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- Page 1 How to... echocollect Configuring a Softing echocollect to establish data exchange between a Siemens S7-300 and an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Version: E-032014-01 © Copyright 2014 Softing Industrial Automation GmbH...
- Page 2 Richard-Reitzner-Allee 6 85540 Haar / Germany Tel: + 49 89 4 56 56-0 Fax: + 49 89 4 56 56-488 Internet: http://industrial.softing.com Email: info.automation@softing.com Support: support.automation@softing.com The latest version of this manual is available in the Softing download area at: http://industrial.softing.com.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ..................5 Chapter 1 NetCon echo – echocollect port network Chapter 2 ..................6 settings Create a connection to the S7-300 PLC ..................7 Chapter 3 Create a connection to the ControlLogix Chapter 4 ..................9 Create the table to establish data transfer Chapter 5 from "Data_to_S7"... - Page 4 This page is intentionally left blank.
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 - Introduction Introduction This document provides step by step instructions on how to establish data exchange between a Siemens S7-300 PLC and an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC, using a Softing echocollect device. General description of the presented example Both PLCs and the echocollect are in the same network. -
Page 6: Netcon Echo - Echocollect Port Network
Chapter 2 - NetCon echo – echocollect port netw ork settings NetCon echo – echocollect port network settings Start NetCon echo and configure the network settings of the echocollect port to be used. We will use port 1 (Eth 1). -
Page 7: Create A Connection To The S7-300 Plc
Chapter 3 - Create a connection to the S7-300 PLC Create a connection to the S7-300 PLC Click on Connection New Connection. Enter a connection name. Click on Logic Table Connection and select the PLC/Raw and Ethernet options. echocollect - How to... - Page 8 Chapter 3 - Create a connection to the S7-300 PLC After clicking [OK], select the TCP/IP and Siemens S7 options. Enter the IP address of the S7-300 and click [OK]. Click [OK] again. echocollect - How to...
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Page 9: Create A Connection To The Controllogix Plc
Chapter 4 - Create a connection to the ControlLogix PLC Create a connection to the ControlLogix PLC Click on Connection New Connection. Enter a connection name. Click on Logic Table Connection and select the PLC/Raw and Ethernet options. echocollect - How to... - Page 10 After clicking [OK], select the TCP/IP and Rockwell CompactLogix / ControlLogix options. Enter the IP address of the ControlLogix PLC and then click on [Protocol Settings]. Enter the CPU slot number (2 in our example) and click [OK]. echocollect - How to...
- Page 11 Chapter 4 - Create a connection to the ControlLogix PLC Click [OK]. Click [OK] once again. echocollect - How to...
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Page 12: Create The Table To Establish Data Transfer From "Data_To_S7" (Clx) To "Db1" (S7-300)
Collect Frame Table. Click on Graphic Display. Click on Table Add Table. Enter a name for the mapping table, select the target PLC connection (S7_300), and click [OK]. Click on Elements Add Element in Read Table. echocollect - How to... - Page 13 Click on the [>>] button next to Topic to select the data source connection (CLX) and click [OK]. Click on the [>>] button next to Item to select the data source tag (Data_to_S7, in our example). echocollect - How to...
- Page 14 Chapter 5 - Create the table to establish data transfer from "Data_to_S7" (CLX) to "DB1" (S7-300) Click [OK]. So far, your table should look similar to this: 10. To select the target data block on the S7-300, click on Special Settings Target. echocollect - How to...
- Page 15 Chapter 5 - Create the table to establish data transfer from "Data_to_S7" (CLX) to "DB1" (S7-300) 11. Then check Use PLC Target and enter the address of the S7-300 target data block. 12. To enable the data exchange, create a timed trigger in the echocollect. Click on Special Settings Trigger Settings.
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Page 16: Create The Table To Establish Data Transfer From "Db2" (S7-300) To "Data_From_S7" (Clx)
Create the table to establish data transfer from "DB2" (S7-300) to "Data_from_S7" (CLX) Click on Table Add Table. Enter a name for the mapping table, select the target PLC connection (CLX), and click [OK]. Click on Elements Add Element in Read Table. echocollect - How to... - Page 17 Click on the [>>] button next to Topic to select the data source connection (S7_300) and click [OK]. Type in the address of the source data block (DB2, byte 0) in the Item section, and click [OK]. So far, your table should look similar to this: echocollect - How to...
- Page 18 Chapter 6 - Create the table to establish data transfer from "DB2" (S7-300) to "Data_from _S7" (CLX) To select the target tag on the ControlLogix, click on Special Settings Target. Then check Use PLC Target and click on the [>>] button next to Item to select the tag. Click [OK]. echocollect - How to...
- Page 19 Chapter 6 - Create the table to establish data transfer from "DB2" (S7-300) to "Data_from _S7" (CLX) 10. To enable the data exchange, create a timed trigger in the echocollect. Click on Special Settings Trigger Settings. 11. Then check Use Timeout and enter the trigger frequency in milliseconds.
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Page 20: Finished Table Mapping
Chapter 7 - Finished table m apping Finished table mapping CLX_to_S7 S7_to_CLX echocollect - How to... - Page 21 This page is intentionally left blank.
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