EtherNet/IP–OMRON PLC Setup Instructions

Please make sure that the INpact EIP Slave PCIe interface card has been pressed into the PCI-e slot of the IPC, as shown below.

Start the IPC, go to Start ‣ Device Manager and check if the driver software VCI4 INpact PCIe has been installed.

Click Robot Communication Configuration on the toolbar of Mech-Vision.

In the Robot Communication Configuration window, complete the following configurations.

On the main interface of Mech-Vision, make sure that the Robot Communication Configuration switch on the toolbar is flipped and turned to blue.

Download and install HMS IPconfig software on the IPC first. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the network ports of the IPC and the INpact EIP Slave PCIe.

Open HMS IPconfig, click to scan and select Ixxat INpact EtherNet/IP(TM). Then uncheck Retrieve IP settings dynamically from a DHCP server and enter the IP address and subnet mask, as shown below. The IP address should be the same as what is configured in the PLC. After configuration, click Apply.

Open the CX-Programmer software, click New in the menu bar and then a Change PLC window will pop up. Select the Device Type according to the model in use, and then click Settings. Select the CPU type in the pop-up Device Type Settings window. Click OK to save the changes.

Click Save in the menu bar, a Save CX-Programmer File window will pop up. Select a folder to save the project file, name the file, and then click Save.

Click Connect in the menu bar, and then select Yes in the pop-up window to connect to the PLC.

Click Program in the menu bar. Make sure that there aren’t any problems if the PLC is stopped, and then select Yes.

Select IO Table and Unit Setup  Open in the project workspace to open the PLC IO Table.

In the PLC IO Table, go to Built-in Port/Inner Board (The instructions in this step is based on a specific model of PLC. Please configure according to the actual PLC model you are using.). Double-click CJ2B-EIP21 and select TCP/IP in the CJ2B-EIP21 Edit Parameters window, enter the IP address (The last number of the IP address should be the same as the NODE No. set on the PLC.) and subnet mask. Then click Transfer[PC to Unit]. Select Yes in the pop-up window to transfer parameters.

After transferring the parameters successfully, click Close.

Select Yes to restart the unit, and click OK in the pop-up window. Go back to the CJ2B-EIP21 Edit Parameters window and click OK to complete configuration.

In the PLC IO Table, right click on CJ2B-EIP21  Start Special Application  Start with Settings Inherited.

Select Network Configurator in the pop-up window, and click OK to open the Untitled - Network Configurator window.

In the Untitled - Network Configurator window, click Install EDS in the menu bar, and an Install EDS File file will pop up.

Locate and select the EDS file and click Open.

In the Untitled - Network Configurator panel, go to EtherNet ‣ IP HardWare ‣ Vendor ‣ HMS Industrial Networks AB ‣ Generic Device. Right click on Ixxat INpact EtherNet/IP™ and select Add to Network in the context menu.

Then go to EtherNet/IP Hardware ‣ Vendor ‣ OMRON Corporation ‣ Communications Adapter ‣ CJ2B-EIP21. Right click on Rev 3 and select Add to Network in the context menu.

In EtherNet/IP_1 window, right click Mech-Mind visual device icon, select Change Node Address in the context menu, and then configure the IP address to 192.168.1.10. Right click the CJ2B-EIP21 device icon, select Change Node Address in the context menu, and then configure the IP address to 192.168.1.21.

In EtherNet/IP_1 window, right click the visual device icon, and select Property.

In the Property window, click I/O Information to check the I/O size, and then click Close.

In EtherNet/IP_1 window, double click the CJ2B-EIP21 icon. Select Tag Sets in the pop-up Edit Device Parameters window, and then click Edit Tags. Select In-Consume, and click New. Then edit the tag according to actual situation. Click Regist and Close. Select Out-Produce and edit the tag in the same way. Click OK in the Edit Tags window in the end.

Select Ixxat INpact EtherNet/IP(TM) in the Unregister Device List, click the icon to move down. Then double click Ixxat INpact EtherNet/IP™ in the Register Device List.

A Ixxat INpact EtherNet/IP™ Edit Connection window showing Input and Output will appear. Configure the tag sets as shown below. Click Regist and Close to close the window.

Now the tag sets will appear in the Register Device List, then click OK.

After the IPC is connected, a small arrow will appear as shown below:

Click Connect in the Network Configurator window. Then select OK in the pop-up Setup Interface window. Now you can see a Select Connect Network Port window.

In the Select Connect Network Port window, Select BackPlane‣ #0 CJ2B-EIP21‣TCP:2, and then click OK. Select Using the existing network‣ EtherN IP_1 in the Select Connected Network window and click OK.

Click Download to Network in the Network Configurator window, and select Yes to start downloading parameters.

After the download is completed, click OK.

Open CX-Programmer, right click MM_Camera_CX[CJ2H] Offline and select Transfer ‣ From File.

Check Programs, Program Index, Symbols and Program comments. Then click … next to the File name under Programs, select the OBJ file, and click Open. If other files are stored in the same folder, they will be auto filled. Click OK in the end.

Select OK in the pop-up window to load the example program.

Right click MM_Camera_CX[CJ2H] Offline and select Work Online in the context menu to switch the project to monitor mode.

Right click MM_Camera_CX[CJ2H] Monitor Mode and select Transfer  To PLC.

Click OK in the Download Options window.

Click Yes if the safety of connected devices can be ensured. Click OK after downloading the program successfully.

Mech-Vision project(s): Right-click the solution and select Autoload Solution. Projects in the solution are also autoloaded. Meanwhile, the project number will show up before each project name.

Mech-Viz project: Right-click the project name in Resources of Mech-Viz and select Autoload Project.