Integrate tags from AutomationDirect P Series

This task describes how to add an AutomationDirect Productivity Series (also known as P Series) Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) as a tag integration source in your project.

This tag integration is based on our ADPRO driver, which communicates with the PAC over Ethernet using the Modbus Extended protocol.

Before you begin this task, you should do the following:

• Review the manufacturer's documentation for your AutomationDirect P Series PAC;

• Download and install AutomationDirect's Productivity Suite Programming Software, and then use it to export the PAC program's tag information as a comma-separated values (CSV) file;

• Read the documentation for the ADPRO driver (on the Help tab of the ribbon, in the Documentation group, click Communication Drivers, and then select ADPRO); and

• Make sure the PAC is running and accessible on your network, and then note its network address.

To add an AutomationDirect P Series PAC as a tag integration source:

1. On the Project tab of the ribbon, in the Settings group, click Communication.

   The Project Settings dialog is displayed, with the Communication tab selected.

   

2. Under Tag Integration, click Add.

   The Tag Integration Source dialog box is displayed.

3. In the Type list, select Integrated.

4. In the Provider list, select AutomationDirect P Series.

5. In the Name box, type an appropriate name for the tag integration source.

   This name will be added as a prefix to the names of the integrated tags. The default is DEV, which is short for "device".

6. Click Add.

   The P Series Tag Integration dialog box is displayed.

   

7. In the PLC Station box, type the IP address of the PAC.

8. Select the .csv file that you exported from your PAC program:

   1. Click Browse.

      A standard Open dialog box is displayed.

   2. Locate and select the .csv file.

      In most cases, you should select the "basic" file and not the "extended" file, and that file should be located in the Config sub-folder of your project folder (for example, <project name>\Config\<PAC program name>_Basic.csv).

   3. Click Open.

   For more information, see Export tag information from an AutomationDirect P Series PAC program.

   The selected file is displayed in the CSV File box.

9. Click OK to finish the configuration and add the source.

If the source is added successfully, the PAC's tags will be immediately available in the Object Finder in the project development environment. For more information, see Use the Object Finder to select integrated tags.