Hello,
First, let me start by letting you know that i am not a PLC programmer, nor am i a PLC user, in fact the first time i even heard of their existence was 1 week ago...
However, I am a developer and in desperate need of help. I am running with Allen Bradley SLC-505 and RSLinx lite (but i have the authority to buy a larger package which i think i will have to do given that i have 22 PLCs that i need to see)
I need to write 1 integer and 1 float to a memory location on the PLC, the PLC's IP is static and i can have whatever memory block(s) address I want (so says the PLC technician). I have been reading almost every topic that is in this forum and I believe i can write to the address block using Excel macros.
So before i begin the what seems to be an ugly ugly learning experience...:
1) is there an easier way for me to write those two pieces of information to the PLC?
2) is there any piece of information that you think would be critical for me to read and understand?
Thank you all in advance for any guidance, wisdom, and information you could provide,
Matt
First, let me start by letting you know that i am not a PLC programmer, nor am i a PLC user, in fact the first time i even heard of their existence was 1 week ago...
However, I am a developer and in desperate need of help. I am running with Allen Bradley SLC-505 and RSLinx lite (but i have the authority to buy a larger package which i think i will have to do given that i have 22 PLCs that i need to see)
I need to write 1 integer and 1 float to a memory location on the PLC, the PLC's IP is static and i can have whatever memory block(s) address I want (so says the PLC technician). I have been reading almost every topic that is in this forum and I believe i can write to the address block using Excel macros.
So before i begin the what seems to be an ugly ugly learning experience...:
1) is there an easier way for me to write those two pieces of information to the PLC?
2) is there any piece of information that you think would be critical for me to read and understand?
Thank you all in advance for any guidance, wisdom, and information you could provide,
Matt