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General Reference Guide IO Servers Configuration
RG-001-0-EN ver 1.5 eWON® - 20/03/2009 - ©ACT'L sa Page 106
5.7 FINS IO Server
5.7.1 Introduction
The FINS IO Server includes the configuration of:
• The eWON as a FINS Hostlink client (master) to give access on values in CSCJ series OMRON equipments reachable using eWON
serial port(s).
• The eWON as a FINS TCP/UDP client (master) to give access on values in CSCJ OMRON equipments reachable using eWON
Ethernet interface.
• The eWON as a FINS TCP/UDP server acting as a gateway between the Ethernet/PPP interface and the serial interface (used to
connect remotely programming/monitoring software to OMRON FINS supporting equipments reachable using eWON serial ports).
The FINS IO Server is designed to provide simultaneous access to OMRON equipments on its serial interface and Ethernet interface. The correct
protocol will depend on the topic that the Tag belongs to. UDP and TCP protocols can be mixed as well on the Ethernet interface.
When the BaudRate in the FINS IO Server is set to a value different than "Disabled", the serial Hostlink Client will be enabled.
The FINS IO Server can be configured in 3 modes:
• Full Duplex mode (eWON serial link must be configured in RS232 mode) without HW handshaking
• Full Duplex mode with HW handshaking
• Half Duplex slave mode (RS485 mode)
5.7.2 Setup
5.7.2.1 Communication Setup
Figure 83: FINS IO server COM setup
The following parameters can be modified:
Baud Rate Disabled, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600
Parity None, Odd, Even
Data Bits 7, 8
Stop Bit(s) 1,2
HW mode Full Duplex no HW handshaking, Full Duplex HW handshaking, Half Duplex
ReplyTimeout
The maximum time the eWON will wait for a valid FINS message response
(applicable for ethernet and serial interface).
Ethernet FINS network
Source Network Address (SNA) filled in a FINS request message originating from
the eWON and sent out on the ethernet interface.
Ethernet FINS node
Source Node Address (SA1) filled in a FINS request message originating from the
eWON and sent out on the ethernet interface. It uniquely identifies the eWON on
the ethernet network.
Table 78: FINS IO server COM setup configuration fields