ScottW
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Greetings, Long time troller, first time poster....
I'm currently working with a network (Ethernet via IP radios) of about 50 Micrologix 1400 PLC's that form that heart of a SCADA system dispersed over about 9000 acres. I have been using the Data Logging function of the 1400 to store data at each individual site. This is convenient and in some cases necessary to preserve records as both power and RF communications are a bit spotty at times. Each PLC can store about 2 days worth of records if it gets isolated from the network.
The problem is, that retrieving records from all 50 systems using the Rockwell Automation Utility is cumbersome and not scaling well. I've found some obscure info on how to do this programatically but I'm also not seeing many examples of success as I troll these forms.
So the the question I'm submitting is thus: Has anyone had any success in reading a data record(s) from a 1400 using any other tools rather than the free utility? If so, would you please share and advise?
Thanks
I'm currently working with a network (Ethernet via IP radios) of about 50 Micrologix 1400 PLC's that form that heart of a SCADA system dispersed over about 9000 acres. I have been using the Data Logging function of the 1400 to store data at each individual site. This is convenient and in some cases necessary to preserve records as both power and RF communications are a bit spotty at times. Each PLC can store about 2 days worth of records if it gets isolated from the network.
The problem is, that retrieving records from all 50 systems using the Rockwell Automation Utility is cumbersome and not scaling well. I've found some obscure info on how to do this programatically but I'm also not seeing many examples of success as I troll these forms.
So the the question I'm submitting is thus: Has anyone had any success in reading a data record(s) from a 1400 using any other tools rather than the free utility? If so, would you please share and advise?
Thanks