Corporation Switch User Manual

Ethernet Networking
User Instruction Material
Contents
Ethernet Networking ......................................................................................................1
Overview ........................................................................................................1
Networking Guidelines...........................................................................................3
Configuring the 6K for Ethernet Communication ..................................................5
Networking with Other 6K or Gem6K Products (Peer-to-Peer) .............................8
Networking with OPTO22 SNAP I/O ....................................................................9
Networking with a DVT Vision System...............................................................11
Networking with an Allen-Bradley SLC 5/05 PLC ..............................................12
Error Conditions ...................................................................................................15
Command Descriptions ................................................................................................17
NTCONN Network Connect ..........................................................................17
NTID Network Sharing Unit ID for Peer-to-Peer Communication .........18
NTIO Network I/O (OPTO22) Configuration .........................................19
NTIP Network IP Address......................................................................21
NTMPRB Network Map Binary Variables for Reading from PLC................22
NTMPWB Network Map Binary Variables for Writing to PLC .....................23
NTMPRI Network Map Integer Variables for Reading from PLC ...............24
NTMPWI Network Map Integer Variables for Writing to PLC.....................25
NTPOLL Network Polling Rate....................................................................26
NTRATE Network Sharing Rate for Peer-to-Peer Communication ..............27
[ NTS ] Network Status..............................................................................28
NTSELP Network Program Select Enable ...................................................28
NTWRIT Network Write ASCII String to DVT Camera..............................29
TNTS Transfer Network Status ...............................................................30
TNTSF Transfer Network Status (full-text report).....................................30
VARSHI Shared Input Variable for Peer-to-Peer Data Exchange................31
VARSHO Shared Output Variable for Peer-to-Peer Data Exchange .............32
[ \ANI ] Network Analog Input Voltage Status ..........................................34
\ANO Network Analog Output................................................................35
[ \ANO ] Network Analog Output Status .....................................................36
[ \IN ] Network Digital Input Status ........................................................37
\OUT Network Digital Output ................................................................38
[ \OUT ] Network Digital Output Status......................................................39
\TANI Transfer Network Analog Input Status .........................................40
\TANO Transfer Network Analog Output Status.......................................41
\TIN Transfer Network Digital Input Status..........................................42
\TIO Transfer Ethernet I/O status ..........................................................42
\TOUT Transfer Network Digital Output Status .......................................43