Dryhops
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We bought some used equipment at auction that was a part of a larger system that was divided up. We received the control panel which consists of a number ET200s and a danfoss VFD. There are some cut profibus cables leading out of the panel that I assume used to go a CPU located elsewhere.
Instead of replacing the panel, I was hoping to reuse the ET200s I/O and control it from a compactlogix l33er.
1. We have a handful of Siemens systems in our facility that connect to our AB ethernet network with an anybus gateway, but they all have their own Siemens CPUs. Will I need to purchase a CPU to get this remote i/o configured?
2. Will I need access to step 7 to configure the ET200s, or can a basic set up be completed using just the DIP switches to address the profibus nodes? I figure if the I/O is already configured, I might be able to determine the addresses and configure the anybus without needing the implementation specifics.
3. Is this just a bad idea and I should plan to build a new panel instead using AB remote I/O?
I'm just in the 'testing the waters' stage of planning now, so any advice on the feasibility of this, as well as opinions of cost vs effort would be appreciated.
Instead of replacing the panel, I was hoping to reuse the ET200s I/O and control it from a compactlogix l33er.
1. We have a handful of Siemens systems in our facility that connect to our AB ethernet network with an anybus gateway, but they all have their own Siemens CPUs. Will I need to purchase a CPU to get this remote i/o configured?
2. Will I need access to step 7 to configure the ET200s, or can a basic set up be completed using just the DIP switches to address the profibus nodes? I figure if the I/O is already configured, I might be able to determine the addresses and configure the anybus without needing the implementation specifics.
3. Is this just a bad idea and I should plan to build a new panel instead using AB remote I/O?
I'm just in the 'testing the waters' stage of planning now, so any advice on the feasibility of this, as well as opinions of cost vs effort would be appreciated.