Add a GE PACSystems or GE Fanuc device as a tag integration source

Use the Tag Integration feature to add a GE PACSystems or GE Fanuc device as a source for your project.

This tag integration is based on our SRTP driver, which communicates with GE PACSystems and GE Fanuc devices over Ethernet using the Service Request Transfer Protocol (SRTP).

Before you begin, you should do the following:

• Review the manufacturer's documentation for your GE PACSystems or GE Fanuc device;

• Read our documentation for the SRTP driver (on the ribbon, go to the Help tab, and then in the Documentation group, click Communication Drivers);

• Note the IP address of the device; and

• Use the Proficy Machine Edition software to export the device's variables as an .xml file. For more information, see Export .xml file from a GE PACSystems or GE Fanuc device.

The device does not need to be running when you add it as a tag integration source for your project, because live browsing of tags is not supported for this type of tag integration. Your project will use the information contained in the .xml file to reference the device's variables.

The device should be running and accessible during project run time, however, so that your project can communicate with it.

Note: Emerson Electric acquired the GE Intelligent Platforms business in 2019. For more information, go to: https://www.cimtecautomation.com/parts/c-37-emerson-automation-formerly-ge-automation.aspx

To add a GE PACSystems or GE Fanuc device as a tag integration source:

1. On the ribbon, go to the Project tab, and then 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 (if it is not already selected).

4. In the Provider list, select GE PACSystems SRTP Symbolic Tags.

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

   The value that you type here will be added as a prefix to the names of the tags on the source device. This helps you to distinguish between tags from different sources. The default is DEV, which is short for "device".

6. Click Add.

   The SRTP Tag Integration dialog box is displayed.

   

7. In the PLC IP box, type the IP address of the device.

8. Select the .xml file that you exported from the device's program.

   1. To the right of the XML File box, click Browse.

      A standard Open dialog box is displayed.

   2. Use the file browser to locate and select the .csv file.

      In most cases, the file should be located in the Config sub-folder of your project folder (for example, <project name>\Config\GE_RX3i.xml).

   3. Click Open.

   The selected file is displayed in the XML File box.

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

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

Live browsing is not supported for this type of tag integration, which means that if the device's program is updated and its variables are changed, those changes will not be reflected in the tag integration. To see the changes, you will need to export the variables again as a new .xml file. The new file should be saved in the same location as the old one; if it is not, you will also need to update the XML File setting in the tag integration.