grnick50
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My client is in a dire situation where his ESA VT440L HMI (2.jpg) connected to a 90-30 Fanuc PLC (1.jpg) has failed, and has no control of the machine.
I have both the HMI software and the PLC software. I imported the Logicmaster files to Proficy ME 8 sucessfully (3.jpg).
The CPU is CPU301 and it is marked on the top-right (not seen in 1.jpg).
To get the machine working in no time, I am thinking of building a WinCC flexible project reconstructing the ESA HMI structure. WinCC has a GE Fanuc driver, but I have some questions, as I have not used 90-30 before.
My questions are:
1. What is the protocol used by the Fanuc CPU?
2. What cable is required to connect the PLC to my PC which has RS232 and RS485 or RS422 ports? From the WinCC manual (4-5.jpg) I can see it talks about RS422 and MP8 cable (although my application is not multidrop).
3. What are the correct WinCC flex connection settings (6.jpg) and especially what is the bus address parameter?
I have both the HMI software and the PLC software. I imported the Logicmaster files to Proficy ME 8 sucessfully (3.jpg).
The CPU is CPU301 and it is marked on the top-right (not seen in 1.jpg).
To get the machine working in no time, I am thinking of building a WinCC flexible project reconstructing the ESA HMI structure. WinCC has a GE Fanuc driver, but I have some questions, as I have not used 90-30 before.
My questions are:
1. What is the protocol used by the Fanuc CPU?
2. What cable is required to connect the PLC to my PC which has RS232 and RS485 or RS422 ports? From the WinCC manual (4-5.jpg) I can see it talks about RS422 and MP8 cable (although my application is not multidrop).
3. What are the correct WinCC flex connection settings (6.jpg) and especially what is the bus address parameter?