ABB 5 plc connected on a server using automation builder

[Remusionut]

Hi, I am new here, also I am a beginner in PLC programming and connection.
I have a project in which the programming are made for 5 plcs, the plcs are functional, only that I want to have some interface from all 5 plc to a single visualization screen, I want to be able to integrate all these signals from each PLC to this visualization scree, what solution I have to use - OPC server from Automation Builder v 2.5( or 2.6), the PLC type is PM554-eth. This installation was made before by someone else 10 years ago, I saw on the project saved on the server in automation builder v1.1 the plc are also set as rs485 communication( TA562-RS-RTC added for each PLC) and one of the PLC is master and the others are slave, I have to use this option or if I have tcp ip, connect all the plc and server through a router using the same gateway...? I am stuck, I don't know exactly what to do, to use RS485 or to change the configuration? "Please someone may help me with some tips?

 

[Friedrich]

You could enable ModbusTCP on the PLC's and use AdvancedHMI for example.
I wrote a guide a long time ago how to configure the PLC, but it's still valid. There are also other free/open source HMI's.
I would not use OPC since it's DA with all the problems that comes with.