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FINS Commands with Host Link Protocol Section 3-5
Serial Port Number
Set the serial port number to which the host computer is connected.
Destination Network Address
Set the network address of the destination node. Set “00” to send commu-
nications within the local network.
Destination Node Address
Set the node address of the destination node. Set “00” when transmitting
within the local PLC.
Destination Unit Address
Set the unit address of the Unit to which the host computer is connected.
Response Setting
Normally this bit is set to 0 to require a response. When a response is not
required, set this bit to 1.
Communications Port Number
Set the port number in the CPU Unit which will transmit SEND(090).
Number of Retries
Set the maximum number of times SEND(090) is to be resent if no re-
sponse is returned.
Response Monitor Time
If the Response Setting is set to require a response, set the response mon-
itor time.
Control Word Settings
The setting range for each item is shown on the following table.
Item Setting
Number of send words 0001 to 010B (1 to 267 words)
Serial port number 00: Do not set.
01: Port 1
02: Port 2
Destination network
address
00: Local network
01 to 7F:
Network address (1 to 127)
Destination node address 00: Internal communications in PLC
01 to FE: Node address of Ethernet Unit with model
number ending in ETN21 (1 to 254)
01 to 7E: Node address of Ethernet Unit with other
model number (1 to 126)
01 to 20: Node address (1 to 32) for Controller Link
Destination unit address 00: CPU Unit
10 to 1F: Serial Communications Unit (unit address 0 to
15)
E1: Inner Board (Serial Communications Board)
Response setting 0: Required
1: Not required
Communications port
number
0 to 7 (0 to 7)
Number of retries 0 to F (0 to 15)
Response monitor time
0000: Default
0001 to FFFF: 0.1 to 6,553.5 s (unit 0.1 s)