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Ethernet PLC-5 File Emulation
You can use a DDE or OPC server, such as RSLinx, or an Allen-Bradley PLC etc. to access
Genius Inputs and Global data registers directly on the AN-X3-DCSNet. The module "emulates"
PLC-5 integer files N100 to N131. Each file corresponds to a Genius node. For example, if you
access N102:1, this corresponds to node 2 word 1.
The AN-X3-GENI supports Word Range read/write, Typed read/write, Read/Modify/Write, and
PLC-3 Bit Write messages, with both logical ASCII and logical binary addressing.
To configure a topic in RSLinx to access data on the AN-X3-GENI:
1.
Create a new topic. From the main menu select
DDE/OPC/Topic Configuration
. Click
New
and give the topic a name.
2.
For the Data source, browse the path to the AN-X3 module and click Apply.
3.
On the
Data Collection
tab, set the
Processor Type
to
PLC-5
. Check
Polled Messages
and
select an appropriate update rate. Leave everything else unchecked. Click
Apply
4.
You do not need to set anything on the Advanced Communication tab.
5.
Click
Done
to complete the topic configuration.
You can now access data using any DDE or OPC client capable of communicating with RSLinx.
