# Omron Fins/UDP without opc ua in plc?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 18, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-udp-without-opc-ua-in-plc/52058 "2021-10-18T14:11:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![SKA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ska/32/29528_2.png) [@SKA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SKA)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-udp-without-opc-ua-in-plc/52058/1 "2021-10-18T14:11:00Z")

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Hi, i have an NX1p2 omron plc on my desk that is programmed with sysmac.  
This device does not have opc ua at all. And does not have FINS/TCP either.

I have installed the omron drivers during the installation of V8.1.10.

I cannot browse for tags.  
I have tried manually adding a few tags, but the examples in [Omron FINS Driver - Ignition User Manual 8.0 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Omron+FINS+Driver#OmronFINSDriver-Addressing) does not show how to address a variable in the global variable table.

Any suggestions how to get a tag of a boolean to show up as working?  
The UDP driver is showing as bound, so the connection should(?) be working.

Only uncertain settings i have is the FINS Source Unit & FINS Destination Network, perhaps these 2 is the bigger problem?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-udp-without-opc-ua-in-plc/52058/2 "2021-10-18T14:36:28Z")

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Try the Omron NJ (EtherNet/IP) driver.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-udp-without-opc-ua-in-plc/52058/3 "2021-10-18T14:48:41Z")

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Either driver will work, but neither will provide you with browsing. You have to manually address tags using the syntax from the user manual for the corresponding driver.

> [@SKA](#):
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> The UDP driver is showing as bound, so the connection should(?) be working.

This doesn't really mean anything more than the local port on your Ignition gateway was able to be bound to. UDP is connection-less, so you really have to be sure the other side is set up correctly and you won't know it's working until it's working 🙂

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**Author:** ![SKA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ska/32/29528_2.png) [@SKA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SKA)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-udp-without-opc-ua-in-plc/52058/4 "2021-10-19T06:23:43Z")

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Thanks both.  
I found this video just before i headed home for the day yesterday.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/2/e20621f22ad5ad4742441cf1c1650623d4d2ae3e.jpeg "Ignition Scada communicates to NX1P2 via NJ PLC driver") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IWexcMJCqs)

There i found the NJ-driver way like pturmel suggested here.  
And i could import the global tags that i copied from sysmac without any problems, and they worked "out of the box".

So thanks again.