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2 x PLC 06 network
Created Date: August 04,2010
Created By: rilver
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Hi Everybody Can anybody point me in the right direction on how to network 2 Dl06 plcs together with ethernet modules. the plcs need to be able to toggle each others inputs and outputs. Is this even possible and if so what instructions would i be using. I will also have a c-more touch screen also on the same panel reading and writing to both plcs. any help would be appreciated.
Created Date: August 04,2010
Created by: bcarlton
The PLCs would not DIRECTLY control the inputs and outputs of the other. Each PLC should write to a group of 'C ' bits in the other. This would be the fastest. Each PLC would then evaluate its own inputs, the 'C ' bits from the other PLC and other appropriate logic to turn on its own outputs.
Created Date: August 04,2010
Created by: JoeW
Heres my quick rundown:
-Connect to the ECOM100 using NetEdit 3 and setup your IP addresses, Subnet and Module ID.
-In your PLC program use the ECOM100 IBox to "tell " the PLC that it has an ECOM100 installed.
-Use ECWX to write data to the other PLC or ECRX to read data from the other PLC.
Created Date: August 13,2010
Created by: stimpsonjcat
Minor mods to the regular serial master/slave code would suffice.
http://support.automationdirect.com/examples/DL06/EP-COM-005_06.zip
Just change the KFx01 to whatever slot the ECOM resides in and set the slave dips to 1 and master to anything else.
Created Date: August 04,2010
Created by: rilver
Hi Everybody
Can anybody point me in the right direction on how to network 2 Dl06 plcs together with ethernet modules. the plcs need to be able to toggle each others inputs and outputs. Is this even possible and if so what instructions would i be using. I will also have a c-more touch screen also on the same panel reading and writing to both plcs. any help would be appreciated.