Ethernet Unit Communications ServicesSection 1-1

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Ethernet Unit Communications Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

Main functions

Counterpart device

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

Mail send function

Through intranet or

Used to e-mail specified I/O memory

Computer

SECTION 2 Mail

 

 

internet

 

data or a file (up to 1 MB) from the

(E-mail software)

Send Function

 

 

 

 

PLC to the computer automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

when a preset condition is met.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mail receive func-

 

 

Used to perform operations in the PLC

Computer

SECTION 3

tion

 

 

 

from the computer, such as reading or

(E-mail software)

Receive Mail

 

 

 

 

writing I/O memory data, backing up

 

Function

 

 

 

 

data, changing the operating mode, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

transferring files (up to 1 MB).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTP server func-

Through intranet or

Used to transfer large files between

Computer

SECTION 4

tion

 

internet (See note.)

the computer and PLC.

(FTP client software)

FTP Server

 

 

 

 

 

 

Socket service

 

 

Used to transfer data between gen-

Computer

SECTION 6

function

 

 

eral-purpose applications and the

(General applica-

Socket Services

 

 

 

 

PLC.

tions that do not use

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINS communica-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic clock

Through intranet

Used to automatically adjust the PLC's

SNTP Server

SECTION 5

adjust function

 

 

internal clock.

 

Automatic Clock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function

 

 

 

 

 

FINS communica-

Through intranet or

Used to access the PLC from a com-

Computer

SECTION 7

tions

 

internet (See note.)

puter (FINS application) or send mes-

(User-created FINS

Using FINS

 

 

 

 

sage communications from one PLC

communications

Communica-

 

 

 

 

to another.

application)

tions to Create

 

 

 

 

Note The PLC can be accessed with

 

Host Applica-

 

 

 

 

 

tions

 

 

 

 

FINS message communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

even from a DHCP client com-

 

 

 

 

 

 

puter or computer with an

 

 

 

 

 

 

unspecified FINS node address.

 

 

 

 

Note

When transferring data through the internet, a global IP address must be

 

 

 

acquired for the Ethernet Unit.

 

 

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Functions Listed by Purpose

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timing and

User purpose

Communications

Method

Restrictions

direction

 

service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User-specified tim-

Reading and writing

Mail Receive

IOMRead (I/O memory read) and

The maximum data

ing, sent from com-

data in the CPU Unit's

Function

IOMWrite (I/O memory write) com-

size is 6,000

puter

 

I/O memory

 

mands

words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the CPU

 

ChangeMode command

---

 

 

Unit's operating mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing operations

 

FileWrite, FileRead, FileDelete,

The maximum data

 

 

on EM file memory or

 

and FileList commands

size is 1 MB.

 

 

a Memory Card

 

 

 

 

 

installed in the CPU

 

 

 

 

 

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backing up the user

 

UMBackup (User program backup)

---

 

 

program or parameter

 

and PARAMBackup (Parameter

 

 

 

area in the CPU Unit

 

area backup) commands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading or clearing

 

ErrorLogRead and ErrorLogClear

---

 

 

the error log in the

 

commands

 

 

 

Ethernet Unit or CPU

 

 

 

 

 

Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sending a specific

 

FinsSend command

---

 

 

FINS command to a

 

 

 

 

 

specific Unit

 

 

 

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Omron CJ1W-ETN21 Ethernet Unit Communications Services, Functions Listed by Purpose, Acquired for the Ethernet Unit