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General Category => Do-more CPUs and Do-more Designer Software => Topic started by: slb9 on August 16, 2017, 08:15:52 PM
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Newbie here with 1st post:
We have been using CLICK PLC with standard C0-01DR-D CPU to control our continuous-belt 3-zone IR furnaces since 2012; no AD C-more involved as all control/display is via our proprietary control panel and SOLO PID controllers on each zone.
We have a customer now demanding data logging direct to PC via Ethernet connection; no logging to USB drive or to SM card. I am advised that the customer's data access & database management group "will not support any other solution". <sigh>
One solution might be:
1) Use BRX CPU as master to communicate with CLICK as slave via Modbus.
2) Extract CLICK memory data to BRX via Modbus RTU.
3) Use BRX data logging feature to configure data output file.
4) Allow customer PC to access BRX Ethernet port to transfer data file.
Is this possible? Any other solution(s)?
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Easily. The Do-more DMLogger device can send data directly to the DMLogger.exe app running on a PC. There are some escape sequences that can be embedded in the entry to tell DMLogger to open a file and append the contents of the entry.
You can also log to a ram disk file on the PLC and use the EMAIL instruction to send the log file via email.
If all of that fails, Do-more makes it simple to develop custom TCP or UDP protocols.
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You can also install the EcomLT POM and supply an Ethernet connection to you customer's network with its own configurable IP without the need for any smart switch. It keeps your local network on the equipment isolated from the plant.