OMRON FINS (TCP)

Omron Fins TCP is a protocol for communication between Omron PLCs and other devices. It is a TCP/IP based protocol. The fins plugin is used for Omron PLCs with network port, such as CP2E.

Neuron supports Fins TCP protocol, which can be used to communicate with Omron PLCs through Fins TCP protocol.

Add Device

Go to Configuration -> South Devices, then click Add Device to add the driver. Configure the following settings in the popup dialog box.

• Name: The name of this device node.
• Plugin: Select the Omron FINS TCP plugin.

Device Configuration

After clicking Create, you will be redirected to the Device Configuration page, where we will set up the parameters required for Neuron to establish a connection with the northbound application. You can also click the device configuration icon on the southbound device card to enter the Device Configuration interface.

Parameter	Description
Equipment Type	Target PLC Equipment type
PLC IP Address	Target PLC IPv4 address
PLC Port	Target PLC port, default 9600

Configure Data Groups and Tags

After the plug-in is added and configured, the next step is to establish communication between your device and Neuron by adding groups and tags to the Southbound driver.

Once device configuration is completed, navigate to the South Devices page. Click on the device card or device row to access the Group List page. Here, you can create a new group by clicking on Create, then specifying the group name and data collection interval.

Upon successfully creating a group, click on its name to proceed to the Tag List page. This page allows you to add device tags for data collection. You'll need to provide information such as the tag address, attributes, and data type.

For information on general configuration items, see Connect to Southbound Devices. The subsequent section will concentrate on configurations specific to the driver.

Data Types

• UINT8
• INT8
• INT16
• UINT16
• INT32
• UINT32
• FLOAT
• INT64
• UINT64
• DOUBLE
• BIT
• STRING

Address Format

AREA ADDRESS[.BIT][.LEN[H][L]]

AREA ADDRESS

AREA	DATA TYPE	ATTRIBUTE	REMARK
CIO	All types except uint8/int8	read/write	CIO Area
A	All types except uint8/int8	read	Auxiliary Area
W	All types except uint8/int8	read/write	Work Area
H	All types except uint8/int8	read/write	Holding Area
D	All types except uint8/int8	read/write	Data Memory Area
P	All types except uint8/int8, but bit only supports read	read/write	PVs
F	int8/uint8	read	Flag Area
EM	All types except uint8/int8	read/write	Extended Memory

Example:

Address	Data Type	Description
F0	uint8	F area, address is 0
F1	int8	F area, address is 1
CIO1	int16	CIO area, address is 1
CIO2	uint16	CIO area, address is 2
A2	int32	A area, address is 2
A4	uint32	A area, address is 4
W5	float	W area, address is 5
W10	float	W area, address is 10
H20	double	H area, address is 20
H30	uint32	H area, address is 30
D10	int32	D area, address is 10
D20	float	D area, address is 20
EM10W100	float	EM10 area, address is 100

.BIT

Optional, referring to a bit of an address.

.LEN[H][L]

When the data type is string type, it is a required, .LEN indicates the length of the string, including H and L two endianness, the default is H.

Example Addresses

Address	Data Type	Description
CIO0.0	bit	CIO area, address is 0, bit 0
CIO1.2	bit	CIO area, address is 1, bit 2
A2.1	bit	A area, address is 2, bit 1
A2.3	bit	A area, address is 2, bit 3
W3.4	bit	W area, address is 3, bit 4
W3.0	bit	W area, address is 3, bit 0
H4.15	bit	H area, address is 4, bit 15
H4.10	bit	H area, address is 4, bit 10
D5.2	bit	D area, address is 5, bit 2
D5.3	bit	D area, address is 5, bit 3
EM10W100.0	bit	EM10 area, address is 100, bit 0
CIO0.20	string	CIO area, address 0, the string length is 20 bytes and the endianness is L
CIO1.20H	string	CIO area, address 1, the string length is 20 bytes and the endianness is H
A2.10L	string	A area, address 2, the string length is 10 bytes and the endianness is L
A2.30	string	A area, address 2, the string length is 30 bytes and the endianness is L
W3.40H	string	W area, address 3, the string length is 40 bytes and the endianness is H
W3.10	string	W area, address 3, the string length is 10 bytes and the endianness is L
H4.15L	string	H area, address 4, the string length is 15 bytes and the endianness is L
H4.10	string	H area, address 4, the string length is 10 bytes and the endianness is L
D5.20H	string	D area, address 5, the string length is 20 bytes and the endianness is H
D5.30	string	D area, address 5, the string length is 30 bytes and the endianness is L
EM10W200.10	string	EM 10 area, address 200, the string length is 10 bytes and the endianness is L

Data Monitoring

After completing the point configuration, you can click Monitoring -> Data Monitoring to view device information and control devices. For details, refer to Data Monitoring.