TheWaterboy Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator Join Date May 2006 Location -27.9679796,153.419016 Posts 1,940 Aug 19, 2022 #1 Does AB (or anyone ) have an inexpensive tool to take a inventory of the PLCs on the network to get model, FW revision etc. ?
Does AB (or anyone ) have an inexpensive tool to take a inventory of the PLCs on the network to get model, FW revision etc. ?
dmroeder Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date Apr 2006 Location Vancouver, WA Posts 3,620 Aug 19, 2022 #2 Do they all happen to be CompactLogix or ControlLogix?
TheWaterboy Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator OP Join Date May 2006 Location -27.9679796,153.419016 Posts 1,940 Aug 19, 2022 #3 The majority are, with a couple PLC5 and ML1400 thrown in just to make comms interesting
dmroeder Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date Apr 2006 Location Vancouver, WA Posts 3,620 Aug 19, 2022 #4 This might get you most of the way there. Any PLC that responds to ListIdentity should be recorded. That would be, any drive that would show up under the Ethernet I/P driver in Linx... https://github.com/dmroeder/pylogix/blob/master/examples/28_audit_network.py Edit: Think at one point, Rockwell had a tool called system ferret or something like that.
This might get you most of the way there. Any PLC that responds to ListIdentity should be recorded. That would be, any drive that would show up under the Ethernet I/P driver in Linx... https://github.com/dmroeder/pylogix/blob/master/examples/28_audit_network.py Edit: Think at one point, Rockwell had a tool called system ferret or something like that.
TheWaterboy Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator OP Join Date May 2006 Location -27.9679796,153.419016 Posts 1,940 Aug 19, 2022 #5 ferret . .. that there is some good marketing
dmroeder Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date Apr 2006 Location Vancouver, WA Posts 3,620 Aug 19, 2022 #6 TheWaterboy said: ferret . .. that there is some good marketing Click to expand... "Nice marmot" always comes to mind.
TheWaterboy said: ferret . .. that there is some good marketing Click to expand... "Nice marmot" always comes to mind.
TheWaterboy Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator OP Join Date May 2006 Location -27.9679796,153.419016 Posts 1,940 Aug 19, 2022 #7 That's just like... your opinion dude. I'd completely forgotten that scene. Time to watch again.
TheWaterboy Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator OP Join Date May 2006 Location -27.9679796,153.419016 Posts 1,940 Aug 19, 2022 #8 Found that the free tool System Ferret was replaced with AssetCentre for the paltry sum of $17,000. I was an AB fan for the longest time - they are beating it out of me every time I talk to them.
Found that the free tool System Ferret was replaced with AssetCentre for the paltry sum of $17,000. I was an AB fan for the longest time - they are beating it out of me every time I talk to them.
dmroeder Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date Apr 2006 Location Vancouver, WA Posts 3,620 Aug 19, 2022 #9 I'll help you take a crack with python if you want. You'll only be out your time if you don't like the end result.
I'll help you take a crack with python if you want. You'll only be out your time if you don't like the end result.
TheWaterboy Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator OP Join Date May 2006 Location -27.9679796,153.419016 Posts 1,940 Aug 19, 2022 #10 I'll poke at that next week. Been wanting to do something useful with python. Thanks
dmroeder Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date Apr 2006 Location Vancouver, WA Posts 3,620 Aug 19, 2022 #11 TheWaterboy said: I'll poke at that next week. Been wanting to do something useful with python. Thanks Click to expand... If you need help, ping me, I'll save you 17 grand.
TheWaterboy said: I'll poke at that next week. Been wanting to do something useful with python. Thanks Click to expand... If you need help, ping me, I'll save you 17 grand.