Omron FINS/UDP Channel Tag

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Introduction

The Omron FINS/UDP Channel Tag Channel Tag Icon provides a FINS/UDP SCADA communication channel to Omron PLC Devices.

Configuration Properties

The Omron FINS/UDP Channel Tag supports the properties of the Omron Channel Tag plus these properties:

Property Type Version Description
Host WSTRING 1.0 The network address of the Omron PLC. This can be any of the following:
  • An IP Address. For example: 192.168.1.15
  • A node name. For example: PLC
  • A fully qualified domain name. For example: plc.example.com
Port WSTRING 1.0 The port number (on the PLC) used for communications. The default port number for Omron is 9600.
StaticConversion BOOL 3.2 When set to true the driver sends outgoing messages from port 9600. This supports the PLC Address conversion modes: Automatic (static) or IP address table.
When set to false the driver sends outgoing messages on the ephemeral port associated with the UDP socket. This is more normal UDP behavior but only works with the PLC in Automatic (dynamic) address conversion mode.

Tag Commands

The Omron FINS/UDP Channel Tag supports the tag commands of the Omron Channel Tag.

Example Configuration

This is an example of a channel configured to support Omron FINS over UDP protocol to host 192.168.1.20:9600 :

PropertyValue
ReplyTimeoutT#2s
FINSSourceNetworkAddress0
FINSSourceNodeAddress2
Host192.168.1.20
Port9600

Relationships to Other Tag Types

The Omron FINS/UDP Channel Tag builds on the features of these tag types:

Further Information

Omron Channel Tag

To learn about the properties common to all Omron channel types.

Omron serial channel

To learn about Omron Serial Channels.

Omron FINS/TCP Channel Tag

To learn about Omron communication channels that use the FINS/TCP protocol.

Omron Device Tag

To learn about Omron Device Tags that can be associated with the Omron FINS/UDP Channel Tag.

Alarm Conditions

To learn about abnormal conditions in SCADA applications.

Glossary

For the meaning of terms used in Fernhill SCADA.