YASKAWA MP3000 Series - Communications with a Windows PC (FA-Server); Using Automatic Reception with the MP3000 as a Slave

2.11 Communications with a Windows PC (FA-Server)
Using Automatic Reception with the MP3000 as a Slave
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2.11 Communications with a Windows PC (FA-Server)
The MP3000 can communicate with a Windows PC running FA-Server over an Ethernet connection by
using automatic reception.
This section describes communications when the MP3000 acts as a slave.
Using Automatic Reception with the MP3000 as a Slave
This section describes how to communicate with a Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 application on a PC running
FA-Server 4.0 (FA Series by Roboticsware, Inc) by using automatic reception. FA-Server 4.0 supports the
Extended MEMOBUS protocol.
Note: 1. Automatic reception uses 1-to-1 communications.
2. If you need to communicate with multiple devices, use the MSG-RCVE function.
EthernetEthernet
MP3000
218IFD
DDE/OPC
Visual Basic
FA-Server

MP3000
(local station)
Automatic reception
(no ladder programming)
Computer
Extended MEMOBUS protocol
PC (FA-Server + VB)
(remote station)
Slave
Communications Protocol
Connection Type
Data Code
Binary or ASCII
Master
TCP or UDP
Extended MEMOBUS