Panasonic FP7 Ethernet

6 min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Panasonic FP7 Ethernet driver.

Manufacturing Connect Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter	Compatible items
Driver type	Ethernet
Validated devices/series	FP7

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

If the device is configured for Ethernet access, find its network parameters. Otherwise, follow the steps below.

To configure your device:

Note down the following information and refer to it as needed.

Device: Panasonic FP7 CPS31ES

Communication I/F: Ethernet. Refer to the following figure.

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Connect the device to a PC with a USB cable.

Launch FPWIN GR7S v2.24, and click Online > Communication.

Set up communication parameters.

Click the Online icon and then go online.

Click Options > FP7 Configuration > Build-in ET-LAN.

Set up the Ethernet communication parameters and then click OK.

Download the setting into the PLC.

Set up the communication settings.

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

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

Parameter	Value
Type	Panasonic
Driver	Panasonic FP7 Ethernet
Network Address	The device address you defined during Step 1
Port	32769

Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

When you Add Tags to the connected device, see the following Register Table and Tag Parameters sections. 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	DDDdd	51115	External input
Y	bit	DDDdd	5115	External output
R	bit	DDDDdd	204715	Internal relay
L	bit	DDDDdd	102315	Link relay
T	bit	DDDD	4095	Timer
C	bit	DDDD	1023	Counter
P	bit	DDDdd	25515	Pulse relay
E	bit	DDDD	4095	Error notification relay
SR	bit	DDDdd	22315	System relay
IN	bit	SSDDdd	6215	Direct input
OT	bit	SSDDdd	6215	Direct output
LD_Bit	bit	DDDDDdd	1638315	LD bit specification
DT_Bit	bit	DDDDDDdd	99942315	DT bit specification
UM_Bit	bit	HHHHHdd	52428715	UM bit specification
_X	bit	DDDdd	5115	External input
_Y	bit	DDDdd	5115	External output
_R	bit	DDDDdd	204715	Internal relay
_L	bit	DDDDdd	102315	Link relay
_T	bit	DDDD	4095	Timer
_C	bit	DDDD	1023	Counter
_P	bit	DDDdd	25515	Pulse relay
_LD_Bit	bit	DDDDDdd	1638315	LD bit specification
_DT_Bit	bit	DDDDDDdd	99942315	DT bit specification
WX	word	DDD	511	External input word
WY	word	DDD	511	External output word
WR	word	DDDDD	20480	Internal relay word
WL	word	DDDD	1023	Link relay word
WS	word	DDD	223	System relay word
LD	word	DDDDD	16383	Link register
DT	word	DDDDDD	999423	Data register
SD	word	DDD	255	System register
WI	word	SSDD	62	Input register
WO	word	SSDD	62	Output register
UM	word	HHHHH	524287	Unit memory
TS	word	DDDD	4095	Timer setting value
TE	word	DDDD	4095	Timer elapsed value
CS	word	DDDD	1023	Counter setting value
CE	word	DDDD	1023	Counter elapsed value
I	word	H	14	Index register
_WX	word	DDD	511	External input word
_WY	word	DDD	511	External output word
_WR	word	DDDDD	20480	Internal relay word
_WL	word	DDDD	1023	Link relay word
_LD	word	DDDDD	16383	Link register
_DT	word	DDDDDD	999423	Data register
_TS	word	DDDD	4095	Timer setting value
_TE	word	DDDD	4095	Timer elapsed value
CS	word	DDDD	1023	Counter setting value
_CE	word	DDDD	1023	Counter elapsed value

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).