Connection Parameters Needed for HMI/cMT Products to Communicate with PATLITE VM/VMS Series using EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro)

Introduction

All Maple Systems HMIs programmed with EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro), including every cMT X Series and cMT Series model, are compatible with PATLITE VM/VMS Series. Configure your Controller and HMI/cMT with the following parameters to establish reliable communication.

Supported Series: PATLITE VM/VMS Series

Website: http://www.patlite.co.jp

HMI Setting

Parameters	Recommended	Options
PLC type	PATLITE VM/VMS Series
PLC I/F	RS232	RS232 / RS485 2W / RS485 4W / Ethernet
Baud rate	38400	9600 ~ 115200
Data bits	8	7, 8
Parity	Even	Even, Odd, None
Stop bits	1	1, 2
PLC sta. no.	0	0 ~ 31
Port no.	10600

Device Address

Bit/Word	Device type	Format	Range	Memo
B	`LAW_bit`	`HHHHh`	1 ~ 7FFE	h: Bit no. (0 ~ f)
W	`LAW`	`HHHH`	1 ~ 7FFE
W	`LAW6Mode`	`H`	6
W	`LAW6Style`	`H`	6
W	`LAW6Scale`	`H`	6
W	`LAW6BG_c`	`H`	6
W	`LAW6Chr_c`	`H`	6
W	`UNI2sJIS`	`HHHH`	1 ~ 7FFE	LAW: Unicode to Shift-JIS
W	`UNI2BIG5`	`HHHH`	1 ~ 7FFE	LAW: Unicode to BIG5

Wiring Diagram

NOTE: The serial port pin assignments may vary between HMI models.

Diagram 1: RS-232

HMI	Direction	PLC
Pin assignments		RS232 9P D-Sub Female
Rx	↔ (bidirectional)	3 TXD
Tx	↔ (bidirectional)	2 RXD
GND	↔ (bidirectional)	5 GND

Diagram 2: RS-485 2W

HMI	Direction	PLC
Pin assignments		RS485 2W Terminal
Data-	↔ (bidirectional)	11 Data-
Data+	↔ (bidirectional)	10 Data+
GND	↔ (bidirectional)

Diagram 3: RS-485 4W

HMI	Direction	PLC
Pin assignments		RS485 4W Terminal
Rx-	↔ (bidirectional)	12 TX-
Rx+	↔ (bidirectional)	13 TX+
Tx-	↔ (bidirectional)	11 RX-
Tx+	↔ (bidirectional)	10 RX+
GND	↔ (bidirectional)

Diagram 4: Ethernet

Straight-through Ethernet cable wiring showing all 8 color-coded twisted pairs connected pin-for-pin between both ends.