Mitsubishi Q00-01H Serial

7 min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Mitsubishi Q00-01H Serial driver.

Litmus Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter	Compatible items
Driver type	Serial
Validated devices/series	MELSEC-Q

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

Record the serial communication parameters for the device. Otherwise, follow the steps below.

Refer to the following parameters.

Online simulator: YES

Extend address mode: NO

Broadcast command: NO

To configure your device:

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

Device: Mitsubishi Q03UDCPU and QJ7124N

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

Reference image of device

Launch GX Works2 v1.560 software, and then click Online > Read from PLC.

From the PLC Series Selection dialog box, select QCPU (Q Mode) from the PLC Series drop-down list, and then click OK.

Set up communication parameters, and then click Connection Test.

Connection Test option

Right-click Intelligent Function Module > New Module.

New Module option

Set up module parameters as shown below.

Module parameters

Click Switch Setting and set up communication parameters as shown below.

Switch Setting option

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

Configure the following parameters when you Connect a Device with this driver. Update default values to the specific setup of your device.

Parameter	Value
Type	Mitsubishi
Driver	Mitsubishi Q00-01H Serial
Communication Port	Local Serial connection file path
Data Bits	8
Baud Rate	9600
Parity	Even, Odd, None
Stop Bits	1

Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

When you Add a Tag to the connected device, refer to the following register table and tag parameters.

See the following additional resources if necessary:

Organize Device and Tag Data by Using Metadata

Tag Formula Variables

Register Table

Name	Value Types	Address Format	Max Address	Description
X	bit	HHHH	8191	Input Relay
Y	bit	HHHH	8191	Output Relay
M	bit	DDDDD	61439	Internal Relay
L	bit	DDDDD	32237	Latch Relay
F	bit	DDDDD	32237	Annunciator
V	bit	DDDDD	32237	Edge Relay
B	bit	HHHH	61439	Link Relay
TC	bit	DDDD	2047	Timer Coil
SS	bit	DDDDD	25471	Retentive Timer Contact
SC	bit	DDDDD	25471	Retentive Timer Coil
CS	bit	DDDDD	25471	Counter Contact
CC	bit	DDDDD	25471	Counter Coil
SB	bit	HHH	2047	Special Link Relay
S	bit	DDDD	8191	Step Relay
DX	bit	HHHH	8191	Direct Input
DY	bit	HHHH	8191	Direct Output
TS	bit	DDDD	2047	Timer Contact
SM	bit	DDDD	2047
W	word	HHHH	12187	Link Register
TN	word	DDDD	2047	Timer Current Value
SN	word	DDDD	2047	Retentive Timer Current Value
CN	word	DDDD	1023	Counter Current Value
R	word	FFDDDDD	32767	File Register
SW	word	HHHH	2047	Special Link Register
Z	word	DD	19	Index Register
ZR	word	HHHHH	1042341	File Register
D	word	DDDDDDD	4212735	Data Register
SD	word	DDDD	2047

Tag Parameters

Name: Select a register name from the drop-down list. The available options depend on the names in the register table.

Value Type: Select a data type from the drop-down list. The available options depend on the register name selected.

Polling Interval: Enter a value in seconds. This determines how often the tag should poll the register for data.

Tag Name: Enter a name for the tag.

Description (Optional): Enter a description for the tag.

Address: Enter a tag address. The value must in the decimal format, within the allowed min/max range. Omit the leading zeros. The device might use the decimal (D), hexadecimal (H), or octal (O) address format. See the Register Table at the bottom of the dialog box. For Bit tags, append the bit address without the bit separator. The lowercase letters in the address format indicate how many digits you should enter in the Bit address.

Tag Formula: Enter a formula for the tag to process the generated data. Two variables are permitted: value (current tag value) and timestamp (current tag UNIX time in milliseconds). The following math functions are available:

sqrt

power: power(x) performs the operation 10^x.

log: log(x) is the natural logarithm (the logarithm is in base e).

exp: exp(x) performs the operation e^x.

Only Publish on Change of Value: Select the checkbox to only publish NATS messages when the value parameter changes to a new value. Change of Value only applies to boolean, numeric (such as int or float), and simple string data types. It does not apply to complex types, such as JSON or array. Poll-once topics will not be affected by Change of Value settings. These topics will still only see a single message.

Meta Data: Metadata summarizes basic information about data. This feature allows you to define key-value pair data for the device output payload later on. Metadata can then be used to find, use, and reuse particular instances of data.

Note: If you use special characters in meta data key names, the special characters are replaced with underscore characters in the payload. This can cause two key names to be combined into one. For example, configuring the key names a**b and a&&b will cause only one key name to be created (a__b).