This preconfiguration can be used with the objects: PmFolder or PmRoot.
| The name of created object | Name of the object created in the application object tree. This is a system name and must not contain diacritics, empty string, spaces and the first character must not be a number. Default: "CommFatek" |
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| Communication type | Serial communication |
| Network address | Network address to which the communication will be connected. The address can be entered by both IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.15) or by name (e.g. server11). Macro expression can be used for input (it is evaluated while the application is launching). After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmComm > Settings of the Ethernet parameters > Network address |
| TCP/UDP port number | Ethernet port number for communication. For communication of the PROMOTIC application with the PLC this number is usually hardware predefined and the PROMOTIC application must use the same value (see the note below). 500 - Ethernet TCP After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmComm > Settings of the Ethernet parameters > TCP/UDP port number |
| Close the connection after each transmission | This option sets the following configurators simultaneously: Not connect until first transfer. See: PmComm > Settings of the Ethernet parameters > Not connect until first transfer Close connection after every transfer. See: PmComm > Settings of the Ethernet parameters > Close connection after every transfer |
| Serial port | Selection of the communication serial port. Value can be change by OpenPort method. The value can be detected by method GetProtParam(""SerPort""). After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmComm > Settings of the serial link parameters > Serial port. Not set - The object is not connected to any port at the start of the application and the serial port can be selected dynamically by the algorithm (by the PmComm.OpenPort method). Modem - The object is meant for the data transfer over the dialed phone line (over the PmModem object). The serial port is assigned by the PmModem.SetPmComm method or by the PmComm object configurator of the PmModem object. COM1, COM2,..,COM66 - The specified serial port is opened at the start of the application. This port must be correctly configured and accessible in the OS Windows (no one can use it). For serial link each PmComm object must have defined another communication port. For example, when one PmComm object communicates through COM1, then next PmComm object can communicate for example through COM2 (COM3,..) but it mustn't communicate through COM1. |
| Baud rate | Selection of the baud rate (bps, bit per second). This configurator sets the initial value of the property BaudRate. After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmComm > Settings of the serial link parameters > Baud rate 110 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 38400 57600 115200 128000 256000 |
| Number of data bits | Number of data bits selection. Appropriate value for the device, which it is communicated with, must be selected. This configurator sets the initial value of the property ByteSize. 5 6 7 8 |
| Parity | Parity selection. Appropriate value for the device, which it is communicated with, must be selected. This configurator sets the initial value of the property Parity. |
| Communication refresh rate [ms] | The time period in milliseconds to be used for reading the data by the PROMOTIC application. After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmCommData > Parameters > Communication refresh rate [ms] |
| Default PLC address | The address defined here can be used for definitions in the ItemID configurator for the variables in this object (i.e. the variables on the Data page or in the ExtComm data extensions). The address can be defined in ItemID: - as for example Slave3.D6 - then the value will be read from the PLC with address 3. - or not defined, i.e. D6 - and the address is taken from this configurator. This parameter can be modified and read in script during runtime by methods: SetSpecParam("SlaveAddr") and GetSpecParam("SlaveAddr"). After this preconfiguration is created, the configurator is se to: PmCommData > Parameters > Special Parameters > Default PLC address. |
| Create panel "Received data" | Creates a panel that monitors the statistics of communication values |
| Panel title | Displayed in the panel header |