Quickstart Guide
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Industrial Systems Connection ...
Keyence

Keyence Serial (Gen1)

6min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Keyence Serial (Gen1) driver.

Manufacturing Connect Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter

Compatible items

Driver type

Serial

Validated devices/series

To set up and configure this device in Manufacturing Connect Edge, you will need to do the following:

  • Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device
  • Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Manufacturing Connect Edge DeviceHub
  • Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device



To configure your device:

  1. Note down the following information and refer to it when needed.

    Device: Keyence KV-40DT

    Communication I/F: RS232. Refer to the following figures.

    Keyence Serial reference
    Keyence Serial reference
    
  2. Launch KV-Studio software.
  3. Select HMI and PLC Devices.
  4. Set up the PLC.

Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Manufacturing Connect Edge DeviceHub



Parameter

Value

Type

Keyence

Driver

Keyence Serial (Gen1)

Communication Port

Local Serial connection file path

Baud Rate

115200

Data Bits

8

Parity

Even, Odd, None

Stop Bits

1



Name

Value Type

Address Format

Min Address

Max Address

Description

MR

bit

DDDDdd

0

399915

Internal Auxiliary relay

LR

bit

DDDdd

0

99915

Latch Relay

CR

bit

DDDdd

0

99915

Control Relay

R

bit

DDDdd

0

99915

Relay

B

bit

HHHh

0

32767

Link Relay

T-Bit

bit

DDDD

-

9999

Counter bit

C_Bit

bit

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

Data memory bit

SM_Bit

vir

DDDDdd

0

999915

Temporary data memory bit

CM_bit

bt

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

Control memory bit

EM_Bit

bit

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

Data memory

FM_Bit

bit

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

File Register bit

CTC_Bit

bit

D

0

7

 

W_Bit

bit

HHHh

0

524287

Link Register bit

VM_Bit

bit

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

 

VB_Bit

bit

HHHh

0

63999

 

CTC

word

D

0

7

 

CTH

word

D

0

3

 

Z

word

DD

1

12

 

CS

word

DDDD

0

9999

Counter preset

CC

word

DDDD

0

9999

Counter current

TS

word

DDDD

0

99999

Timer preset

TC

word

DDDD

0

9999

Timer Current

B_Word

word

HHH

0

2047

Link Relay

R-Word

word

DDD

0

999

Relay

VB

word

HHH

0

3999

 

CR-Word

word

DDD

0

999

Control Relay

LR_Word

word

DDD

0

999

Latch Relay

MR_Word

word

DDDD

0

3999

Internal Auxiliary relay

FM

word

DDDDD

0

65535

File Register

EM

word

DDDDD

0

63535

Data memory

VM

word

DDDDD

0

65535

 

W

word

HHHH

0

32767

Link Register

TM

word

DDDD

0

9999

Temporary data memory

DM

word

DDDDD

0

65535

Data memory