M
M. Hamill
- Jan 1, 1970
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In PLC-to-HMI interface applications, in my past experience, when I had to
interface brand A PLC to brand B HMI, it was a matter of making sure
the right drivers were available and installed on the computers running the
HMI. There was no need to use additional network management software.
I'm haven't networked Allen-Bradley PLCs together, but I've noticed that
Rockwell Software seems to have a different approach: it evidently uses
RSLinx as essential network configuration and management software.
So I have a few questions:
1. Am I right about this? RSLinx is RS' network config. & mgmt. software?
2. When using Allen-Bradley PLCs, when MUST RSLinx be used?
3. Is RSLinx used ONLY when interfacing Allen-Bradley PLCs with each other,
or when interfacing Allen-Bradley PLCs with RSView32? (I worked on a job in
2000 where RSLinx ran in the background, an Allen-Bradley PLC sent analog
data to a computer for trending and datalogging, and RSView32 was the HMI
used for this aspect of the job.) Next question, on a related tangent:
4. If someone wanted to use RSView32 with a non-Allen Bradley PLC, would
RSLinx still be used?
5. And does RSView32 come with a full set of drivers to let one interface it
with different brands of PLCs?
Thanks in advance,
Mike
interface brand A PLC to brand B HMI, it was a matter of making sure
the right drivers were available and installed on the computers running the
HMI. There was no need to use additional network management software.
I'm haven't networked Allen-Bradley PLCs together, but I've noticed that
Rockwell Software seems to have a different approach: it evidently uses
RSLinx as essential network configuration and management software.
So I have a few questions:
1. Am I right about this? RSLinx is RS' network config. & mgmt. software?
2. When using Allen-Bradley PLCs, when MUST RSLinx be used?
3. Is RSLinx used ONLY when interfacing Allen-Bradley PLCs with each other,
or when interfacing Allen-Bradley PLCs with RSView32? (I worked on a job in
2000 where RSLinx ran in the background, an Allen-Bradley PLC sent analog
data to a computer for trending and datalogging, and RSView32 was the HMI
used for this aspect of the job.) Next question, on a related tangent:
4. If someone wanted to use RSView32 with a non-Allen Bradley PLC, would
RSLinx still be used?
5. And does RSView32 come with a full set of drivers to let one interface it
with different brands of PLCs?
Thanks in advance,
Mike