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I am using a Siemens S5-115U PLC with a 941CPU, and I am trying to establish a link between the PLC and FactorySuite 2000's InTouch application, but so far I have had no success. This is what
I use and what I have done:
I make use of a point-to-point connection between the PLC and the computer on which I run InTouch. (I.o.w. the cable goes straight from the PLC's programming port to the computer's communication
port.) The I/O server that I use is the S3964R driver from Siemens. The baud rate is set at 9600kbs, the data bits is set at 8, the stop
bits is set at 1, and the parity is set at even. The platform from which I am working is Windows 98.
Is it possible to connect by using the above, or do I have to use a CP card (pretty expensive!!)? Do I have to use any Function Blocks in the PLC? (i.e FB244 and FB245)? Anything else that I should
know?
Thank you very much.
Rene
I use and what I have done:
I make use of a point-to-point connection between the PLC and the computer on which I run InTouch. (I.o.w. the cable goes straight from the PLC's programming port to the computer's communication
port.) The I/O server that I use is the S3964R driver from Siemens. The baud rate is set at 9600kbs, the data bits is set at 8, the stop
bits is set at 1, and the parity is set at even. The platform from which I am working is Windows 98.
Is it possible to connect by using the above, or do I have to use a CP card (pretty expensive!!)? Do I have to use any Function Blocks in the PLC? (i.e FB244 and FB245)? Anything else that I should
know?
Thank you very much.
Rene