RSlinx - communication between CompactLogix and other PLC (Not AB)

Hi all

I'm trying to establish communication between a L43 CPU and a PLC of another brand (B&R).

At the moment I'm just trying to see "something" on RsLinx.

The situation is : The CPUs are on the same subnet, because with my laptop I can ping both the PLCs.

Configuring an Ethernet driver with RsLinx , pointing at the B&R CPU IP, i see the question mark with the red X.

Configuring EThernet IP Driver, I see only the AB modules

I'm using the same configuration of a "working" project, the only difference is that I have a L43 (with 1768 ENBT module) CPU and not a L18 CPU (integrated Eth)

Any suggestions?

thank you

I'm not sure how much you'll accomplish with RSLinx, but you can use the ethernet (not ethernet/IP) driver and manually add both addresses. Then you'll "see" both, but unless you've got an EDS for the non-AB device it will probably say "unknown device."

Italo:

you can try sockets

The project is made with sockets. There is one string parameter (not in the AB side) through which I have to specify the name of the ethernet module declared in logix5000. In the original version of the software it uses a L18 with integrated ethernet, here I have to use a ENBT because L43 doesn't have eth. So I believe that i need to tell the other PLC (through the string) that there is the ENBT module between the 2 CPUs, but I don't know how to write the string...

B&R doesn't natively speak Ethernet/IP, but they have an AsEthIP library that can handle implicit and explicit messaging through the regular ethernet port and a tool that will spit out an L5K file you can import into AB land to configure the Generic EIP connection.

I don't know what you're trying to accomplish with RSLinx, maybe you can see if EIP is working on the B&R side with it? I don't really know, I assumed it was an AB only tool and wouldn't have thought it would really do anything with other brand PLCs.

CapinWinky

thank you for your answer.

I understand that I can't use Linx

CapinWinky said:

B&R doesn't natively speak Ethernet/IP, but they have an AsEthIP library that can handle implicit and explicit messaging through the regular ethernet port and a tool that will spit out an L5K file you can import into AB land to configure the Generic EIP connection.

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In fact the project is made with these libraries. Can you tell me wich tool are you talking about? I believe that the problem is the B&R configuration data object, that must be different because I have different architecture on AB side (not L18 but L43 + ENBT)

italo2008 said:

CapinWinky

thank you for your answer.

I understand that I can't use Linx




In fact the project is made with these libraries. Can you tell me wich tool are you talking about? I believe that the problem is the B&R configuration data object, that must be different because I have different architecture on AB side

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Maybe this would help: http://www.encompassautomation.biz/...blisherUploads/BR_Ethernet_IP_User_Manual.pdf

It's just an Exe file (BR.AS.GenerateL5K.exe) that you input the configuration .dat file and it outputs an L5K file. You can find it in ..\YourB&RInstallDirectory\AS*anyversion*\Bin-en\

Hi Capinwinky...

I tried the tool... but I don't understand some things..

It creates a L5K file which is a project with a L32 CPU. But where does this CPU come from? It is not a paramter of B&R libraries, and it is diferent from the CPU I have to use (and obviously also the Ethernet module is different)... I can modify the Logix project but what does B&R CPU look for during communication?

Yeah, it just creates an example project and you can merge in only the generic EIP portion of that into your actual AB project.

The B&R side is only looking for EIP TCP packets, it doesn't care what is sending them.

Hi Capinwinky

After some attempts, now it seems that the B&R side is running. I mean that EipInit and EipCycle are running without errors.

This is the configuration file :


I tried to export the config file to l5k and do the necesary modifications (CPU and Ethernet module)

At the moment the ethernet module under the I/O Configuration in logix 5000 has the yellow triangle and the variables are not read/written.

Can it be something abouts the I/O assembly parameters in the generic eth module configuration? I leaved them as B&R tool suggest:




Also the variables are the ones that were given me by the B&R tool:



Now I would expect that Var1 and Var2 (declared in B&R Side) can be read/written from Logix, but this doesn't happen....

Any suggestion?

Thank you for your help

The Warning Sign triangle denotes that the Logix Controller cannot allocate your implemented 'ETH-Labeler' I/O connection, hence no data transfer could take place.

I understand that the Generic Ethernet Module configuration was provided by B&R, however, there is something fundamentally wrong with either the Comms Format (SINT as configured) and/or the Input/Output/Configuration Assemblies Instances configured addressing and/or sizes.

I have previously posted a B&R originating EtherNet/IP implementation link; have you studied it? It calls for Assemblies Instances 124, 112 and 100 with a size of 480, 240 and 0; I'd try these settings for configuring the RSL5K Generic Ethernet Module.

Slot number error......

Thank you guys....

italo2008 said:

Slot number error......

Thank you guys....

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Where precisely was the slot number error? I'm seeing something very similar.



I started with a .l5K export from the B&R programmer. It was set up generic for a 1769 controller so in the .L5K I changed the processor type and replaced B&R's lines...


MODULE Controller (Parent := Controller,
CatalogNumber := 1769-L32E,
Vendor := 1,
ProductType := 14,
ProductCode := 77,
Major := 15,
Minor := 3,
PortLabel := RxBACKPLANE,
ChassisSize := 4,
Slot := 0,
Mode := 2#0000_0000_0000_0000,
CompatibleModule := 0,
KeyMask := 2#0000_0000_0001_1111)
END_MODULE

MODULE LocalENB (Parent := Controller,
CatalogNumber := 1769-L32E Ethernet Port,
Vendor := 1,
ProductType := 12,
ProductCode := 158,
Major := 15,
Minor := 3,
PortLabel := RxBACKPLANE,
ChassisSize := 4,
Slot := 1,
Mode := 2#0000_0000_0000_0000,
CompatibleModule := 0,
KeyMask := 2#0000_0000_0000_0000)
END_MODULE



With lines from an export of my controller...


MODULE Local (Parent := "Local",
ParentModPortId := 1,
CatalogNumber := "1756-L63",
Vendor := 1,
ProductType := 14,
ProductCode := 56,
Major := 19,
Minor := 11,
PortLabel := "RxBACKPLANE",
ChassisSize := 7,
Slot := 0,
Mode := 2#0000_0000_0000_0001,
CompatibleModule := 0,
KeyMask := 2#0000_0000_0001_1111)
END_MODULE

MODULE ENET (Parent := "Local",
ParentModPortId := 1,
CatalogNumber := "1756-ENBT/A",
Vendor := 1,
ProductType := 12,
ProductCode := 58,
Major := 3,
Minor := 1,
PortLabel := "RxBACKPLANE",
Slot := 1,
NodeAddress := "192.168.2.90",
Mode := 2#0000_0000_0000_0000,
CompatibleModule := 1,
KeyMask := 2#0000_0000_0001_1111)
END_MODULE


I import the L5K, download to my Controllogix L63 v19, go into run, I get a yellow triangle on the generic ethernet module, which toggles between "connecting" and "fault". The module fault is "(Code 16#0204) connection request error: connection request timed out."

You should not have to change anything in the L5K file.
You may have broke something unintentionally.