CONTROLLER TO WHICH PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER IS APPLIED

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily connect a target programmable controller from an engineering tool, by eliminating the setting of the engineering tool and the programmable controller connected to an Ethernet(R) network. SOLUTION: The engineering tool 2 and the programmable controller 3 use a specified exclusive port, the engineering tool performs the broadcast transmission of an information gathering command 23 from the exclusive port with respect to all nodes connected to the same network 4, and the programmable controller returns the equipment information of the present station and an IP address as an information, gathering command response to the information gathering command received from the exclusive port, prepares an information management table 10 and performs processings. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT