koyo to s7

hi all

really strungling to find any info on a s7 plc (which i know nothing about)

we have to link a 440 koyo plc across a wireless link to a S7 plc.

i have found a unit that converts modbus to ethernet but cant find out if the s7 supports modbus,

am going grey here, any help or advice on linking to 2 plcs together would be great!

happy christmas all

cheers

allan

cheers nyman!

at least i know its possible.

why is everything so secretive about the siemens S7 plc?

they should stack all siemens PLC's in a big heap and burn them all!

never had all these protocol issues with good old cam timers and relays!!!!!!

cheers

Allan

forgot to say

the 440 koyo does not support modbus, so that will talk to a koyo 05 which does talk modbus which in turn will natter to the s7 across a wireless link.

bring on them grey hairs!

cheers

Allan

An alternative could be to use two OPC servers, one for the S7 and one for the Koyo. Then let some OPC client dataexchange software do the rest.

Of course, it means that you will be using a PC to do the trick, and maybe you dont want that.

The 440 does not support Modbus directly but if you have an open slot in the local base you could use a DCM. It will communicate Modbus in the slave mode.

Andy