dalporto
Lifetime Supporting Member
Hi all.
I just received my brand new Prosoft Modbus modules and I'm playing with one in a L82 rack.
I managed to set it up well enough so I can now poll a M580 PLC in Modbus.
Basically I set up the IP, tried to update the EDS but version on it is more recent than the files. I imported the AOI which I'm still not sure what it's exactly doing exept from creating a new structure where the data seems to land.
So, in the status I'm getting mismatch alarm, but after Googling it it seems like it's normal since it's a generic module, along with a status code for internal status (16#0060) which looks like describing the said mismatch. It's annoying, but it does not look like really important. Any idea on that one?
Back to the AOI which created the new structure for IO.
I placed the module on slot 1, and I was waiting for data to be written in Local:1:I.Data, so I was checking there. I was seeing my 2345 value flashing on and off, but mostly off 2 registers higher than it was supposed to. So I checked every setting that I could without any luck. Also the 2 first registers are flashing some values coming out of nowhere.
Then I saw the other structure, MNETC, with a steady 2345 that would immediately respond to changes from my M580 PLC, which I guess comes from the AOI from ProSoft that I imported.
My question here: is there any issue with that Slot 1 annoying values acting erratically? Or should I just don't care about it?
I was looking at another program using older serial MCM and the data was landing right on the slot structures and not in another structure created by an AOI (I guess?), so I was wondering if it's an issue in my config or just progress. But still it would be annoying to see that, not the kind of behaviour that I like to see in a PLC.
Anyway, any guidance on how to deal with that module and how to handle the data in Logix would be welcome.
Thanks.
I just received my brand new Prosoft Modbus modules and I'm playing with one in a L82 rack.
I managed to set it up well enough so I can now poll a M580 PLC in Modbus.
Basically I set up the IP, tried to update the EDS but version on it is more recent than the files. I imported the AOI which I'm still not sure what it's exactly doing exept from creating a new structure where the data seems to land.
So, in the status I'm getting mismatch alarm, but after Googling it it seems like it's normal since it's a generic module, along with a status code for internal status (16#0060) which looks like describing the said mismatch. It's annoying, but it does not look like really important. Any idea on that one?
Back to the AOI which created the new structure for IO.
I placed the module on slot 1, and I was waiting for data to be written in Local:1:I.Data, so I was checking there. I was seeing my 2345 value flashing on and off, but mostly off 2 registers higher than it was supposed to. So I checked every setting that I could without any luck. Also the 2 first registers are flashing some values coming out of nowhere.
Then I saw the other structure, MNETC, with a steady 2345 that would immediately respond to changes from my M580 PLC, which I guess comes from the AOI from ProSoft that I imported.
My question here: is there any issue with that Slot 1 annoying values acting erratically? Or should I just don't care about it?
I was looking at another program using older serial MCM and the data was landing right on the slot structures and not in another structure created by an AOI (I guess?), so I was wondering if it's an issue in my config or just progress. But still it would be annoying to see that, not the kind of behaviour that I like to see in a PLC.
Anyway, any guidance on how to deal with that module and how to handle the data in Logix would be welcome.
Thanks.