JB2020 (Customer) asked a question.
I have 8 vibratory conveyors that have REO drives on them. I am trying to connect them to a P2000 via Ethernet. When importing the .eds file I encounter the error you see in the attached photo.
Also attached is the manual from REO for the ethernet card that lays out the parameters and HEX values for communication. The original vendor we got these conveyors from, generally build their own control systems for these conveyors using Rockwell PLCs. I am using a P2000 to control a conveyor system that has 15 other conveyors. These vibratory conveyors are a part of that system, hence the reason we told them we were going to build our own control system. Due to this, they suggested that we put in a Rockwell PLC and use their AOI and then interface that with our P2000. They will not give us their AOI.
Also attached is the .eds file.
Is there anyway someone can help me either get this .eds imported and/or write some example code to help me get these operational?
The Productivity Suite is returning this message because the EDS file is specifying two Parameter entries each having a 64-bit data type. The Productivity Suite does not support 64-bit data types. Therefore, the software cannot support any Assemblies or Connections that reference these Parameters.
Upon review of the EDS file and the user manual for the REOVIB, it appears that the vendor has used the 64-bit data type in the EDS file simply as a way of consolidating the four 16-bit elements that are each in the Input Data structure and the Output Data structure.
One option to consider would be to forego the use of the Vendor's EDS file and instead use the Productivity Suite's Generic Client option in the Hardware Configuration. Since each of the Input Data and Output Data Members are WORDS (according to the REOVIB documentation), it would make sense to create a 4-element array of 16-bit unsigned data types for both the Input Data and the Output Data. Then the information below could be referenced to complete the setup.
Input Data (T->O)
Output Data (O->T)
Configuration