IDEC High Performance Series - Manual (Page 1186)

2 Web Server Function (HG3F/4F)
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2.9 Device Monitor
The device monitor page shows the values for specified HG3F/4F devices.
To monitor device values, send a request to the HG3F/4F using the following procedure.
1 Click the Device Monitor link on the menu.
The device request form page is displayed.
2 Enter Device, Station No., Start Address, Display No. of Addresses, Data Type, and Display Type for the
device to monitor and click the Add button.
The entered device information is converted to a request string and entered in Display Data 1 or Display Data 2.
• JavaScript is used in the form from the Add button and above. You can use the device monitor function
on web browsers that do not support JavaScript by referring to “Request string format” on page 27-30
and manually creating the request string.
• When Allen-Bradley is selected as the host I/F driver, always enter the device address notation in the
WindO/I-NV2 format.
For example, “B 10:123/5” in the Allen-Bradley format is (B 1012305) in the WindO/I-NV2 format.
Form item Description
Device Select the device from the drop-down list.
Station No.
Enter the station number of the host to monitor as a hexadecimal value (0 to FF). For a decimal host
station number, convert it to hexadecimal value and then enter it.
Valid when Connection for the host I/F driver is 1:N Communication.
When a value is not entered, 0 is entered.
Start Address
Enter the start address for the device to monitor.
When the bit of a word device is specified, enter “-” after the address and then enter the bit as a decimal.
Example 1: Address is 123, bit is 0
123-0
Example 2: Address is 12F, bit is 15
12F-15
Display No. of
Addresses
Select the number of devices to monitor (1 to 10).
The device monitor will show the number of devices selected here from the address set in Start
Address.
Data Type Select the data type from the drop-down list.
Display Type Select the display type.
Add
Converts the device information entered in Device, Station No., Start Address, Display No. of
Addresses, Data Type, and Display Type to a request string and enters it in Display Data 1 or
Display Data 2.
When both Display Data 1 and Display Data 2 are blank, the request string is entered in Display
Data 1. When neither is blank, an error dialog box is displayed.
For details about the request string, refer to “Request string format” on page 27-30.