spremo1415
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Hello everyone, I thank you in advance for reading my question!
A little info of the upgrade, and my experience. Please feel free to skip to the question if unnecessary.
I was recently tasked with upgrading a customer’s PLC unit that is currently a SLC 5/04 with a 1761-NET-ENI that communicates with a FactoryTalk view SE client server, to a CompactLogix 5380 (specifically 5069-L310ER) using the Enterprise port in place of the 1761-NET-ENI module.
I have a few reservations with this, as I have only written programs that are “Stand Alone Machine” based, meaning the only communications I have had to deal with have been directly with the HMI, Servos, VFD’s Etc. with Allen Bradley specifically using Factory Talk View ME (currently using Version 11) and PanelView Plus terminals.
The Factory Talk View ME environment is straightforward to me, and I’ve researched that Factory Talk View SE is very similar; if I have to modify any of the screen elements that interface with this particular PLC unit. But again, since I’ve never used the SE software, I’m unsure if there’s something I should be aware of in this type of upgrade.
Now to the question,
Is it possible to use the Enterprise port on the 5380 in place of the 1761-NET-ENI module?
The tags I believe used to interface with the client server are N:7 data registers, could I just use a tag named N:7 as an integer in Studio 5000, or would I need to modify the Factory Talk View SE Project?
Anything else I should look out for when upgrading the code to the new platform?
A little info of the upgrade, and my experience. Please feel free to skip to the question if unnecessary.
I was recently tasked with upgrading a customer’s PLC unit that is currently a SLC 5/04 with a 1761-NET-ENI that communicates with a FactoryTalk view SE client server, to a CompactLogix 5380 (specifically 5069-L310ER) using the Enterprise port in place of the 1761-NET-ENI module.
I have a few reservations with this, as I have only written programs that are “Stand Alone Machine” based, meaning the only communications I have had to deal with have been directly with the HMI, Servos, VFD’s Etc. with Allen Bradley specifically using Factory Talk View ME (currently using Version 11) and PanelView Plus terminals.
The Factory Talk View ME environment is straightforward to me, and I’ve researched that Factory Talk View SE is very similar; if I have to modify any of the screen elements that interface with this particular PLC unit. But again, since I’ve never used the SE software, I’m unsure if there’s something I should be aware of in this type of upgrade.
Now to the question,
Is it possible to use the Enterprise port on the 5380 in place of the 1761-NET-ENI module?
The tags I believe used to interface with the client server are N:7 data registers, could I just use a tag named N:7 as an integer in Studio 5000, or would I need to modify the Factory Talk View SE Project?
Anything else I should look out for when upgrading the code to the new platform?