Chapter 20 Network Configuration and Data Exchange (4) Select a driver in the Driver Name drop-down list box. (5) Select the Routing Mode and select a device in the First Station from the drop-down list box that is the actual device connected to the PC. 20.1.4 Workflow The creation of networks involves the operation of a system, and therefore the workflow needed must consist of a sequence of connected steps. The workflow needed to create networks is introduced briefly in this section, and will be described in length in the following sections. The workflow introduced in this section is a method which can be used to efficiently complete work in a general condition.
It is not necessarily applicable to all conditions. Users can adjust the workflow according to the actual situations or their habits. (1) Before users create a system by means of ISPSoft, they have to design networks. The users have to decide what PLCs or devices are used in the networks, whether a PLC needs to be connected to a address are assigned to the ports connected, and what the values of RS-485 communication parameters network module, how the nodes in the networks are connected, what IP address or RS-485 station are. Besides, the users have to decide what devices perform data exchange. The data exchange is related to the programs in the PLCs used in the networks.
After the users design networks, they can create the networks in ISPSoft. (2) Create a project in ISPSoft. If there are more than two Delta PLCs in a system, it is recommended that the users should create a group of projects in ISPSoft. Please refer to section 2.2 for more information. 20-9