stayclashy80
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Hey guys,
So I'm working on a new project adding an HMI and need some help. So far what I figured out is I'm going to buy a large 85" LCD TV hook it up via HDMI to a KVM extender then hook this up to a Dell PC. The Dell PC will have TIA V14 software on it. Where I need help is how do I connect the Dell PC to the network so it can talk to all the PLC's and get data from all of them. Do I need a special siemens gateway device to go between the Dell PC and my network switch? At my last job we used Wonderware Intouch HMI's and all I had to do was connect the ethernet straight from the PC to the network switch. We had a Level 1 network that all of our plcs were on so I could connect to any plc's with the 1 HMI. I looked at all the PLC's I want to connect to here at my current job and they all have the same Subnet address of 10.233.153.xxx. I'm guessing that means when I get my new Dell PC on the network and on that same subnet I will be able to communicate with all those plc's? Using the TIA V14 software will I be able to communicate with S7-300, 400, 1200, 1500 and old S5 plcs. I'm halfway talking to myself out loud. I think I know what I'm doing but would love to hear any suggestions or help. This will be my first time doing something like this with Siemens
So I'm working on a new project adding an HMI and need some help. So far what I figured out is I'm going to buy a large 85" LCD TV hook it up via HDMI to a KVM extender then hook this up to a Dell PC. The Dell PC will have TIA V14 software on it. Where I need help is how do I connect the Dell PC to the network so it can talk to all the PLC's and get data from all of them. Do I need a special siemens gateway device to go between the Dell PC and my network switch? At my last job we used Wonderware Intouch HMI's and all I had to do was connect the ethernet straight from the PC to the network switch. We had a Level 1 network that all of our plcs were on so I could connect to any plc's with the 1 HMI. I looked at all the PLC's I want to connect to here at my current job and they all have the same Subnet address of 10.233.153.xxx. I'm guessing that means when I get my new Dell PC on the network and on that same subnet I will be able to communicate with all those plc's? Using the TIA V14 software will I be able to communicate with S7-300, 400, 1200, 1500 and old S5 plcs. I'm halfway talking to myself out loud. I think I know what I'm doing but would love to hear any suggestions or help. This will be my first time doing something like this with Siemens