User`s guide

48 Chapter 4 IA Profiles and Procedures
Omron Family Profile: Serial-Connected Master
About This Profile
Use this profile if you want to connect a master device to the serial port
using one of the Omron serial port protocols, Hostlink, FINS, or
CompoWay/F.
Configuration Options
The serial port connection must be configured for the protocol required by
the master, in this case Hostlink, FINS, or CompoWay/F. If the remote
slave supports TCP socket communication, which includes a slave
connected to another device server, Digi recommends this network option.
UDP Sockets is another supported network option.
Locating Setup Information
To configure the port for one of the Omron protocols and the network for
TCP or UDP socket communication, see "Configuring a Serial-Connected
Master: TCP/UDP Sockets" on page 50.
Other Serial Port Protocol Profile: Serial-Connected Slave
About This Profile
Use this profile if you want to connect a slave device to the serial port using
any IA serial port protocol not previously discussed.
Configuration Options
In this configuration, you do not set up the port of the device server for an