OMRON Host Link Communications Diagnostics

About this task

You can use the OMRON Host Link Diagnostics program to check the basic configuration, cabling and operation of your network without running a CIMPLICITY project. You can use this program to read and write data from and to a specified OMRON programmable controller. A single value (channel or timer/completion bit) is transferred at a time.

  • Open the CIMPLICITY OMRON Host Link Comm Test dialog box
  • OMRON Host Link communications diagnostics steps

Open the CIMPLICITY OMRON Host Link Comm Test dialog box

Procedure

  1. Make sure Omron Host Link is checked in the Project Properties dialog box.
  2. Select Project>Equipment>Diagnostics in the Workbench left-pane.
  3. Double-click OMRON Host Link Diag.

Results

The OMRON Host Link Diagnostics dialog opens with default parameters selected.

OMRON Host Link communications diagnostics steps

The top section of the dialog contains fields for setting the communication port parameters. A display only field in the center of the dialog displays error and status information. Below the status message field are fields you can use to specify PLC Address, Data Address and Data Values for read and write testing.

Step 1 Open a communication port.
Step 2 Select a target programmable controller.
Step 3 Diagnose communication problems.
Step 4 Close a communication port and/or change ports and configuration.
Step 5 Exit the diagnostic program.