Panasonic FP Serial

6 min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Panasonic FP Serial driver.

Manufacturing Connect Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter	Compatible items
Driver type	Serial
Validated devices/series	FP2 FP7 FP-X

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

Record the serial communication parameters for the device. Otherwise, follow the steps below.

To configure your device:

Note down the following information and refer to it as needed. Device: Panasonic FP2SH-60K Communication I/F: RS232

Launch Control FPWIN Pro7 v7.2.3.0 software and click Online > Communication parameters.

Set up communication parameters.

Click Online mode.

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

Configure the following parameters when you @connect a with this driver. Update default values to the specific setup of your device.

Parameter	Value
Type	Panasonic
Driver	Panasonic FP Serial
Communication Port	Local Serial connection file path
Data Bits	8
Baud Rate	19200
Parity	Even, Odd, None
Stop Bits	1
Station ID	1

Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

When you Add Tags to the connected device, refer to the following register table and tag parameters.

See the following additional resources if necessary:

Organize Device and Tag Data by Using Metadata

Tag Formula Variables

Register Table

Name	Value Types	Address Format	Max Address	Description
X	bit	DDDDdd	999915	Input bit
Y	bit	DDDDdd	999915	Output bit
R	bit	DDDDdd	999915	Internal Relay
L	bit	DDDDdd	9999	Link Relay
L_Bit	bit	DDDDdd	999915
T	bit	DDDD	9999	Timer
C	bit	DDDD	9999	Counter
SV	word	DDDD	9999	Timer/Counter Set Value
EV	word	DDDDD	65535	Timer/Counter Elapsed Value
DT	word	DDDDD	262143	Data Register
LD	word	DDDD	8447	Link Register
WX	word	DDDD	9999	Input
WY	word	DDDD	9999	Output
WR	word	DDDD	9999	Internal Relay
WL	word	DDDD	9999	Link Relay
FL	word	DDDDD	99999	File Register

Tag Parameters

Name: Select a register name from the drop-down list. The available options depend on the names in the register table.

Value Type: Select a data type from the drop-down list. The available options depend on the register name selected.

Polling Interval: Enter a value in seconds. This determines how often the tag should poll the register for data.

Tag Name: Enter a name for the tag.

Description (Optional): Enter a description for the tag.

Address: Enter a tag address. The value must in the decimal format, within the allowed min/max range. Omit the leading zeros. The device might use the decimal (D), hexadecimal (H), or octal (O) address format. See the Register Table at the bottom of the dialog box. For Bit tags, append the bit address without the bit separator. The lowercase letters in the address format indicate how many digits you should enter in the Bit address.

Tag Formula: Enter a formula for the tag to process the generated data. Two variables are permitted: value (current tag value) and timestamp (current tag UNIX time in milliseconds). The following math functions are available:

sqrt

power: power(x) performs the operation 10^x.

log: log(x) is the natural logarithm (the logarithm is in base e).

exp: exp(x) performs the operation e^x.

Only Publish on Change of Value: Select the checkbox to only publish NATS messages when the value parameter changes to a new value. Change of Value only applies to boolean, numeric (such as int or float), and simple string data types. It does not apply to complex types, such as JSON or array. Poll-once topics will not be affected by Change of Value settings. These topics will still only see a single message.

Meta Data: Metadata summarizes basic information about data. This feature allows you to define key-value pair data for the device output payload later on. Metadata can then be used to find, use, and reuse particular instances of data.

Note: If you use special characters in meta data key names, the special characters are replaced with underscore characters in the payload. This can cause two key names to be combined into one. For example, configuring the key names a**b and a&&b will cause only one key name to be created (a__b).