PLC Newbie need help communicating w/Mitsubishi FX1N

[steveo]

Okay PLC pros, I could use a little help getting
off of dead-center.

Silly me, thought I could just open up the com
port and log the data that would come streaming
from the PLC into a file and parse it... (duh)

I have a simple program problem.

I have a NO switch (M0) that drives a 10msec
counter (T0) to a constant value of 100, then
stops.

Q1. (while printing out the FX communication
manual on a slow inkjet...)
How do I configure to FX1N to add either/both
of CR/LF to its output?

Q2. What do I have to add to my ladder
program to put the data from T0 into a buffer,
and output the buffer to the com Port?

TIA

Steve
PS the FX1N is hooked to an F940GOT that is
connected via an RS232 cable to my com port

 

[Peter Nachtwey]

Serial Comm Demo for FX2N

Demo serial communications program between motion controller and FX2N.
This demo shows how to send binary data back and forth using a simple protocol that has length, address, data and checksum.

 

[steveo]

Peter,

Thanks for the reply. Am currently printing
things out, etc.

Will let you know if I can get this through
my (sometimes) thick head!

Thanks again,

Steve