Specifications

Vision Communication PC Settings Controller Settings
58 VisiLogic: Getting Started
Controller Settings
Vision Communication PC Settings
This defines the connection VisiLogic will use when downloading a program or
carrying out other communication tasks. To display the current communication
settings, select Communication & OS from the Connection menu.
Note that you can cause the Unit ID# to be permanently assigned to the
project via Project Properties.
Select
Connection
Type
If your Vision contains an Ethernet port, you can select the TCP/IP
options.
Serial is the default communication mode; note that if you select TCP/IP
and close the project, the setting reverts to Serial.
PC COM
Parameters
Port, Retries and Time-Out are the communication settings between
VisiLogic and the controller.
Note • If you are working with a network, the TimeOut should be greater
than 1 second.
• If you are working with a GPRS modem, set the TimeOut to its
maximum of 10 seconds.
Communicate
with OPLC
Use these options to communicate with networked controllers.
Direct Connection: select this to communicate with any controller that is
connected to your PC via the download cable, including a network bridge.
Within Network:select this to communicate with a controller that is
integrated into a network, then select the controller's ID number
Note • ID numbers 1-63 are reserved for controllers linked via CANbus;
ID numbers 64-127 are reserved for controllers networked via RS485.
Using this range of ID numbers prevents a polled controller from
attempting to act as a CANbus bridge, preventing it from attempting to
locate the requested controller.
Vision OPLC
Information
Click Get OPLC Information to display information about the controller
you have selected in Communicate with OPLC.