Preconfiguration "PmModbusMr - ADAM modules (Modbus TCP/IP) - Communication set with data and panel"

Communication by the Modbus TCP/IP protocol with ADAM device.

The preconfiguration creates the data for the corresponding number of analog (max. 8) and digital inputs (max. 8) and outputs (max. 8) and displays their status in the panel. This allows to define the required number for the specific connected device.

This preconfiguration can be activated when creating a new object (e.g. by "New object ..." in the local object menu or by pressing the Insert key after selecting the object) and is included in the group: "/ Communication / Protocols and other communications / Modbus".
This preconfiguration can be created in the object: PmaFolder or PmaRoot.

- The preconfiguration creates an object of the PmaFolder type containing PmaComm object with PmaCommGroup subobject and following objects: PmaPanel, PmaData.

- The preconfiguration is created including the panel (object of the PmaPanel type) is functional also as Web panel.

- The panel is used for communication testing and it is not essential for the communication functionality.

In the PmaComm object named "Comm" the communication parameters are set (Network address, ...).
The PmaCommGroup object named "data" includes a "Parameters" tab where Special Parameters are defined (see PmModbusMr - Driver for communication by the Modbus Master protocol). On the "Data" tab, the items are imported by data extension of items defined in the PmaData object (see ExtComm). Each Data corresponds to the selected device type by its structure and name.

The PmaPanel object serves for displaying the settings of the communication between the application and the connected device. The caption section is included. The status and quality of the inputs and outputs of the connected device are indicated by different colors. There are three columns with PmgBox objects. These objects share the same dinx parameter. The parameter specifies the index (order) of the data for the specific group (AI, DI, DO). The embedded objects in each panel use this parameter in order to connect to the correct data source. These objects display the values, names and quality according to the current status. In the digital output column, there are two ON/OFF buttons for controling the digital outputs.

These configurators can be set before the preconfiguration is created:

The name of created object	Name of the object created in the Pma objects tree. The maximum name length is 30 characters. This is a system name, so it must contain only alphanumeric and must not contain any diacritics (i.e. national dependent characters), empty string, spaces and the first character must not be a number. Default: "CommAdam"

Number of analog inputs	Allows to enter the number (0,2,4,6,8) according to the device type
Number of digital inputs	Allows to enter the number (0,2,4,6,8) according to the device type
Number of digital outputs	Allows to enter the number (0,2,4,6,8) according to the device type

Network address	Network address of the remote device (e.g. of the PLC device), to which the communication will be connected. The address can be entered as: - IPv4 full address (e.g. "192.168.0.15") - IPv4 address of this computer (i.e. "127.0.0.1") - IPv4 computer name (e.g. "server11") - IPv4 name of this computer (i.e. "localhost") - IPv6 full address (e.g. "2a02:c38:8136:800a:37a:ab66:6fc9:accd") - IPv6 address of this computer (i.e. "::1") Macro expression can be used for input (it is evaluated after the application is launched). After the preconfiguration is created, the "PmaComm > Setting the parameters of the Ethernet-client > Network address" configurator will be set to this value.
Close the connection after each transmission	This option sets the following configurators simultaneously: Not connect until first transfer. See: PmaComm > Setting the parameters of the Ethernet-client > Not connect until first transfer Close connection after every transfer. See: PmaComm > Setting the parameters of the Ethernet-client > Close connection after every transfer
Communication refresh rate [ms]	The period in milliseconds to be used for reading the current data by the PROMOTIC application. After the preconfiguration is created, the "PmaCommGroup > Parameters > Communication refresh rate [ms]" configurator will be set to this value.