Hi there,
Just wanted to know how I can read STRING and REAL data types via FINS.
INT and BOOL are working fine.
Do I need to parser it? Does somebody have got some example nodes?
Best thanks in advance
Andy
From the documentation here: node-red-contrib-omron-fins (node) - Node-RED
Example flows have been included to help you get started. In the node-red editor, click the hamburger menu, select import then examples (or press ctrl+i)
In the readme that @HaroldPetersInskipp linked to mentions a helper node "buffer parser" that is like a sister node for all this.
If you want technical reasons - FINS protocol only does bits and WORDS so something has to parse the data & as I wrote in the readme...
Data formats and conversion
As I use multiple PLCs and didn't want to write boolean / 32bit / float / double functionality into each node (it's best to keep things atomic and good at what they do) so I wrote a separate second node for handling data conversions.
This node "node-red-contrib-buffer-parser" node-red-contrib-buffer-parser (node) - Node-RED is capable of pretty much anything you will need for this or any PLC that returns 16bit data or a NodeJS Buffer.
Hi Guys,
many thanks for this information.
I will launch some test 
Best greetings,
Andy
Hi there,
I had success with getting the data of my CJ2M Reals and Strings
Another problem .. I would like to host the data in one MSSQL DB but always getting syntax error ...
Do you have some advices?
I am just sharing my node with you:
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"id": "ec9cf53f5ff54f3b",
"type": "tab",
"label": "FINS to MS SQL",
"disabled": false,
"info": "",
"env": []
},
{
"id": "0d29b076a5b30a0f",
"type": "inject",
"z": "ec9cf53f5ff54f3b",
"name": "Query FINS to CJ2M",
"props": [
{
"p": "payload"
}
],
"repeat": "",
"crontab": "",
"once": false,
"onceDelay": 0.1,
"topic": "",
"payloadType": "date",
"x": 270,
"y": 390,
"wires": [
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"4f1161ae4a5f53c5"
]
]
},
{
"id": "4f1161ae4a5f53c5",
"type": "FINS Read",
"z": "ec9cf53f5ff54f3b",
"name": "Read 8 Words from CJ2M PLC",
"connection": "cb0566115f7073ac",
"addressType": "str",
"address": "D0",
"countType": "num",
"count": "8",
"msgPropertyType": "msg",
"msgProperty": "payload_to_Buffer",
"outputFormatType": "buffer",
"outputFormat": "",
"x": 520,
"y": 390,
"wires": [
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]
},
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"id": "e1dc3da53a8c42d6",
"type": "debug",
"z": "ec9cf53f5ff54f3b",
"name": "",
"active": true,
"tosidebar": true,
"console": false,
"tostatus": true,
"complete": "payload",
"targetType": "msg",
"statusVal": "payload",
"statusType": "auto",
"x": 1030,
"y": 420,
"wires": []
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"id": "bde6896c9aa88707",
"type": "MSSQL",
"z": "ec9cf53f5ff54f3b",
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"name": "Insert Into Query",
"query": "DECLARE @Bool_Test bit\nDECLARE @Int_Test int\nDECLARE @Real_Test real\nDECLARE @String_Test varchar(11)\n\nSET @Bool_Test = {{{payload.Bool_T[0]}}};\nSET @Int_Test = {{{payload.Int_T}}};\nSET @Real_Test = {{{payload.Real_T}}};\nSET @String_Test = {{{payload.String_T}}};\n\nINSERT INTO CJ2M_NodeRed\n\n (\n CurrentTime, \n Bool_Test,\n Int_Test,\n Real_Test,\n String_Test\n )\n \n VALUES \n \n (\n CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,\n @Bool_Test,\n @Int_Test,\n @Real_Test,\n @String_Test\n )",
"outField": "payload",
"x": 1050,
"y": 345,
"wires": [
[]
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},
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"id": "44daa4972f363279",
"type": "buffer-parser",
"z": "ec9cf53f5ff54f3b",
"name": "buffer to key/value object",
"data": "payload_to_Buffer",
"dataType": "msg",
"specification": "spec",
"specificationType": "ui",
"items": [
{
"type": "bool",
"name": "Bool_T",
"offset": 1,
"length": 16,
"offsetbit": 0,
"scale": "1",
"mask": ""
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{
"type": "int16be",
"name": "Int_T",
"offset": 2,
"length": 1,
"offsetbit": 0,
"scale": "1",
"mask": ""
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{
"type": "floatbe",
"name": "Real_T",
"offset": 6,
"length": 1,
"offsetbit": 0,
"scale": "1",
"mask": ""
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{
"type": "string",
"name": "String_T",
"offset": 8,
"length": 10,
"offsetbit": 0,
"scale": "1",
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"swap2": "",
"swap3": "",
"swap1Type": "swap",
"swap2Type": "swap",
"swap3Type": "swap",
"msgProperty": "payload",
"msgPropertyType": "str",
"resultType": "keyvalue",
"resultTypeType": "output",
"multipleResult": false,
"fanOutMultipleResult": false,
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"id": "cb0566115f7073ac",
"type": "FINS Connection",
"name": "CJ2M",
"host": "192.168.1.201",
"port": "9600",
"MODE": "",
"MODEType": "CJ",
"protocol": "",
"protocolType": "tcp",
"ICF": "0x80",
"DNA": "",
"DA1": "201",
"DA2": "",
"SNA": "",
"SA1": "179",
"SA2": "",
"autoConnect": true
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{
"id": "a05e2c4980b5eb14",
"type": "MSSQL-CN",
"name": "MS SQL Server",
"server": "localhost",
"encyption": true,
"database": "NX102_DB"
}
]
Many thanks,
Andy
Hi there,
many thanks it does work
Best greetings,
Andy
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