Data exchange between Rockwell(AB) compact logix series controller and Siemens IM-151

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Hi there,

Can anyone suggest the solution to communicate between AB Compactlogix L36ERM controller(Which is having remote flex IOs over ethernet) and siemens IM-151 controller(Which is having chasis IO and network is profinet).

We Want to generate some reports in Rockwell SCADA and for that need to log some data in compact logix controller from siemens.[/FONT]
 
My favorite protocol converter is the Red Lion Data Station Plus (DSP).

I'm not sure whether it will talk with your Siemens PLC or not; you can go HERE to find out.

I don't see Profinet listed, but Red Lion has a reputation that, if they don't have it, you can call them up and they'll make it happen (if there aren't licencing issues)

It is not a good idea to bridge the two system's I/O networks, however, which seems to be what your description of the two systems is. You'll want a secondary ethernet card in your CompactLogix (if you don't already have one which talks to your SCADA / report-maker) and whatever's available in/for the Siemens (RS-485 & Modbus?)

Good luck!
 
Hi there,

Can anyone suggest the solution to communicate between AB Compactlogix L36ERM controller(Which is having remote flex IOs over ethernet) and siemens IM-151 controller(Which is having chasis IO and network is profinet).

We Want to generate some reports in Rockwell SCADA and for that need to log some data in compact logix controller from siemens.[/FONT]

Not sure about your specific controller from AB, but you might want to take a look at this app example from Siemens. It uses open socket communication (TCP/IP).

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/108740380

You might also want to look into if the SCADA system could talk to the Siemens plc directly. It'd be a lot simpler to not have to buffer data in the other system.
 
Not sure about your specific controller from AB, but you might want to take a look at this app example from Siemens. It uses open socket communication (TCP/IP).

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/108740380

You might also want to look into if the SCADA system could talk to the Siemens plc directly. It'd be a lot simpler to not have to buffer data in the other system.

Seems good. Need to discuss with siemens team to execute this...
BTW thanks
 
My favorite protocol converter is the Red Lion Data Station Plus (DSP).

I'm not sure whether it will talk with your Siemens PLC or not; you can go HERE to find out.

I don't see Profinet listed, but Red Lion has a reputation that, if they don't have it, you can call them up and they'll make it happen (if there aren't licencing issues)

It is not a good idea to bridge the two system's I/O networks, however, which seems to be what your description of the two systems is. You'll want a secondary ethernet card in your CompactLogix (if you don't already have one which talks to your SCADA / report-maker) and whatever's available in/for the Siemens (RS-485 & Modbus?)

Good luck!

Hi,

I have seen this red liongateway. It is not for profinet. Have you worked/seen prosoft gateway module for Ethernet/ProfiNet conversion?
 
The IM151 is a network adapter for the ET200S distributed I/O system.

Is your ET200S installation already being controlled by a Siemens CPU ?

Do you need to "listen" to the data from the ET200S, or get that data from the Siemens CPU that is controlling the ET200S ?

Or do you need to control the ET200S with the CompactLogix controller directly, as though it was Allen-Bradley I/O ? You could do that with an EIP-200S Adapter module.

As you are probably aware, ProfiNet usually takes special hardware to interface with it. A "cross network gateway" might be an appropriate device, like the Anybus-X built by HMS Fieldbus, but I don't think you will find one that listens in on the ProfiNet data without being controlled by a Siemens controller.
 
The IM151 is a network adapter for the ET200S distributed I/O system.

Is your ET200S installation already being controlled by a Siemens CPU ?

Do you need to "listen" to the data from the ET200S, or get that data from the Siemens CPU that is controlling the ET200S ?

Or do you need to control the ET200S with the CompactLogix controller directly, as though it was Allen-Bradley I/O ? You could do that with an EIP-200S Adapter module.

As you are probably aware, ProfiNet usually takes special hardware to interface with it. A "cross network gateway" might be an appropriate device, like the Anybus-X built by HMS Fieldbus, but I don't think you will find one that listens in on the ProfiNet data without being controlled by a Siemens controller.

Hi ken,

I want to listen some analog values from siemens to rockwell compactlogix.
In my application, IM-151 is used as standalone Operation CPU. I do not want to control any siemens IOs.
 
OK, you must have an IM-151-8, which is a Siemens S7 CPU built in the ET200S form factor with ProfiNet ports.

This is not an easy interface. I agree with mk42 that the Siemens example of using TCP/IP sockets is the least expensive approach, if it is supported by that S7 CPU.
 

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