Serial Communication Settings

If you select “C-Net (RS232, UBS)” as the network type, the following options are available:

Parameter

Description

“Port number”

Select the port number.

“Baud rate”

Depending on the PLC, select a baud rate between 1200 and 115200bit/s for communication between PLC and PC. The default setting is 9600bit/s.

“Data length”

Select either 7 or 8bits (default setting: 8 bit).

“Stop bits”

Select either 1 or 2 bits (default setting: 1 bit).

“Parity”

Select the parity setting (default setting: odd).

“Timeout”

Set a timeout from 0 to 60s to connect to the PLC (default setting: 5s).

“Automatic communication setting”

The software will automatically find matching communication settings (default: all check boxes are activated).

Warning: Disabled parameters will be excluded from automatic configuration.

NOTE

The FP OPC Server automatically searches for the suitable parameters unless you have deactivated this feature.