(2)Assignment contents of the PLC side word device The following table shows the device assignment contents when setting [Head Device (10 Points)] to "D0".

Device

Description

D0 (Head device+0)

Control signal 1-1

 

 

D1(Head device+1)

Station information notification signal

 

 

D2(Head device+2)

(Reserve)

 

 

D3(Head device+3)

(Reserve)

 

 

D4(Head device+4)

(Reserve)

 

 

D5(Head device+5)

Slave station control signal

 

 

D6(Head device+6)

(Reserve)

 

 

D7(Head device+7)

(Reserve)

 

 

D8(Head device+8)

(Reserve)

 

 

D9(Head device+9)

(Reserve)

 

 

(3)Details on the word device assignment contents

(a)Control signal 1-1

Bit position

Description

 

bit0

10 second cycle flicker signal

 

 

 

 

bit1 to 15

(Reserve)

 

 

 

 

< 10 second cycle flicker signal *1 >

By the repetition of turning ON/OFF every 5 seconds, the connection between GT01-RS4-M and the PLC can be confirmed on the PLC side. When no repetition of this ON/OFF is observed, GT01-RS4-M is not connected to the PLC.

5sec 5sec

ON

OFF

*1 When writing or clearing data on the program area from the personal computer to the PLC using FA transparent function, flicker of the signal as shown above may be temporarily stopped.

(b)Station information notification signal *2

This signal notifies the status of the slave station (GOT) which is connected to the master station (GT01-RS4-M). Only the bit corresponding to the number of connected slave station (GOT) is turned ON and other bits are turned OFF.

bit15

bit14

..................

bit2

bit1

bit0

Station

Station

..................

Station

Station

Station

No. 15

No. 14

No. 2

No. 1

No. 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Connected

0: Unconnected (Including communication error

status)

*2 When the communication between GT01-RS4-M and the PLC becomes faulty, the station information notification signal is not updated.

(c)Slave station control signal

This signal controls slave stations which are not updated by the master station.

Usually, the master station accesses all stations (up to 16 stations). In addition, if stations are temporarily in communication error due to a power disconnection or screen data transfer during the steady operation, the automatic recovery of the station is executed for one station per ten seconds. Therefore, the automatic recovery may take maximum 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

Using this control signal, the number of slave stations to be monitored by the master station can be reduced to the actual number of slave stations to be used by a user. This makes the automatic recovery processing smooth. If an error occurs in only one station, the time for the station to recover automatically can be reduced within 10 seconds.

Device

Action

value

 

 

 

The master station accesses all the slave stations

0(station 0 to 15). When the multi-drop system information is not used, the operation is the same.

Turning on the bit corresponding to a station No. disconnects the specified slave station from the master station.

Other

 

bit15

bit14

..........

bit2

bit1

bit0

than 0

 

Station

Station

..........

Station

Station

Station

 

 

 

 

No. 15

No. 14

No. 2

No. 1

No. 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1...

Connected

 

 

 

 

0...

Unconnected

 

 

 

 

When the bits are off and the master station and the slave stations are in communication, the communication with the corresponding slave stations is disconnected if the above corresponding bits are turned on.

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19. GOT MULTI-DROP CONNECTION

 

19.6 Setting of Serial Multi-Drop Connection Unit