp Cam Data Settings gt Event Settings E Task Settings F7 Data Trace Settings v Pous Y E Programs Y E ProgramO SectionO Functions 8 Function Blocks v amp Data S Data Types 4210 09 MAJA IN gt P3 Tasks OmronCIP Server uses Global Variables definition file exported from Omron Sysmac Studio programming software to validate the corresponding Topic Controller item names and their properties To export the Global Variables at first copy Global Variables to the clipboard by selecting Tools Export Global Variables CX Designer from Omron Sysmac Studio Main menu and then save the contents of clipboard to the text file with appropriate filename and location The item names supported by OmronCIP Server is exactly same as names of Global Variables used in Omron SYSMAC Nu series Controller program except for elements of arrays the fo
52. ween the industrial or office sector and the production sector From general point of view many aspects of OPC are similar to DDE but main difference is in the implementation by using Microsoft s COM Component Object Model technology It enables fast exchange with process automation data and OPC open interface allows access to data from OPC Server in same standard way from OPC client applications supplied by different developers For more information on the basics of OPC please refer to the OPC Specification The OPC Data Access Custom Interface Specification is maintained by OPC Foundation The OPC support for OmronCIP Server OPC amp DDE version is implemented based on FactorySoft OPC Server Development Toolkit and it conforms to OPC Data Access Custom Interface Specification 2 05 The Suite Link FastDDE Version 3 and DDE support for OmronCIP Server Suite Link amp DDE version is implemented by Wonderware I O Server Toolkit ver 7 2 1 6 The FastDDE Version 2 and DDE support for OmronCIP Server OPC amp DDE version is implemented by Wonderware I O Server Toolkit ver 5 0 008 The OmronClIP Server connects to Omron SYSMAC Nu series Controllers across an Ethernet IP network using the Common Industrial Protocol CIP The EtherNet IP is an industrial networking standard maintained and distributed by ODVA http www odva org and it is an Ethernet adaptation of CIP The Common Industrial Protocol CIP is a media i
53. y 1 Start the OmronCIP Server For OmronCIP Server Suite Link amp DDE version the ArchestrA SMC Log Viewer or Wonderware Logger must be started For OmronCIP Server OPC amp DDE version the OmronCIP Internal Logger and Log to File should be enabled see Troubleshooting menu and Internal Logger sections at the end of this manual Select Help License from main menu and click the Transfer button on License dialog x Product Code DR6001 0100 Customer PC Code 2496 5c75 8b8b ba91 Transfer Software Key Je466 2c1 9 8fa0 18a2 Cancel 2 Confirm the transfer of Software License Key by clicking on Yes button Omron CIP Communication Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 1 6001xm11 Omron CIP Communication Server OmronCIP Xi f gt Do you really want to transfer Software Key to other computer Lo 4 and permanently remove Software Key From this computer The License dialog now will contain the empty Customer PC Code and Software Key fields 8 x Product Code DA60010 100 Customer PC Code Jooo 0000 0000 0000 Software Key 3 Take the screenshot from ArchestrA SMC Logger or OmronCIP Internal Log file window containing the Software License Key removal message like below Message Details x No 58058815 Date 2014 02 Time 16 27 30 791 gt Software Key e666 2719 8fe0 18aa removed PC Code 2496 5c75 8b8b ba

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