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- July 18, 2022 at 1:19 pm #20688
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ParticipantKarma: 25Rank: PadawanWhat solutions are there for creating a connection between an AB PLC and a PC Based application?
We have a server-type unit (Windows CE) with an application where we need to pass a request to the PLC (Example: Hey PLC we have a request to close the gate), and the PLC to talk back (Example: Ok, PC I confirm the gate is closed).
July 22, 2022 at 11:02 am #20690tfgmedia_admin
KeymasterHave you checked out my YouTube Videos where I write a custom application using C# in Visual Studio? I make use of Ingear Drivers to handle the PLC communication aspects from within VS.
Keep us posted on your solution!
October 2, 2022 at 8:37 pm #20745Stixoffire
ParticipantKarma: 172Rank: JediI tried to post several times but for whatever reason the posts did not go through .
I wrote code to do just this kind of thing using OPC-DA .NET SDK – but same principles with OPC-UA.
I listened to a PLC tag and read in PLC data and sent my data to both a database sqllite and also another application via a virtual com port . This is straightforward since you have your own app – your programmers should be able to do it with ease.There are many ways to do this:
OPC foundation SDK’s, Opensource AB drivers, Opensource code found on g i t_h u b.Converter Systems
https: git hub com [fwd slash] convertersystemsSince you have your own program – perhaps HMI perhaps not – Advanced HMI (vb .NET)
Many other open source models as well. - AuthorPosts
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