ISPSoft User Manual

Chapter 16 Network Configuration and Data Exchange
When the computer is connected to the PLC which is designated as a master station, the
indicator blinks.
If the Linked Times checkbox is selected, the PLC Link constructed will be executed
manually. If the Linked Times checkbox is unselected, the PLC Link constructed will be
executed automatically.
If the PLC Link constructed is executed manually, the users can set the number of times the
master station polls the slave stations. The master station can poll the slave stations 65535
times at most. After the master station polls the slave stations a certain number of times, the
PLC Link constructed will not be executed.
If the PLC Link constructed is executed manually, the number of times the PLC Link is
executed will be displayed. If the master station exchanges data with all the slave stations
once, the number of times the PLC Links constructed is executed will be one.
The users can start or stop the execution of the PLC Link constructed by clicking the button.
If the system is disconnect from the PLC which is designated as a master station while the PLC
Link constructed is monitored, the Continue to Monitor button will appear in the upper right
corner of the Linked Machines Status window. After the users eliminate the problem which
results in the disconnection, they can click the Continue to Monitor button.
• Monitoring area
When the PLC Link constructed is executed, the master station exchanges data with the slave
stations. The status of the data exchange between the master station and the slave stations are
displayed in this area.
The small pictures in the monitoring area indicate the status of the main station rather than the
statuses of the slave stations. The small pictures in the monitoring area are described below.
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