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Hey gang, I am out of my comfort zone with this task. I have to get a ControlLogix to broadcast about 100 different tags to a Siemens S7. My experts tell me that I MUST use a gateway (like an HMS Anybus X-Gatey) to convert from DeviceNet to ProfiNet.
What I would prefer to do is install an EtherNet/IP on both sides (S7 and A-B) and open a port on both sides that contains the data to be monitored and/or shared. Is this possible to do this without the use of this third-party component? I don't want to have the two PLC companies, but it is what it is and we have to make it work.
I'm assuming that I need to have an EDS file on each side (S7 side would have one for the A-B ControlLogix; then the A-B side would have the S7 EDS).
Can anyone help me out here? I've always had A-B to A-B or S5 to S5/S7, but never A-B to S7.
Thanks.
Rob
What I would prefer to do is install an EtherNet/IP on both sides (S7 and A-B) and open a port on both sides that contains the data to be monitored and/or shared. Is this possible to do this without the use of this third-party component? I don't want to have the two PLC companies, but it is what it is and we have to make it work.
I'm assuming that I need to have an EDS file on each side (S7 side would have one for the A-B ControlLogix; then the A-B side would have the S7 EDS).
Can anyone help me out here? I've always had A-B to A-B or S5 to S5/S7, but never A-B to S7.
Thanks.
Rob