FP Web Configurator and FP Web Expansion Unit 1

FTP
Server

FP Web Configurator for

FP-WEB2 and FP Web Expansion Unit

New Features
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Next Release Version 2

Current Release Next Release

Version 2.21 Version 2.3

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 FTP Client function 3

PLC Internet if required

FTP
file.txt Server

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Raw text User text reports
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Data area
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CSV sheet Data sheets

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data
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Select the mode of the

FTP function similar to the E-Mail
attachment function:
{A_D_00200_00001_T01_file.txt}

The FTP Client function can be used to transfer PLC data directly without SD card access.

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 FTP Client function with FP Web Expansion unit 4

PLC Internet if required

FTP
file.csv Server

Raw text
Data area User text reports
string with
as
customized
data
CSV sheet Data sheets

Write files only

Write & Transfer or with transfer
Select the mode of the
FTP function similar to the E-Mail
attachment function:
{A_D_00200_00288_S03_file.csv}

Different control commands allows to write to SD card, to transfer data from SD card and to
write and transfer in one step.

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 FTP Client function organizes the SD card files 5

PLC

Remove files
Select the new mode
FTP function:
{A_D_00200_00001_D01_file*.txt}

Files which are stored with the FPWEB functions can be removed from the SD Card, too. If the
filename is not known exactly, the wildcards ‘*’ and ‘?’ files
Remove are allowed
from SDtoCard
specify the file names
which should be deleted (exception: *.* is not allowed).

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 FTP Client function (overview) 6

PLC Internet if required

FTP
Server

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Raw text User text reports
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Data area
string with ith
as Write & Transfer
rw

customized
CSV sheet Data sheets
fe

data
s
an
Tr

Select the mode of the Remove files from SD Card

FTP function similar to
the E-Mail attachment
function:
{A_D_00200_00001_T01_file.txt}
Write files, with
or without transfer

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Data logger function with FP Web Expansion unit 7

PLC
Poll via
RS485
or
RS232 File(date).csv
or
USB Data sheets/tables

Data collection
controlled by
the FPWEB2
via
RS232/RS485

Write data

Configure all data tags

in the FP Web Config.

Automatic removing files

from SD Card depending on setting of max. files
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Combined Data logger and FTP Client function 8

PLC Internet if required

FTP
File(date).csv Server

Transfer files
Data collection Data sheets/tables
controlled by
the FPWEB2 on FTP client
via command
RS232/RS485

Write data
1. Configure all data tags
in the FP Web Config.
2. Choose the file transfer
mode of the FTP Client:
{A_D_00001_00001_F01_file(date).csv}
Automatic removing files
from SD Card depending on setting of max. files
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Data logger sample 9

PLC

FTP
Server
FileFP0R(date).csv
FileFPX1(date).csv
FileFPX2(date).csv
FileKW8M(date).csv
FileKW1M(date).csv
Consumption data
RS48
5

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Backup function 10

FP-WEB2

Local
PC

Backup-Project folder
on local PC
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Restore function 11

Duplicated FP-WEB2 unit*

FP-WEB2

Local
PC
*The Firmware version of the unit will
not be updated to the actual FP Web
Backup-Project folder Configurator version.
on local PC

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Import function 12

[IMPORT] loads a backup-project into the FP

Web Configurator for further editing. HMTL
Local files will not be decompiled.
PC
A successive [SEND] will update all settings
including the latest firmware version.
Backup-Project folder
on local PC

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 FP Web Expansion – Communication Features 13

FP-WEB2

All functions previously related to the 3-pin RS232C port (HTML page data, E-mail, Dial-In,
Dial-Out,…) can be switched to the FP Web Expansion unit communication ports:
-USB: USB 1.1 host for GT-series and FP-X PLCs
-RS485: isolated RS485 for MEWTOCOL communication

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FP Web Configurator – Improvements 14

DNS Resolution:

DNS resolution has been enabled for all software modules

(e.g.: NTP Time Synchronization, Transparent Port Client,…)

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FP Web Configurator – Improvements 15

Email Server port settings:

The SMTP and POP port numbers

can be selected freely.

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FP Web Configurator – Further Improvements 16

- HTML and IEC60870 redundancy can be selected in parallel.

- New mode for text attachments to send an email without the

{tag information} with T02 instead of T01.

- Improved behavior of Modbus TCP Client according to Modbus TCP

specification: when Modbus TCP Server closes the connection (e.g.
after a timeout), the Client will also close the socket.

- Improved project download mechanism in case of unstable connections

(e.g. with GPRS).

- Changed MEWTOCOL password protection mechanism to be usable

with FP Connect software.

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