
ScottRyan (Customer) asked a question.
BRX comm to AB PowerFlex 523/525
Does anyone have any info on controlling a AB PowerFlex 523/525 via BRX PLC? I would prefer EIP, but I assume BRX would be able to Modbus RTU only. Any info would be helpful.
Thanks!
What model BRX are you using? Some already have an ethernet port onboard that would allow Modbus TCP.
The model I will be using is: BX-DM1E-M-D which does have ethernet. The PowerFlex is EIP unless I get a module to do Modbus TCP I believe. It does however have RS485/DSI which will allow Modbus RTU.
This question has come up in the Community before and I do not know if there was ever a solution presented for EtherNet/IP Unconnected Explicit Messaging. If you are willing to do some testing and offer feedback as to the results, I can try to help you through the process. I do not have, nor am I familiar with, the PowerFlex 525, but I dabble with EtherNet/IP a bit. So, I can only base my information on the vendor's documentation.
Before Testing:
Before testing the Do-more EIPMSG instructions with the EtherNet/IP adapter, be sure to provide a variable for the General Status fields, as well as a reference to an 8 element UINT Array for the Extended Status (make a memory block). This will help in diagnosing issues while troubleshooting.
Note: EtherNet/IP Explicit Messaging uses TCP port 44818.
Testing:
Set Control Timeout value using the following information in an EIPMSG instruction:
Read Drive Status information from the Input Data Assembly:
Write Drive Commands to the Output Data Assembly:
Definitions for Logic Command Word and Logic Status Word can be found on pages 153 and 154 of the link below:
https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/520com-um001_-en-e.pdf#page=153
Let me know if this gets you moving forward OR if we need to test new values within the instructions.
The BRX will easily do RTU. I have seen some posts over on https://forum.hosteng.com/ where guys have used EIP to communicate with AB drives.
Browsing the forum and forgot I had this post. I ended up figuring out implicit eip comm from brx to pf525 about 2years ago. If someone needs it I will send you the program i used for testing. Should get you started. Couldn't attached it to this threa. pm me