Communication Settings
- Last UpdatedMar 06, 2024
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To establish communication with a device, the associated Board, Port and I/O Device need to be correctly configured in Plant SCADA Studio's Topology activity.
If you use the Express Communications Wizard to connect to a device, these settings will be automatically configured for you. However, if you need to manually configure them, use the information outlined below.
Boards
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Field |
Value |
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Board Name |
A unique name (up to 16 alphanumeric characters) per server for the computer board being used to connect with the device. This is used by Plant SCADA in the Ports settings. |
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Board Type |
The type of board. Input ABMLXEIP. |
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Address |
This field must be "0" (zero). |
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I/O Port |
Leave this field blank. |
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Interrupt |
Leave this field blank. |
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Special Options |
Leave this field blank. |
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Comment |
Any useful comment. |
Ports
|
Field |
Value |
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Port Name |
A unique name (up to 16 alphanumeric character) for the computer port being used to connect with the device. This is used by Plant SCADA in the I/O Devices settings. |
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Port Number |
An integer value, unique to the board as defined in the Board Name field. The Ethernet port needs no identification; however, the Plant SCADA communication database requires a value in this field. |
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Board Name |
The name of the board this port is attached to as defined in the Boards settings. |
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Baud Rate |
Leave this field blank. |
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Data Bits |
Leave this field blank. |
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Stop Bits |
Leave this field blank. |
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Parity |
Leave this field blank. |
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Special Options |
IP Address of EtherNet/IP interface module |
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Comment |
Any useful comment. |
Devices
|
Field |
Value |
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Name |
A unique name (up to 16 alphanumeric character) for the I/O Device being identified. Each I/O Device must have a unique name in the Plant SCADA system. |
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Number |
A unique number for the I/O Device (0–16383). Each I/O Device must have a unique number in the Plant SCADA system, (unless redundancy of the I/O Device is being used). |
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Address |
Leave this field blank. |
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Protocol |
Enter ABMLXEIP. |
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Port Name |
This field must contain one of the names previously defined in the Port Names field of the Ports settings. There must be only one I/O device per port. |
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Comment |
Any useful comment. |