TheWaterboy
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Partial disclaimer: I'm not the one programming the radios so everything is suspect. But I need to get the CLX eliminated as a problem.
I will be looking through the CLX docs on this more thoroughly in a minute (glancing didn't provide results on serial comms that weren't modbus) but if anyone knows the answers off the top of their head...
I am trying to make a CLX communicate over radio with a PLC5 using only the CLX serial port. And failing.
The target PLC5 is connected to it's radio via serial port and Ethernet but most PLC5's I have to convert wont have Ethernet so I am focusing ONLY on that.
I have succeeded with an ML1400 at a different location to MSG this target PLC5 over the radio using both Ethernet and Serial, and both in sequence together so I'm confident in the target PLC5 and Radio as well as the host ML1400 and its radio. At least as far as having the ML1400 initiating the conversation. . . .
The CLX and its radio is in question.
1st - does the CLX MSG addressing use octal address or decimal (2,43 or 2,35)?(using PLC5 Typed read)
2nd - how firm is the 50 foot serial cable limit, that seems short by serial standards. I have much more than that.
3rd - Radio is MDS Orbit MCR. single AP and multiple Remotes. the working radio is the AP to one of the remotes with the AP initiating every message. I wonder if the remotes can initiate communication. seems silly that they wouldn't be able to.
I will be looking through the CLX docs on this more thoroughly in a minute (glancing didn't provide results on serial comms that weren't modbus) but if anyone knows the answers off the top of their head...
I am trying to make a CLX communicate over radio with a PLC5 using only the CLX serial port. And failing.
The target PLC5 is connected to it's radio via serial port and Ethernet but most PLC5's I have to convert wont have Ethernet so I am focusing ONLY on that.
I have succeeded with an ML1400 at a different location to MSG this target PLC5 over the radio using both Ethernet and Serial, and both in sequence together so I'm confident in the target PLC5 and Radio as well as the host ML1400 and its radio. At least as far as having the ML1400 initiating the conversation. . . .
The CLX and its radio is in question.
1st - does the CLX MSG addressing use octal address or decimal (2,43 or 2,35)?(using PLC5 Typed read)
2nd - how firm is the 50 foot serial cable limit, that seems short by serial standards. I have much more than that.
3rd - Radio is MDS Orbit MCR. single AP and multiple Remotes. the working radio is the AP to one of the remotes with the AP initiating every message. I wonder if the remotes can initiate communication. seems silly that they wouldn't be able to.