SYSMAC Gateway
WS02-SGWC1
CX-Compolet
WS02-CPLC1
NEW
FA Communications
Software
FINS/CIP Communications Middleware
SYSMAC Gateway
CX-Compolet
Product Positioning
Item SYSMAC Gateway CX-Compolet
Operating system Windows Vista
Network
EtherNet/IP Yes (Tag access and data links enabled.)
USB Yes (CJ2, CP1)
PLCs CJ2 (with EtherNet/IP functionality)
Other functions Checking operation on EtherNet/IP Visual Studio.NET 2008
• Array variables are supported.
Upgraded Functions for FA Communications Software
∗1 EtherNet/IP is required for data links on Ethernet networks.
Direct Data Link Access
High SpeedFlexibility
−Tag Access
−Two Types of Access
FA Communications Software
System Applications Device-embedded Applications
CX-Compolet
(formerly SYSMAC Compolet)
SYSMAC Gateway (formerly FinsGateway)
SYSMAC PLC SYSMAC PLC SYSMAC PLC SYSMAC PLC SYSMAC PLC
RS-232C USB
EtherNet/IP
Ethernet
Controller Link
Simultaneous Upgrade for All OMRON FA Communications Software
Two New Features
Tag Access Data Links
Name server
Data
Tag
name
CJ2
With EtherNet/IP functionality
FROM TO
FROM TO
Flexible, High-speed Software for Direct PLC Access
CX-Compolet, etc.
SYSMAC CJ2 SYSMAC CJ2
Personal computer
Personal computers become nodes on EtherNet/IP data links just like PLCs.
Application
EtherNet/IP
Data links NEW
Flexibility
Tag access Tag access
High-speed, large-capacity data links are possible.
Easy Reduced costs and greater communications capacity.
NEW
NEW
2 3
OMRON’s Upgraded FA Communications Software Lets You Create Applications with
Flexible, High-speed, and Direct Data Link Access to SYSMAC PLCs from Personal
Computers.
The need for faster transmission of more and more information between personal computers and
PLCs is coupled with the need for frequent changes to specifications, such as address allocations
in PLCs, a demand for software standardization to eliminate dependence on specific applications
and networks, and a demand for cost reductions.
In response to this demand, OMRON has completely renovated its FA Commu-
nications Software under new names. Data links are now possible using Ether-
net. Data links can even be accessed via a LAN port on a notebook computer.
And FA Communications Software can be used to access PLC data by using
only tag names to enable more flexible and higher-speed access of PLC data
from personal computers, and that lowers costs by eliminating the need for a
special board for data links.
Easy PLC Data Reading
and Writing with VB.NET
and VC#.NET Control
Objects
SYSMAC Gateway can be
used as the communications
driver on most networks. It is
the successor to FinsGate-
way and has inherited all
FinsGateway functionality.
CX-Compolet software
enables easily reading and
writing PLC data using Visual
Basic.NET and Visual
C#.NET. It is the successor to
SYSMAC Compolet.
−Access to personal computers
via data links.
−Communicate using software
processing.
−Special Boards, such as
Controller Link and SYSMAC
LINK Support Boards, are not
required.
Two types of
access are
supported.
Access to
collected data
in personal
computers
High-speed
access
As-needed
access to
PLCs on
networks
You can easily handle
changes to specifications.
Virtual PLC
memory
No special
Board required.
Application data can be accessed using tag names
rather than addresses.
The addresses in PLC assigned to tag
names can be changed without creating
additional work.
No changes are required at the application.
You can easily handle changes to
specifications.
PLC data was accessed
using addresses, so if an
address was changed in the
PLC it also had to be
changed in the application.
PLC data is accessed using
tag names, so there is no
need to change addresses in
the application even if
addresses are changed in the
PLC. This enables application
standardization.
Data links are possible between personal computers
and PLCs on Ethernet networks.∗1
PLC data can be read and written across
EtherNet/IP networks by simply reading and
writing values in personal computer memory.
Same name
server as for CJ2
A PCI Controller Link Support
Board was required to
establish data links.
There were strict limitations on
the capacity and speed of
Controller Link data links.
− The LAN port at the personal
computer is used, so no special
board is required. Data links are
possible even for a notebook
computer.
− Software operations are used,
improving personal computer and
communications performance.
EtherNet/IP provides greater capacity
and higher speed, and because data
link areas in personal computer
memory are accessed, data access is
faster than having to constantly
access EtherNet/IP nodes.
Developing or Modifying PLC Applications Is Too Much Work
Problem Solution with SYSMAC Gateway
−Insufficient speed.
−Insufficient data link capacity.
Main SYSMAC Gateway Functions
Item Description
Supported protocols
Supported PLCs CJ2, CJ1, CS1, CP1, C, and CVM1/CV
Supported networks
∗1 Data links are supported.
Virtual event memory
Tag access
Environment for SYSMAC Gateway
Item Description
Languages English or Japanese
Supported OS Windows 2000, XP, or Vista and 2003 Server
Situation
CIP Service Specifications
Tag data links
Number of connections 256
Allowable communications bandwidth 5,000 pps
Refresh period (RPI) 1 to 10,000 ms (unit: 1 ms)∗1
Link data capacity 184, 832 words max.
Data size per connection 722 words (1,444 bytes) max.
Explicit
messages
Message send function (client)
Message receive function (server)
Data size 502 bytes
CIP routing Not supported.
∗1 The RPIs that can be set depend on the number of connections.
Note: USB and Ethernet can also be used for communications.
An OMRON PLC Driver with Virtual PLC Memory Functionality
Communications Driver and Virtual PLC Memory
Real PLC
Serial
EtherNet/IP
Controller Link
SYSMAC Gateway
Real PLC Real PLC
SYSMAC Gateway
■ Software Configuration ■ System Configuration Examples
■ Application Example
Controller Link
Controller Link
SYSMAC Gateway can access the PLCs in all of the following configurations.
USB RS-232C
Special Cable
CJ2/CP1 CJ2/CJ1/CS1
USB
CJ2
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
EtherNet/IP
SYSMAC Gateway SYSMAC Gateway
SYSMAC Gateway
RS-232C
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
SYSMAC Gateway
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
Ethernet
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
EtherNet/IP
SYSMAC Gateway
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
SYSMAC Gateway
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
Controller Link
Support Board
Application
ABC
Networks
Insufficient speed
ABC
Network differences are absorbed.
SYSMAC Gateway
Large capacity
Fast
Notification of changes is sent.
No special board is required.
Using Events to Provide Notification of Changes in Data
• The application is notified using events only when preset conditions are met.
• Eliminating programming for checking cyclic data changes reduces the load on the personal computer processor.
• Notification of data changes is provided immediately, eliminating wasted communications time.
EtherNet/IP
CX-Compolet
SYSMAC Gateway
Application
Cyclic data checking is not required.
Application Software
CX-Compolet
SYSMAC Gateway
SYSMAC PLC
RS-232C USB
EtherNet/IP
Controller Link
Message Communications Data Links
4 5
Applications
SYSMAC Gateway
SYSMAC Gateway
SYSMAC Gateway provides an OMRON PLC communications driver and virtual memory. OMRON’s FA
Communications Software uses the SYSMAC Gateway communications middleware as a common platform.
● In addition to FINS communications, operation of SYSMAC
Gateway has been verified on EtherNet/IP.
● SYSMAC Gateway absorbs the differences in the physical layers
of RS-232C, USB, Ethernet, EtherNet/IP, and Controller Link.
● Virtual PLC event memory is provided to enable a personal
computer to participate as a data link node.
● Changes to memory can be detected in applications at the
personal computer.
Costumers who have
created their own
communications
programs
Modifying programs
for different networks
is a lot of work.
Customers who are
already using
FinsGateway
Insufficient
capacity
Programming communications
to send and receive messages
for each node or block of data
is too much work.
Programming is
required for each node
or block of data.
Customers who want
to standardize
personal computer
applications
Having to modify personal
computer applications
whenever the PLC memory
map is changed is too much
work.
Personal computer
applications must
also be modified.
Changes to PLC
memory map
Time spent on programming
communications can be reduced
by absorbing the differences
between networks.
Application
Using EtherNet/IP enables
high-speed, large-capacity data
links with no need for a special
communications board.
Communications efficiency
can be optimized by using
EtherNet/IP data links.
Application
High-speed,
large-capacity data links
For the CJ2 with EtherNet/IP
functionality, tag access and tag
data links (∗1) provide freedom
from PLC memory maps.
∗
1
Tag data links are not possible from a C
language library. They are possible only
with .NET.
Personal computer
applications do not
need to be modified.
Even when the PLC
memory map is changed.
Commercially available
USB cable
Data links Data links
Note: The above configurations are only examples. Communications are also possible with
PLCs other than those shown here. For details, refer to page 8.
SYSWAY, SYSWAY-CV, Peripheral Bus
(Toolbus), FINS, and CIP
RS-232C (SYSWAY, SYSWAY-CV, Peripheral
Bus (Toolbus)) USB, EtherNet/IP∗1, Ethernet
(FINS), Controller Link (FINS), and SYSMAC
LINK (FINS)
CIO, Auxiliary (A), Holding (H), Work (W), DM,
and EM1 to EM1F
For the CJ2 (with EtherNet/IP functionality),
access by tag name is enabled.
CIP connectionless (UCMM) and CIP
connection (Class 3) communications
CIP connectionless (UCMM) and CIP
connection (Class 3) communications
Problem Solution with CX-Compolet
Note: When combined with the CJ2 with EtherNet/IP functionality.
Main CX-Compolet Functions
Interface Function Description
Properties
Communications with SYSMAC PLCs Specifies the PLC to communicate with, and reads network information.
Reading and writing I/O memory
Operating status
Reads and changes the operating mode.
Area information
Reads information such as the program area size and number of DM Area words.
Error information
Reads the value and error message when an error occurs.
Other SYSMAC PLC information
Reads the model and reads and changes the clock.
Methods
Reading and writing I/O memory
Creating I/O tables
Creates the I/O tables for the present configuration.
Force-setting, force-resetting and clearing bits
Force-sets, force-resets, and clears bits.
Communications with SYSMAC PLCs Specifies the PLC to communicate with.
FINS service execution
Sends FINS commands and gets the responses that are received.
Events Scheduled events
Events occur at regular intervals.
Environment for CX-Compolet
Item Description
Languages English or Japanese
Supported OS Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
and 2003 Server
.NET Framework
(1.1, 2.0, 3.0, or 3.5)
Development
environment
Creating and Modifying VB/VC# Communications Programming Is Too Much Work
Situation
CX-Compolet is a package of software components that make it easy to program reading and writing OMRON PLC data.
Easily Create Programming to Read and Write PLC Data using VB or VC#.
.NET Control Objects ∗ActiveX Control Objects are also included.
SYSMAC Gateway
SYSMAC PLC
NEW
NEW
NEW
CX-Compolet
User-created Applications
VB.NET or VC#.NET CX-Compolet
.NET Controls
Example:
Reading I/O Memory
D0 123 4
Simply Paste to a Form and Enter a Line of Code.
3
2
1
4
5
Text1=SYSMAC CJ2.ReadVariable “PV”)
■ Software Configuration ■ System Configuration Examples
■ Application Example
■ Procedure
SYSMAC Gateway
SYSMAC PLC
Easily Program Device Alarm Monitoring.
VB.NET/VC#.NET
CX-Compolet
Controller Link
Controller Link
CX-Compolet can access the PLCs in all of the following configurations.
USB RS-232C
Special Cable
CJ2/CP1 CJ2/CJ1/CS1
USB
CJ2
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
EtherNet/IP
CX-Compolet CX-Compolet
CX-Compolet
RS-232C
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
CX-Compolet
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
Ethernet
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
EtherNet/IP
CX-Compolet
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
CX-Compolet
CJ2/
CJ1/
CS1
EtherNet/IP
Alarm A
Alarm B
6 7
CX-Compolet
CX-Compolet
● Read and write I/O memory in the PLC, change the
operating mode, read error logs, and perform other
operations.
● Supports Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2008.
● Can be used from Visual Basic.NET and
Visual C#.NET.
● For the CJ2 with EtherNet/IP functionality, I/O
memory in the PLC can be accessed by using
tag names rather than addresses.
● Array variable access is possible.
Simply paste to the form and
specify the tags (addresses).
Example
Press the button to read the
value (D0 in this example).
Customers who are
developing VB/VC# programs
including communications
with PLCs
Having to program communications
frame assembly, reception response
interpretation, and monitoring is too
much work.
Having to change communications
processing, e.g., for Ethernet and serial
communications, is too much work.
Handling PLC address changes is
particularly time consuming.
For a block of data of the same data
type, it is too much work to have to
specify the addresses one by one rather
than being able to view them as one
group and access that data as an
element.
Processing such as communications frame assembly is prepared
in advance!
Data is accessed by using tag names rather than by using
addresses, so programming does not have to be changed even if
PLC addresses are changed.
Array variables are supported, so data can be easily specified by
simply changing the element subscript with the same tag name.
After installation, the
OMRON SYSMAC CJ2
Icon will be displayed in
the controls.
Position the SYSMAC
CJ2 Icon in the form.
Arrange the command buttons,
text boxes, etc., in the form.
Set the remote PLC in
the properties.
In the Command Button Code
Dialog Box, enter the PLC tag
name on one line. (The tag
name below is “PV.”)
Commercially
available USB cable
Data links
Data links
Controller Link
Support Board
Note: The above configurations are only examples. Communications are also possible with PLCs
other than those shown here. For details, refer to page 8.
● Using the control components provided by CX-Compolet frees the application designers from having to program the communications portions of the
application.
● Data for device alarms and other data are sent to the applications using non-solicited EtherNet/IP communications events.
● Standardization is made easy by specifying data using tag names (such as “Alarm A” and “Alarm B”) in the applications.
Read and writes data in memory areas, such as the DM Area or CIO
Area. For example, DM word 100 can be specified by using “D100”
or by using a tag name.
Reads and writes memory, such as consecutive words in the DM
Area or CIO Area. For example, it is possible to specify the data type
(integer, single, etc.) or change the data type (BCD, BIN, SBIN).
Supported
execution
environment
Microsoft Visual Studio
.NET (See note.), .NET
2003, .NET 2005, or
.NET2008
Development languages:
Visual Basic.NET and Visual
C#.NET
Visual Basic version 5 or 6
(Only the functions
compatible with Compolet
V2 can be used.)
Note: Only the components compatible with
SYSMAC Compolet version 2003 are
supported. A development environment of
.NET 2003 or higher is required for CIP
communications.
Software components only. This package doesn’t include SYSMAC Gateway as communications drivers.
Supported OS: Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, and 2003 Server
∗1
One license is required per computer.
∗2
Only functions provided by Compolet V2 as ActiveX controls are supported for Visual Basic version 5 or 6.
Supported OS: Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, and 2003 Server
∗1 One license is required per computer.
SYSMAC Gateway (Communications Middleware)
CX-Compolet
Correspondence between Main PLC Models and Connected Networks
SYSMAC Gateway∗1
CX-Compolet∗1
CS1
CP1
C200HX/HG/HE, CQM1H
CPM1/CPM2
CVM1/CV
CompoWay/F Slaves, such as Temperature Controllers
WS02-CPLC1
WS02-SGWC1S
WS02-SGWC1-L10
WS02-SGWC1
WS02-CPLC1-L3
WS02-CPLC1-L5
WS02-CPLC1-L10
WS02-CPLC2
3 additional licenses (This product provides only additional licenses. The software must be purchased in advance.)
5 additional licenses (This product provides only additional licenses. The software must be purchased in advance.)
10 additional licenses (This product provides only additional licenses. The software must be purchased in advance.)
Software development kit for creating communications programs using SYSMAC Gateway.
Development languages: C, C++, Visual Basic.NET, Visual C#.NET
Model
Specification
Product name Standards
Ordering Information
C
Series
PLC
∗1 A separate Communications Unit is required. ∗2 Specification using tag names is not possible.
CJ2 with EtherNet/IP functionality
CJ1
Personal computer RS-232C
Ethernet
(FINS)
Peripheral Bus FINS FINSEtherNet/IP
USB Controller LinkEthernet (LAN)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Correspondence between FA Communications Software and Connected Networks
FA Communications Software
Personal Computer Boards
⋅ SYSMAC Gateway
⋅ CX-Compolet
Communications
Message
communications
Data link
communications
Communications
method SYSMAC
Board CS1 Board
FINS communications
FINS communications
Communications middleware for personal computers running Windows. Supports CIP communica-
tions and tag data links (EtherNet/IP) in addition to FinsGateway functions.
Supported communications: RS-232C, USB, Controller Link, SYSMAC LINK, Ethernet, EtherNet/IP
10 additional licenses (This product provides only additional licenses.)
Standards
Model
SYSMAC Gateway SDK
Specification
Product name
Software components that can make it easy to create programs for communications between a
computer and controllers. This packaged product bundles SYSMAC Gateway.
Development environment: Visual Studio.NET2003/.NET2005/.NET2008
Development languages: Visual Basic .NET, Visual C#.NET, Visual Basic Ver. 5/6∗2
Supported communications: Equal to SYSMAC Gateway.
SYSWAY
(Host Link C
Mode)
SYSWAY-
CV (Host
Link FINS)
CompoWay/F
(master at personal
computer)
Yes (Peripheral
Bus – CS/CJ)
Yes (Peripheral
Bus – CS/CJ)
Yes (Peripheral
Bus – CS/CJ)
Yes (Peripheral
Bus – CS/CJ)
Yes (Peripheral
Bus – C)
Yes (Peripheral
Bus – C)
Yes (Peripheral
Bus – CV)
No
Yes∗2
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes∗1
Yes∗1
Yes∗1
Yes∗1
No
Yes∗1
No
Ye s ∗1 (CP1H only)
No
No
No
No
No
Yes (Specification
using tag names is
possible.)
Ye s ∗1, ∗2
Ye s ∗1, ∗2
Ye s ∗1 (CP1H only)
No
No
Yes∗1
No
Yes
Yes∗1
Yes (Communications Units
are not required for CJ1M
PLCs with Ethernet
functionality.)∗1
CS1 Bus
Interface
Board
Note: Do not use this document to operate the Unit.
This catalog mainly provides information that is necessary for selecting suitable models, and does
not contain precautions for correct use. Always read the precautions and other required information
provided in product operation manuals before using the product.
The application examples provided in this catalog are for reference only. Check functions and
safety of the equipment before use.
Never use the products for any application requiring special safety requirements, such as nuclear
energy control systems, railroad systems, aviation systems, medical equipment, amusement
machines, vehicles, safety equipment, or other application involving serious risk to life or property,
without ensuring that the system as a whole has been designed to address the risks, and that the
OMRON products are properly rated and installed for the intended use within the overall equipment
or system.
Authorized Distributor:
In the interest of product improvement,
specifications are subject to change without notice.
Cat. No. V302-E1-02
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