Rockwell Add On Profile

Has anyone ever build a Add On Profile? I have a few customers that build EIP devices. I hate adding a generic Ethernet Module for each device from them. So I was thinking if there was a way I could build a AOP it would make things easy to implement in RS5000. I am writing the baseline Ethernet IP user manual for implementation into the AB world.


Any advice

RSLogix 5000 v20 has a new feature of "EDS-based Add-On-Profiles".

Classic AOPs are little applets that integrate with RSLogix 5000. They have to be carefully integrated with RSLogix and require a lot of testing and revision support.

EDS-based AOPs will allow you to create an I/O object with a structured UDT that's automatically created when you add the device to the I/O tree. The structure of the UDT will be determined by the [ASSEMBLY] section of the EDS file.

I think that they're supposed to also allow a Parameter object tab, similar to the Parameter Editor in RSNetworx.

But I haven't seen one work, yet. Every third-party EDS I've tried to import fails in some way, usually by creating incorrectly sized or un-named data blocks.

I was told that RA will be writing an 'EDS-based AOP Implementor's Guide" but I haven't seen a draft or other information about it.

See if you can get some information on that from the Technology Sharing / "EnABled" group at Rockwell, or send your distributor specialist to RSTechEd with a mission to find out about it.

Ken do you get the RTA newsletter? John Rinaldi did a write up on the V20. He didn't have have a lot positive to say about the hype. At least that was my take after reading the letter.

I decided to just write this manual from someone with a basic understanding of adding EIP I/O to a controller.

Followup: the EDS-based AOP guideline document is on the RA Developer's Resources website.

http://www.rockwellautomation.com/enabled/guides.html

I've skimmed over it and it looks very detailed, but I have not yet used it to figure out a third-party EDS that doesn't work with the AOP mechanism.

Any new info on this? I want to develop an AOP for a Kawasaki robot E-series controller with Ethernet IP connection.