Connection Parameters Needed for HMI/cMT Products to Communicate with RS Automation X8 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 RS Automation X8 Series. Configure your Controller and HMI/cMT with the following parameters to establish reliable communication.

Supported Series: RS-X8 Series PLC

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HMI Settings

Parameters	Recommended	Options
PLC type	RS Automation X8 Series
PLC I/F	RS232/Ethernet	RS232/ Ethernet
Baud rate	115200	9600~115200
Data bits	8	7,8
Parity	None	None,Even,ODD
Stop bits	1	1,2
Port no.	50000
PLC sta. no.	1	0 ~ 255

PLC Settings

Communication mode	Value
Communication mode	Xnet Slave

Device Address

Bit/Word	Device type	Format	Range	Memo
B	`Y_bit`	DD.DDDdd	0 ~ 96.25515	Output
B	`X_bit`	DD.DDDdd	0 ~ 96.25515	Input
B	`SR_bit`	DDDdd	0 ~ 12715	Status
B	`B_bit`	DDDD.DDDDdd	0 ~ 1535.153515	Bit
B	`N_bit`	DDDD.DDDDdd	0 ~ 1535.153515	Integer
B	`A_bit`	DDDD.DDDDdd	0 ~ 1535.153515	ASCII
B	`TM_Done`	DDDD.DDDDdd	0 ~ 1535.153515	Timer_Done
B	`CT_Done`	DDDD.DDDDdd	0 ~ 1535.153515	Counter_Done
B	`CR_Done`	DDDD.DDDDdd	0 ~ 1535.153515	Control_Done
B	`L_Bit`	DDDD.DDDDdd	0 ~ 1535.153531	Long
W	`Y`	DD.DDD	0 ~ 96.255	Output
W	`X`	DD.DDD	0 ~ 96.255	Input
W	`SR`	DDD	0 ~ 127	Status
W	`B`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Bit
W	`N`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Integer
W	`A`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	ASCII
W	`ST_Length`	DDDD.DDD	0 ~ 1535.779	String_Length
W	`ST_Data`	DDDD.DDD.DD	0 ~ 1535.779.42	String_Data
W	`CR_Length`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Control_Length
W	`CR_Pos`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Control_Position
W	`F`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Float
W	`L`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Long
W	`TM_Preset`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Timer_Preset
W	`TM_Acc`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Timer_Accumulator
W	`CT_Preset`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Counter_Preset
W	`CT_Acc`	DDDD.DDDD	0 ~ 1535.1535	Counter_Accumulator

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
Tx	↔ (bidirectional)	2
GND	↔ (bidirectional)	5

Diagram 2: Ethernet

Ethernet straight-through cable wiring diagram showing T568B color-coded pairs: W/Orange, Orange, W/Green, Blue, W/Blue, Green, W/Brown, Brown on both ends.