IT2Maunufature
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Hey guys, brand new here and happy to have joined a board like this in 2022 lol.
Just want to preface that I'm an IT professional normally, so getting into PLC configuration & programming is VERY new and scary to me haha
I've recently started a project at a manufacturing plant that hasn't networked any of their PLC's and is looking to get these connected to start getting SOME data off of them.
So far, I've connected an Allen-Bradley 1400 to the network and am gathering data using Vantron OS-based gateway, but I have a lot more to go.
Issue is, not all of these have an ethernet available (just an RS-232), or are already using the ethernet for an HMI. I've already used an AB NAT-R device to translate a subnet and allow for an HMI & PLC to be connected to a switch and still be functional, but that's VERY costly in the current market.
I've got some AB 1200's, 1500's, &1400s, National Instrument USB 6212's, and a Cincinnati C20.
Any pointers, guides, suggestions, or tips are greatly appreciated as a lot of these technologies are very new to me.
Thanks!
Just want to preface that I'm an IT professional normally, so getting into PLC configuration & programming is VERY new and scary to me haha
I've recently started a project at a manufacturing plant that hasn't networked any of their PLC's and is looking to get these connected to start getting SOME data off of them.
So far, I've connected an Allen-Bradley 1400 to the network and am gathering data using Vantron OS-based gateway, but I have a lot more to go.
Issue is, not all of these have an ethernet available (just an RS-232), or are already using the ethernet for an HMI. I've already used an AB NAT-R device to translate a subnet and allow for an HMI & PLC to be connected to a switch and still be functional, but that's VERY costly in the current market.
I've got some AB 1200's, 1500's, &1400s, National Instrument USB 6212's, and a Cincinnati C20.
Any pointers, guides, suggestions, or tips are greatly appreciated as a lot of these technologies are very new to me.
Thanks!