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Hello to anyone who will provide two cents. I must establish Siemens S7-300 communications with a GE Rx3i PLC (PACSystem) and am carefully considering which way to go. I can go Profibus DP as a last ditch, but would much rather have an Ethernet solution since network infrastructure is already in both panels. I would value any opinions or advice on how to proceed with this matter.
Siemens S7 has a 317 DP CPU and CP 343-1 Lean ethernet card. GE Rx3i has native support for MBTCP and GE SRTP and EGD protocols in its ethernet card (and I have a Profibus master card for it if needed).
S7 is provided by OEM and I will not be able to access or modify code therein--memory map is all I have. My knowledge of Siemens ethernet application-level protocols is lacking, but it appears I would have to access code to either load the Siemens MBTCP driver or move Profinet data around, so I think those options are out. Can I do anything else to communicate with the S7 that doesn't require access to the program?
OPC? Industrial Ethernet? Gateway?
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
Jeff Idsinga
Senior Control Systems Specialist
Maverick Technologies
Siemens S7 has a 317 DP CPU and CP 343-1 Lean ethernet card. GE Rx3i has native support for MBTCP and GE SRTP and EGD protocols in its ethernet card (and I have a Profibus master card for it if needed).
S7 is provided by OEM and I will not be able to access or modify code therein--memory map is all I have. My knowledge of Siemens ethernet application-level protocols is lacking, but it appears I would have to access code to either load the Siemens MBTCP driver or move Profinet data around, so I think those options are out. Can I do anything else to communicate with the S7 that doesn't require access to the program?
OPC? Industrial Ethernet? Gateway?
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
Jeff Idsinga
Senior Control Systems Specialist
Maverick Technologies