QuickStart Guide
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Industrial Systems Connection ...
Keyence

Keyence Serial (Gen1)

6min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Keyence Serial (Gen1) driver.

Litmus Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter

Compatible items

Driver type

Serial

Validated devices/series

To set up and configure this device in Litmus Edge, you will need to do the following:

  • Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device
  • Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Litmus Edge DeviceHub
  • Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device



To configure your device:

  1. Note down the following information and refer to it when needed.

    Device: Keyence KV-40DT

    Communication I/F: RS232. Refer to the following figures.

    Keyence Serial reference
    Keyence Serial reference
    
  2. Launch KV-Studio software.
  3. Select HMI and PLC Devices.
  4. Set up the PLC.

Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Litmus Edge DeviceHub



Parameter

Value

Type

Keyence

Driver

Keyence Serial (Gen1)

Communication Port

Local Serial connection file path

Baud Rate

115200

Data Bits

8

Parity

Even, Odd, None

Stop Bits

1



Name

Value Types



Address Format

Min Address

Max Address

Description

MR

bit

R/W

DDDDdd

0

399915

Internal Auxiliary relay

LR

bit

R/W

DDDdd

0

99915

Latch Relay

CR

bit

R/W

DDDdd

0

99915

Control Relay

R

bit

R/W

DDDdd

0

99915

Relay

B

bit

R/W

HHHh

0

32767

Link Relay

T-Bit

bit

R/W

DDDD

-

9999

Counter bit

C_Bit

bit

R/W

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

Data memory bit

SM_Bit

vir

R/W

DDDDdd

0

999915

Temporary data memory bit

CM_bit

bt

R/W

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

Control memory bit

EM_Bit

bit

R/W

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

Data memory

FM_Bit

bit

R/W

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

File Register bit

CTC_Bit

bit

R/W

D

0

7

 

W_Bit

bit

R/W

HHHh

0

524287

Link Register bit

VM_Bit

bit

R/W

DDDDDdd

0

6553515

 

VB_Bit

bit

R/W

HHHh

0

63999

 

CTC

word

R/W

D

0

7

 

CTH

word

R/W

D

0

3

 

Z

word

R/W

DD

1

12

 

CS

word

R/W

DDDD

0

9999

Counter preset

CC

word

R/W

DDDD

0

9999

Counter current

TS

word

R/W

DDDD

0

99999

Timer preset

TC

word

R/W

DDDD

0

9999

Timer Current

B_Word

word

R/W

HHH

0

2047

Link Relay

R-Word

word

R/W

DDD

0

999

Relay

VB

word

R/W

HHH

0

3999

 

CR-Word

word

R/W

DDD

0

999

Control Relay

LR_Word

word

R/W

DDD

0

999

Latch Relay

MR_Word

word

R/W

DDDD

0

3999

Internal Auxiliary relay

FM

word

R/W

DDDDD

0

65535

File Register

EM

word

R/W

DDDDD

0

63535

Data memory

VM

word

R/W

DDDDD

0

65535

 

W

word

R/W

HHHH

0

32767

Link Register

TM

word

R/W

DDDD

0

9999

Temporary data memory

DM

word

R/W

DDDDD

0

65535

Data memory