Is this even possible to do? Has anyone successfully been able to access I/O through "Ethernet I/P" between Logix Designer 5000 and Roboguide?
Roboguide talking to Logix Designer 5000
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Industrialrobotix -
July 26, 2016 at 2:32 AM -
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Logix Designer 5000 is an Allen-Bradley Logix Controller platform configuration software...Roboguide is a FANUC controller simulation software...You will need an A-B Logix controller simulation software such as Logix5000 Emulator in order to replicate/simulate a Logix controller exchanging I/O with a FANUC controller containing the EtherNet/IP Adapter option...You will be using the Logix Designer to configure the LogixEmulator controller...
Unfortunately, you cannot quite replicate the Ethernet connectivity within a PC running the two "virtual" controllers...I could develop an A-B HMI application while connected to a Logix5000 Emulator, however, I have to use an AB Virtual Backplane comms driver to connect the two applications...I am not aware of any FANUC comms driver capable to connect a Roboguide controller to an application running on the same physical machine....
The same goes for the scenario in which you have a real Logix Controller with a configured FANUC Generic Ethernet Module and Roboguide running on a PC within the same subnet as the Logix controller Ethernet port...Logix Designer is using a communication driver to connect to the CPU...Software comms packages are not part of the cyclic I/O data transfer but they are treated as "overhead"... -
I have been wanting to do this for years. It would be so much easier for troubleshooting.
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It's been two years, anyone have a solution?
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Yes, i have done it about a year ago lol. Not exactly ethernet ip, but i believe the communication works similar to ethernet packets. I can communicate roboguide and robot studio to a sim plc, sim hmi, real plc, real hmi etc. The secret communication medium is opc.
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Hi Sibrdave,
Can you explain the procedure in detail if possible.
I'm trying to connect my roboguide with Studio Emulate. Thanks
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I would like to get an explanation too. I’m used to emulating RSLogix5000 with FactoryTalk HMI. Can’t figure out how to get Roboguide to talk with RSLogix5000 through RSLinx. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Anyone could share the solution here to us?
I know it's been years since last post.