Mitsubishi Melsec Driver

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Introduction

The Mitsubishi Melsec driver supports L-Series, Q-Series, QnA, A-Series, and FX PLC Devices:

PLC RangeSupported Communication Modules
Q-Series QJ71C24, QJ71C24-R2, QJ71C24-R4,
QJ71C24N, QJ71C24N-R2, QJ71C24N-R4,
QJE71E71-100, QJE71E71-B2, QJE71E71-B5
FX FX3U-232-BD, FX3U-232ADP, FX3U-485-BD, FX3U-485ADP, FX3U-ENET,
FX2N-232-BD, FX2N-485-BD, FX2NC-485ADP, FX2NC-232ADP,
FX1N-232-BD, FX1N-485-BD,
FX0N-232ADP, FX0N-485ADP,
FX-232ADP, FX-485ADP
QnA Series AJ71QC24, AJ71QC24-R2, AJ71QC24-R4,
AJ71QC24N, AJ71QC24N-R2, AJ71QC24N-R4,
A1SJ71QC24, A1SJ71QC24-R2,
AJ71QE71N3-T, AJ71QE71N-T, AJ71QE71N-B5, AJ71QE71N-B2, AJ71QE71N-B5T,
A1SJ71QE71N3-T, A1SJ71QE71N-T, A1SJ71QE71N-B5, A1SJ71QE71N-B2, A1SJ71QE71N-B5T
A-Series A1SJ71UC24-R2, A1SJ71UC24-R4, A1SJ71C24-R2, A1SJ71C24-R4,
AJ71E71-S3, A1SJ71E71-B5, A1SJ71E71-B2,
AJ71E71N3-T, AJ71E71N-T, AJ71E71N-B5, AJ71E71N-B2, AJ71E71N-B5T,
A1SJ71E71N3-T, A1SJ71E71N-T, A1SJ71E71N-B5, A1SJ71E71N-B2, A1SJ71E71N-B5T

Any Mitsubishi communication module, not listed above, that supports Mitsubishi Melsec Communication (MC) protocol should also work with the driver.

Fernhill SCADA Mitsubishi Melsec Tags

The Mitsubishi Melsec driver provides these tag types to support communication with Mitsubishi Melsec PLC Devices:

Icon Tag Type Version Description
Channel Icon Mitsubishi Melsec UDP Channel Tag 1.1 A connection to a Mitsubishi Melsec device using MC Protocol over UDP.
Channel Icon Mitsubishi Melsec TCP Channel Tag 3.71 A connection to a Mitsubishi Melsec device using MC Protocol over TCP/IP.
Channel Icon Mitsubishi Melsec Serial Channel Tag 1.1 A serial port used for Mitsubishi Melsec serial communications.
PLC Device Icon Mitsubishi Melsec PLC Tag 1.1 A Mitsubishi Melsec PLC or communications module.
Register Block Tag Mitsubishi Melsec register block 1.1 A block of registers read from a Mitsubishi Melsec PLC.

To configure Fernhill SCADA communicate with a Mitsubishi Melsec PLC, do the following:

  1. Create and configure one of the following Channel Tags: Choose the channel tag based on how you want to communicate with the PLC.
  2. Create and configure a Mitsubishi Melsec PLC Tag.
  3. Create I/O Data Point Tags to represent data in the PLC Device. For each I/O Data Point Tag you create:

The Serial Device Configuration Walkthrough provides instructions on configuring tags manually.

Fernhill SCADA I/O Data Point Tags

You can use these I/O Data Point Tags to represent individual data points in the PLC:

Icon Tag Type Version Description
Analog Data Point Tag I/O Analog Data Point Tag 3.12 Maps an Analog Data Point Tag to an external data source.
Digital Data Point Tag I/O Digital Data Point Tag 3.12 Maps a Digital Data Point Tag to an external data source.
Word Data Point Tag I/O Word Data Point Tag 3.12 Maps a 16-bit Word Data Point Tag to an external data source.
Double Word Data Point Tag I/O Double Word Data Point Tag 3.12 Maps a 32-bit Double Word Data Point Tag to an external data source.
Long Word Data Point Tag I/O Long Word Data Point Tag 3.48 Maps a 64-bit Long Word Data Point Tag to an external data source.

Autodetect Wizards

These autodetect wizards are supported by the Mitsubishi Melsec driver:

WizardDescription
Mitsubishi Melsec Serial Searches serial ports for Mitsubishi PLC Devices.
Supports Q-Series, QnA Series, A-Series and FX PLC Devices.
Mitsubishi Melsec TCP Searches an Ethernet network for Mitsubishi PLC Devices using TCP/IP.
Supports FX PLC Devices
Mitsubishi Melsec UDP Searches an Ethernet network for Mitsubishi PLC Devices using UDP.
Supports Q-Series, QnA Series, A-Series and FX PLC Devices

Equipment Connection Guides

Choose from these links for detailed equipment connection guides:

PLC Range Serial UDP
FX FX Serial FX3U-ENET
A-Series A(1S)J71C24(U) A(1S)J71E71, A(1S)J71E71N
QnA Series A(1S)J71QC24 A(1S)J71QE71N
Q-Series QJ71C24(N) QJE71E71

Further Information

Mitsubishi Melsec PLC Data Address

To learn how to choose a data location in a Mitsubishi Melsec PLC.

Serial Communications

For background information on serial communications.

Fernhill SCADA Drivers

For information about other drivers available in Fernhill SCADA.

Glossary

For the meaning of terms used in Fernhill SCADA.