SandwichMagic
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Hello resident geniuses,
Working on a new project that was initially slated to have a CompactLogix, but due to lead times the PM made the switch to a CLICK Plus C2-01CPU-2. PM has used this SMC EX260 module to control a bunch of pneumatic valves over ethernet before and it seemed pretty neat. When I was prepping for the CompactLogix, you could just install a really easy AOP and had direct control over the outputs. When looking at the CLICK software, it has wayyy less features which is understandable, but I am worried that these cannot technically communicate.
When looking at the send instruction, it seems that you can only send over ethernet using MODBUS, and it seems that the EX260 has to be special ordered to accept MODBUS and I don't think that the request was made. Does anyone have experience doing something like this? Is there anyway that I can get around it and get these things to talk?
Side note, and feel free to roast me, but I only got my hands on the hardware today and found this out. I was asked a little while ago if I thought that the CLICK PLC would work, which I agreed to, only to potentially run into this. Was this a reasonable thing to have missed? Asking cause I am about a year out of school now and want to know how many whips I deserve to give myself for this.
Working on a new project that was initially slated to have a CompactLogix, but due to lead times the PM made the switch to a CLICK Plus C2-01CPU-2. PM has used this SMC EX260 module to control a bunch of pneumatic valves over ethernet before and it seemed pretty neat. When I was prepping for the CompactLogix, you could just install a really easy AOP and had direct control over the outputs. When looking at the CLICK software, it has wayyy less features which is understandable, but I am worried that these cannot technically communicate.
When looking at the send instruction, it seems that you can only send over ethernet using MODBUS, and it seems that the EX260 has to be special ordered to accept MODBUS and I don't think that the request was made. Does anyone have experience doing something like this? Is there anyway that I can get around it and get these things to talk?
Side note, and feel free to roast me, but I only got my hands on the hardware today and found this out. I was asked a little while ago if I thought that the CLICK PLC would work, which I agreed to, only to potentially run into this. Was this a reasonable thing to have missed? Asking cause I am about a year out of school now and want to know how many whips I deserve to give myself for this.