creativepaper
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All,
I have a CompactLogix L33 and would like to get data from a height gauge.
The gauge is a Fowler Sylac Mark VI with RS232 output.
I can connect the RS232 output to my PC (RS232 to USB adapter and a virtual COM port) and then receive the height using Hyperterminal
Each time I press the enter key on hyperterminal, the height will be returned.
My view is that this is a lab instrument designed to be used with a PC, not a PLC.
My simple thoughts is to get a RS232 to ethernet device (*******, RTA, Anybus), but I started reading about CIP, where this is probably not a CIP device.
Do any of these create a virtual COM port then write the data to a PLC tag, or I can MSG the device to get the data?
All in all, what device do I need to get the height into my PLC?
I have a CompactLogix L33 and would like to get data from a height gauge.
The gauge is a Fowler Sylac Mark VI with RS232 output.
I can connect the RS232 output to my PC (RS232 to USB adapter and a virtual COM port) and then receive the height using Hyperterminal
Each time I press the enter key on hyperterminal, the height will be returned.
My view is that this is a lab instrument designed to be used with a PC, not a PLC.
My simple thoughts is to get a RS232 to ethernet device (*******, RTA, Anybus), but I started reading about CIP, where this is probably not a CIP device.
Do any of these create a virtual COM port then write the data to a PLC tag, or I can MSG the device to get the data?
All in all, what device do I need to get the height into my PLC?