Omron FINS Driver Manual
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Omron FINS Description ..................................................................................................................... 4
2 Driver Scope of Supply ....................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Supplied by MSA Safety ................................................................................................................. 4
2.2 Provided by the Supplier of 3
rd
Party Equipment............................................................................ 4
2.2.1 Required 3rd Party Software ................................................................................................... 4
2.2.2 Required 3rd Party Configuration ............................................................................................ 4
3 Hardware Connections ........................................................................................................................ 5
3.1 Hardware Connection Tips / Hints .................................................................................................. 5
3.2 Example of Omron PLC Configuration Using Omron ETN11 Module ............................................ 6
4 Configuring the FieldServer as a FINS Client ................................................................................... 8
4.1 Data Arrays/Descriptors ................................................................................................................. 8
4.2 Driver Specific FieldServer Parameters ......................................................................................... 9
4.3 Client Side Connection Descriptors ................................................................................................ 9
4.4 Client Side Node Descriptors ....................................................................................................... 10
4.5 Client Side Map Descriptors ......................................................................................................... 11
4.5.1 FieldServer Related Map Descriptor Parameters ................................................................. 11
4.5.2 Driver Related Map Descriptor Parameters .......................................................................... 11
4.5.3 Timing Parameters ................................................................................................................ 11
4.6 Map Descriptor Examples ............................................................................................................ 12
4.6.1 IO Read ................................................................................................................................. 12
4.6.2 IO Write ................................................................................................................................. 13
4.6.1 Clock Read ............................................................................................................................ 13
4.6.2 Clock Write ............................................................................................................................ 14
4.6.3 Read CPU Cycle Times ........................................................................................................ 14
4.6.4 Run-Stop PLC ....................................................................................................................... 14
4.6.5 Read CPU Status .................................................................................................................. 14
5 Configuring the FieldServer as a FINS Server ................................................................................ 15
5.1 Server Side Connection Descriptors ............................................................................................ 15
5.2 Server Side Node Descriptors ...................................................................................................... 16
5.3 Server Side Map Descriptors ........................................................................................................ 17
5.3.1 FieldServer Specific Map Descriptor Parameters ................................................................. 17
5.3.2 Driver Specific Map Descriptor Parameters .......................................................................... 17
5.4 Map Descriptor Examples ............................................................................................................ 18
5.4.1 IO Read ................................................................................................................................. 18
5.4.2 IO Write ................................................................................................................................. 18
5.4.3 Clock Read ............................................................................................................................ 19
5.4.4 Clock Write ............................................................................................................................ 19
5.4.5 CPU Cycle Times .................................................................................................................. 19
5.4.6 Run-Stop PLC ....................................................................................................................... 19
5.4.7 CPU Status ............................................................................................................................ 19
Appendix A Advanced Topics ................................................................................................................. 20
Appendix A.1. Driver Map Descriptor Parameter’s Bounds .................................................................... 20
Appendix A.2. PLC Status to Execute Commands ................................................................................. 21
Appendix A.3. End Codes ....................................................................................................................... 22
Appendix B Driver Notes .......................................................................................................................... 28
Appendix B.1 Data Storage ..................................................................................................................... 28
Appendix B.2 Driver Stats ....................................................................................................................... 30
Appendix B.3 Driver Error Messages ...................................................................................................... 31
Appendix C Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 32
Appendix C.1 Connection Tips & Hints ................................................................................................... 32
Appendix C.1.1 Example: Class B Addressing .................................................................................... 32
Appendix C.1.2 Example: Class A Addressing .................................................................................... 33