Section 10 Transferring Data  10-3 Data Transfer Using SPMA 
NS-Designer Operation Manual 
2. Click the Comms.Method Button at the top right of the dialog box. The Comms.Method Dialog 
Box will appear. 
3. Select Pass Through PLC. 
4.  Select the communications method under Computer. Here, Ethernet is set. 
5.  Select the communications method between the PLC and PT. Here, CLK (Controller Link) is set. 
 
 
 
Select the communications method 
between the computer and PLC. 
Select the communications method 
between the PLC and PT. 
Select this option to transfer through the PLC. 
 
6. Click the Set… Button to the right of the communications method setting. The following Network 
Setting Dialog Box will appear. 
 
Set the Ethernet network 
address 
Set the network address and 
node number of the PLC’s 
Ethernet Unit. 
Input the response monitor time. 
Increase the time only when there 
are frequent communications 
error. 
 
7.  Input the Ethernet network address for the Network of the FINS source address. Here, 1 is set as 
an example. 
8.  Input network address and node number of the PLC’s Ethernet Unit for the Network and Node of 
the FINS destination address. Here the network address is set to 1 and the node number is set to 
6 as examples. 
9. Click the Driver Tab and make the following settings. 
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