Omron Driver

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Introduction

The Fernhill SCADA Omron driver supports both the Omron Host Link and Omron FINS protocols. The variants of protocol supported by the driver include:

ProtocolDescription
Host LinkOmron C-Mode Commands over Host Link protocol over serial links
FINS SerialOmron FINS protocol over serial links (framed in Host Link)
FINS/TCPOmron FINS protocol over TCP/IP
FINS/UDPOmron FINS protocol over UDP

The driver is intended to work with any Omron PLC Device or communication module supporting at least one of the protocols listed above.

See the Omron Ethernet Guide for a detailed description of using FINS over Ethernet.

Supported PLC Devices and Modules

The driver supports a range of Omron PLC Devices:

PLC Range Type
CS1 Rack based
CJ1/CJ2 Modular
CP1 Compact
CPM1/CPM2 Compact
CQM1 Modular
C200H Rack based
C2xH/C40H/C60H Compact

These communication modules are also supported:

PLC RangeCommunication Modules
CS1 CS1W-SCB41, CS1W-SCB41, CS1W-SCU21-V1, CS1W-ETN21, CS1W-ETN11
CJ1/CJ2 CJ1W-SCU21-V1, CJ1W-SCU22, CJ1W-SCU31-V1,
CJ1W-SCU41-V1, CJ1W-SCU42, CJ1W-ETN21, CJ1W-ETN11
CP1 CP1W-CIF01, CP1W-CIF11, CP1W-CIF12, CP1W-CIF41
CPM1/CMP2 CPM1-CIF01, CPM1-CIF11
CQM1 CPM1-CIF01, CPM1-CIF11
C200H CPM1-CIF01, CPM1-CIF11, C200H-LK201-V1, C200H-LK202-V1
C2xH/C40H/C60H CPM1-CIF01, CPM1-CIF11

The Omron driver supports these data types: CIO, LR, HR, DM, AR, TIM PV, TIM FLAG, CNT PV, CNT FLAG, EM.

Fernhill SCADA Omron Tags

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

Icon Tag Type Version Description
Channel Icon Omron FINS/UDP Channel Tag 1.0 A connection to an Omron device using the FINS/UDP protocol.
Channel Icon Omron FINS/TCP Channel Tag 1.0 A connection to an Omron device using the FINS/TCP protocol.
Channel Icon Omron serial channel 1.0 A serial port used for Omron serial communications.
PLC Device Icon Omron Host Link PLC Tag 1.0 An Omron PLC using Host Link protocol.
PLC Device Icon Omron FINS PLC Tag 1.0 An Omron PLC using FINS protocol.
Register Block Tag Omron register block 1.0 A block of registers read from an Omron PLC.

The Omron tags you configure tells the driver how to interact with Omron PLC Devices.

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

The Omron driver supports these Autodetect Wizards:

WizardDescription
Omron Serial Searches serial ports for Omron PLC Devices.
Supports CS/CJ, CP1, CPM1, CPM2, CQM1, C200H, C2xH, C40H PLC Devices.
Omron FINS/TCP Searches an Ethernet network for Omron PLC Devices.
Supports CS/CJ and CP1 PLC Devices.
Omron FINS/UDP Searches an Ethernet network for Omron PLC Devices.
Supports CS/CJ and CP1 PLC Devices.

Equipment Connection Guides

These equipment Connection guides are available:

Further Information

Omron Ethernet Guide

A guide to using Omron PLC Devices with Ethernet.

Omron PLC Data Address

To learn how to choose a data location in an Omron PLC.

Serial Communications

For general 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.