Omron WS02-SIMC1-E - V1.9 REV 02-2009 - Page 47

Features Section 1-2
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Send/receive FINS com-
mands to nodes in the com-
puter
The CX-Simulator can send/receive FINS commands to nodes (the CPU Unit
itself, application programs using FinsGateway, or the CPU Unit for Fins-
Gateway) in the computer using network communications instructions in the
CPU Unit. This capability enables debugging of network communications with
the CPU Unit itself or the CPU Unit for FinsGateway as the tentative commu-
nications target.
Receive external FINS com-
mands possible
The CX-Simulator can receive external FINS commands from external net-
worked computers or actual PLCs.
Display FINS send mes-
sages
Display FINS messages sent with network communications instructions on the
message display window. (No actual send is executed.)
Computer
A
pplication p
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ograms
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pplication p
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ograms
FinsGateway
CPU Unit
Simulator
Communica-
tions Unit
CPU
Unit
Virtual Communications Unit
Computer
A
pplication programs
FinsGateway
Simulator
Communica-
tions Unit
CPU
Unit
Virtual Communications Unit
A
ctual PLC or com-
p
ute
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External actual network