WECON

LX3V Serial 

Supported series: Wecon LX2V/ LX2E/ LX3V/LX3VP/LX3VE/LX3VM

1）V-BOX setting

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

• RS422

• RS485

LX5V Serial 

This example introduces the establishment of serial port communication between V-BOX and LX5V. It is introduced through three parts: PLC software configuration, V-BOX software configuration, and hardware wiring.

Software configuration of PLC

1）PLC programming software

2）New PLC project

Click New Project and select the PLC model.

3）Set Serial port parameters

Follow the steps below to configure Serial port parameters

Baud rate：115200

Data bit：8

Stop bit：1

Parity：No verification

4）Registers list

V-BOX software configuration

1）V-BOX programming software

2）V-NET add device

Open V-NET client software → add device. As shown in the figure below, click "+" in the order of steps, and the Add Device window will pop up, enter the access key, password and remark, to add the device.

3）Set communication port parameters

Click the communication configuration button on the left to find the communication protocol with LX5V. After selecting the protocol, configure the communication parameters of the COM port.

Baud rate：115200

Data bit：8

Stop bit：1

Parity：No verification

hardware connection

1）Hardware wiring diagram

The above are all the steps for establishing serial port communication between V-BOX with LX5V PLC.

LX5V-N Ethernet 

This example introduces the establishment of Ethernet communication between V-BOX and LX5V-N. It is introduced through three parts: PLC software configuration, V-BOX software configuration, and hardware wiring.

Software configuration of PLC

1）PLC programming software

2）New PLC project

Click New Project and select the PLC model.

3）Set Ethernet port parameters

Follow the steps below to configure Ethernet parameters

PLC IP address：192.168.39.200

default gateway：192.168.39.1

subnet mask：255.255.255.0

4）Registers list

 V-BOX software configuration

1）V-BOX programming software

2）V-NET add device

Open V-NET client software → add device. As shown in the figure below, click "+" in the order of steps, and the Add Device window will pop up, enter the access key, password and remark, to add the device.

3）Set communication Protocol

Click Communication to configure the LX5V plc protocol and IP address.

hardware connection

1）Hardware wiring diagram

The above are all the steps for establishing ethernet communication between V-BOX with LX5V PLC.

Allen-Bradley(Rockwell)

DF1 Advanced  Serial

MicroLogix 1000/1100/1200/1400/1500; SLC 5/03 5/04 5/05; PLC-5

1) V-Box Settings

2) Address List

3) Cable Wiring

MicroLogix Serial

MicroLogix 1000/1100/1200/1400/1500; SLC 5/03 5/04 5/05 PLC-5

1）V-BOX setting

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Configure the communication protocol

Micro850_FreeTag Ethernet

S7-1200 Ethernet 

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S7-XXX Ethernet l

Supported Series: Siemens S7-400, S7-1200 and S7-1500

1）V-BOX setting

Slot from TIA Portal is equal to Device No. of V-net

Rack from TIA Portal is equal to HMI No. of V-net

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

✎Note:

• The S7-1200 supports simultaneous connection of three devices, so the driver supports simultaneous access to PLC by three V-BOX.
• V-BOX access PLC, use S7 protocol, access PLC TSAP 02.01 (s7-1200 PROFINET interface only supports three connections, the default support), detailed reference to the system manual of S7-1200.

4）Cable Wiring

LOGO Ethernet 

Supported Series: Siemens Logo 0BA0, 0BA1 series

V-BOX Settings

Address List

PLC Settings in LOGO Software:

Click [Tools]--[Ethernet Connections],shown as below.

Set Ethernet connection parameter. IP, Subnet Mask, shown as below.

TSAP set:The value set by local TSAP is the remote TSAP set in HMI. PLC's remote TSAP is the opposite,shown as below.

 Download Project: Click "Address book" to add the IP address to be downloaded (fi."Detect" to check whether the IP address can be detected. Then click “ok”, and the system will prompt that PLC will be "STOP" mode. Click “YES” to start download.

V-BOX Communication Settings

Set PLC IP in [IP Address] settings;

Enable V-BOX Ethernet in [Network];

TSAP setting

• The initialization script needs to set the source TSAP address and the target TSAP address, otherwise the communication will not be successful.

Note: The name of the test script is init, 8192 and 4096 are the data used for the test, there is no HSW address in the register option, but you can directly set the value of the corresponding address through the code.

✎Note:

• Communication port configuration: 
  • Continuous length needs to be set to 0.
  • Integration interval needs to be set to 1. (no change may result in data errors)
  • Set Port and Device Station NO.
  • Other set as defaulted.
• Notes on the use of registers:
  • Register VD: Use only registers that are multiples of 4, such as 0, 4, 8, etc.
  • Register VW: Use only registers thay are multiples of 2, such as 0, 2, 4 etc. (Using an odd-length register may result in data errors, such as 2 3 4 )

Mitsubishi 

FX1S，1N，2N Serial 

Supported Series: Mitsubishi FX1S, FX1N, FX2N series

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

• RS422

FX3U，3G，3GA Serial 

Supported Series: Mitsubishi FX3U, FX3G, FX3GA series

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

• RS422

FX3U Ethernet 

Supported Modules: FX3U-ENET-ADP, FX3U-ENET-L

1)V-BOX Settings

2)Address List

3)Ethernet Module Settings

FX3U-ENET-L module configuration
Set up the FX3U-ENET-L Ethernet module settings as follows.
Select the module location, which in this document is Module 0.

Select "Operational setting" to enter the following screen.

The Ethernet module IP is set to 192.168.39.254 in this document, and other options are default.

Select "Open setting" to enter the setting interface, the settings are as follows.

The third item "Protocol" selects TCP, and "Open system" selects MELSOFT connection, which allows the

Mitsubishi programming software GX works2 to communicate with the FX3U via the Ethernet module.

Click on "transter setup" - "PC side I/F setting", see the following figure.

After setting, the first download must use the programming cable, as shown in the figure; after that, can

use the IP set in the "Ethernet board" to communicate directly with the network cable.

Read and write data from the Ethernet module

Set "Transter setup" to COM communication, and read or write operation as shown below

4)PLC Settings (GX Works 2)

Create a blank FX5U project

Find Current Connection in the navigation

Select Connection Channel List

Select Ethernet board communication

Select Ethernet Module
Set the IP address of the PLC

Read or write PLC data, in this document is read

4)Configure the communication protocol

FX5U Serial 

Mitsubishi FX5U series PLC

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）PLC Settings (GX Works 3)

Create a blank FX5U project

Find the 485 serial port module in the system navigation bar and double click to enter the settings.

Select protocol in the setting item, and set parameters.

Set station number, and [Message Pattern] (Pattern 1 or Pattern 4)

Click the [Apply] button to finish the setting.

Click download and select the items as below, then click [execute] to download the configuration to PLC.

 As soon as download is completed, connect PLC with serial port, then configure it in the [Specify Connection Destination Connection].

Done.

4）Configure the communication protocol

5）Cable Wiring

• RS422

FX5U Ethernet 

Mitsubishi FX5U series PLC

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）PLC Settings (GX Works 3)

Find the [Ethernet port] in the navigation area.

Select [Own Node Settings] in the [Setting Item List];

Set [IP Address], [Subnet Mask], [Default Gateway];

Click [Detailed Settings] into [Ethernet Configuration (Built-in Ethernet Port)] windows;

Select [SLMP Connection Module] and add into host station as below picture shows;

Set Port number as 5002 (this is necessary settings);

Click [Close with Reflecting the Setting] to save and close window;

Click [Apply] to completed Etherenet settings;

Switch to the [On line data operation] interface as below, check the item and click [Execute] to download.

4）Configure the communication protocol

5）Cable Wiring

L02 Serial 

Mitsubishi L02 series CPU built-in serial port.

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Communication Settings

4）Cable Wiring

• RS422

L02 Ethernet 

Mitsubishi L series CPU built-in Ethernet port.

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）PLC Settings (GX Works2 )

Create a project

Set PLC IP, subnet mask and gateway;

Select [Binary Code] as communication data code;

Set PLC port number, for example 1025

Save settings;

Download project into PLC device;

Restart PLC device;

4）Configure the communication protocol

5）Cable Wiring

Q12H Serial 

This Demo shows V-BOX communicate with Q12H PLC by Q02H serial Protocol

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QJ71E71 Ethernet 

Mitsubishi QJ71E71 Ethernet communication module;

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）PLC Settings(GX Works2)

• Click [Ethernet/CC IE/MELSECNET];
• Please select [Ethernet] as network type;
• Set station I/O number according to situation (For example, 0020 means that the module is connected to PLC CPU in first order);
• Select [Online] as Mode;
• 
• Click [Operation setting] to set IP;
• Select [Binary Code] as [Communication Data Code];
• 
• Click [Open setting]
• Set protocol: TCP;
• Set [unpassive] in [Open system];
• Set [receive] in [Fixed buffer];
• Set [procedure Exist] in [Fixed buffer communication];
• Disable [Pairing open];
• Set [No confirm] in [Existence confirmation];
• Host station port number: 5009;
• Save settings;
• 
• Download project into PLC and restart it

4）Configure the communication protocol

5）Cable Wiring

Delta

DVP Ethernet

Supoort Series: DELTA DVP20/32/40/60ES200RE/200TE or any DVP models with built-in Ethernet port, DELTA DVPEN01-SL module

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List 

3) PLC Setting:

1. Create new project in Delta WPL Soft, and click Setting to open the communication settings:

2. Set up the communication type and PLC IP:

3. Click OK and save the settings. Then click Communication on toolbar, then click Transfer Setup to open new window:

4. Select Communication Mode as PC => PLC to download or select PC <=PLC to upload:

5. Click Auto-Search Ethernet Module to find the PLC on the same LAN network:

4) V-BOX Setting:

Set the same IP address according to the setting from WPL Soft:

DVP serial

Supoort Series: DELTA DVP EH/ES/SS/EX/EH2/SV/SA/SC/SX 

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Wiring Diagram

AS Ethernet

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

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Pin Definition Diagram

Omron

CP1 Series

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CP2M Series

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EC55 Series 

Supported device: EC55 temperature instrument

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Device Settings

Omron E5CC PLC configuration

After entering the Communication Settings menu, please set the parameters to the default values for the following table. Press the cycle key of the instrument to enter the next setting.

According to PLC configuration and communication port configuration information of the HMI, provide the corresponding steps and configuration screenshots. This configuration needs to communicate properly with the above PLC configuration. The project settings are as follows

✎Note: The communication settings for HMI should be consistent with this setting.

4）Configure the communication protocol

5）Cable Wiring

✎Note:

• COM3 only available in PI8000/PI9000 series.
• CA address could not support continuous writing function；
• Because of CP address intrinsic property: read control intrinsic property, so please place the character input part in use. Set address with CP0 and character length 10, used to display controller type. And place a number input part, set address with CP5 (cache size). Do not place other CP type address without CP0 in screen, otherwise CP type address is invalid
• When set value into read & write address, it is necessary to switch the temperature instrument meter to the corresponding interface according to the menu of the instrument where the address locates, so that the value could be written, otherwise, the value could not be written; When the communication write setting of the instrument is turned off, the writing function is invalid. Writing function could be opened by using the 00 address of the CA register, which write 01 value.
• When continuous writing of a value to a read-write address, please make sure all continuous writing address could be written. Otherwise, if one of these addresses could not be written, then all continuous writing commands will fail.
• Because of the mechanism problem, this protocol could not support CompoWay/F function that is read-write function of variables in protocol document.
• When using double-word address, set the data format to 32 bits, otherwise the read/write function is unable.
• Please set the communication delay time of 10ms in setting, to avoid that the instrument may not be able to communicate in a short time due to too fast data access and too much connection requests.
• Because of the particularity of the instrument, it is necessary to write the value of the address in the menu interface corresponding to the address, and to enter the menu where the address locates, so that the value could be written.

Xinje

XC serial

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

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Pin Definition Diagram

XD serial

1）V-BOX Settings

Supported Series: Xinjie XD/XE Series PLC

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

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Pin Definition Diagram

Schneider

Schneider MODBUS RTU

1）V-BOX Setting

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

RS-485 2W (RJ45 Connector): The following is the view from the soldering point of a connector.

Inovance

H3U serial

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

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Pin Definition Diagram

Panasonic

FP serial

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

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Pin Definition Diagram

LS

XBC serial

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

3）Configure the communication protocol

4）Cable Wiring

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Pin Definition Diagram

XGK FEnet Ethernet

Supported Series: LS XGT series XGK CPU with XGL-EFMT Ethernet module

1）V-BOX Settings

2）Address List

✎Note:

• In addition to the "UxDD" register, the others correspond to the PLC register one by one. UxDD corresponds to U in the PLC;
• The [UxDD] register, defined in the PLC is Ux.dd, x represents the block, and dd represents 0-31 of each block. There are 64 blocks in the PLC;
• All bit registers are in the form of bits in word, and the range is the same as the word register;

3）Communication Settings

4）Cable Wiring

INVT

1）V-BOX setting

2）Address List

3）Communication Settings

4）PLC software

5）PLC setting 

Open the INVI plc software, create a new project or open a project that has already been created

Configure serial port parameters.

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6）Cable Wiring

Modbus 

MODBUS RTU Slave (All function)

Select the protocol "Modbus RTU Slave (All Fuction)",

Then set baud rate, port, stop bits, data bits, parity.

Modbus Meter

The following example is using the Linfee meter LNF96EY to demonstrate how to set up the Modbus communication.

1. Wiring the RS485 cable first. Because the pin 58 is A, the pin 59 is B for meter. Here we use the COM1 to connect. So the diagram like follows:

2. Check the specific Modbus parameter in the communication menu from LED display.

So from the following pictures, we can know the Meter Address is 85, Baud rate is 9600, CRC None.

3. Set up the communication in the Configuration tab.

Select the protocol as ModBus RTU Slave (All Function). And set the communication parameters like below.

4. Create new real-time monitoring tag accroding to Modbus manual

Enter the address we want to read from the meter. The following table is intercept part of the manual for Linfee Modbus manual.

0x03/0x04 command data register address:

For example, here we want to read the Phase Voltage Ua (Modbus offset 0006), the Modbus register main No. requires input decimal number, and check whether the actual address has one address offset, so the tag configured like the following screenshot:

Set the Modbus Slave Station No.

If the communication is setup successfully, the tag will show green light.

MODBUS RTU Master

Select the protocol "Modbus RTU Master",

Then set baud rate, port, stop bits, data bits, parity

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MODBUS TCP Slave (All function)

Supported series: MODBUS TCP controller

V-B0X works as MODBUS TCP MASTER connecting with TCP SLAVE

1）V-BOX Setting

2）Address List

3）Communication Settings

Configure V-BOX Ethernet IP in Networking Settings

Configure PLC Ethernet IP in Communication；

4）Cable Wiring

communicate with VB inverter

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User define

More serial port script instruction,please refer manual:Lua script function--->3.Serial port operation

Read the temperature sensor.

the commond format is as beliow:

Send commond:01 03 02 00 00 03 04 73

Feedback commond:01 03 06 07 F7 0E 7E B7 35

Temperature data:07 F7,desimal = 2039,it means temperature is 20.39℃.

Humidity data:0E 7E,desimal = 3710, it mean humidity is 37.10%RH.

Script Demo: