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Modbus TCP/IP, redundant connection

Created by: r_guareschi at: 9/28/2007 12:33 PM (7 Replies)

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9/28/2007 12:33 PM	Rate (0)
r_guareschi Experienced Member Joined: 1/28/2006 Last visit: 9/11/2024 Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	I use the OPEN MODBUS TCP/IP Library for S7300/409 2XV9450-1MB00. I have a CPU 315-2DP with a single CP343-1 Lean as server. The remote DCS system has two client PCs for a redundant communication. My question is: can the single server answer to both the clients? or do I need a second CP? thanks

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10/1/2007 6:31 PM	Rate (0)
Dorftrottel? Silver Member Joined: 8/10/2006 Last visit: 8/13/2024 Posts: 298 Rating: (29)	I don't know how your remote DCS system is set up. If each DCS client has a unique IP address, then your CP will see it as requests from two separate clients and answer each.

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10/1/2007 6:45 PM	Rate (0)
Dec Gold Member Joined: 5/19/2006 Last visit: 10/23/2024 Posts: 549 Rating: (107)	UnimogMan If each DCS client has a unique IP address, then your CP will see it as requests from two separate clients and answer each. I am not sure about this; Since CP act as a server and listen on port 502 it can't server more then one passive connection (see my previous post) Dec

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10/2/2007 8:44 AM	Rate (0)
Dorftrottel? Silver Member Joined: 8/10/2006 Last visit: 8/13/2024 Posts: 298 Rating: (29)	It troubled me that a Modbus device would only allow a 1:1 connection on the port. This flies directly in the face of the whole point to ethernet communications. So I ran a test -- I took a Modbus/TCP server I had been working with (Not a S7-317-2PN/DP -- I'll try that tomorrow morning) and fired up Modbus TCP software from two separate clients. Both communicated simultaneously. My experience in both writing and debugging TCP communications is the port is opened and closed. (I found this the hard way in a set of touchscreens that had severe latency problems in communicating with the controller) I haven't "sniffed" this session (both are communicating as I write), but I suspect that is what is happening. The other possibility would be that the port opening is done in "promiscuous" mode, where it responds to TCP requests from different IP addresses. The server device I'm using doesn't support Modbus over UDP, but some devices do support it, where opening and closing the port is unnecessary. Mind you, this doesn't necessarily apply to the S7 communications, I'll follow up tomorrow with that.

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10/2/2007 9:34 AM	Rate (0)
r_guareschi Experienced Member Joined: 1/28/2006 Last visit: 9/11/2024 Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	The DCS system (ABB) has two PCs as clientconnected to the Modbus TCP/IP server at the same time. The PCs have two different IP.

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10/2/2007 10:40 AM	Rate (0)
Dec Gold Member Joined: 5/19/2006 Last visit: 10/23/2024 Posts: 549 Rating: (107)	UnimogMan The other possibility would be that the port opening is done in "promiscuous" mode, where it responds to TCP requests from different IP addresses. How do you setup the CP portin "promiscuous" mode? No other clients can’t connect with the CP once the first client establish (the only one) passive connection with the CP. The second client etc that tries to connect with the CP gets rejected unless the first guy closes the connection. UnimogMan Mind you, this doesn't necessarily apply to the S7 communications,... For S7 communications (on RFC1006) although it’s usingport 102 the connections are countedbased on unique TSAPs (Actually this is the reason why you can't configure more then one passive connections on TCPbecause NETPro write TCP_SDB in the same way as for S7_SDB with LocTsap = port#). The limitation is due to STEP7-NETPro not the CP. I changed TCP_SDB for two connections to have the same LocTsap = port_502 and the CP have accepted 2 connections on the same port . Dec
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10/3/2007 4:03 PM	Rate (0)
r_guareschi Experienced Member Joined: 1/28/2006 Last visit: 9/11/2024 Posts: 11 Rating: (0)	I cannot make tests now. Netpro leaves me to set up two TCP/IP communications on the CP343 on condition to use two various addresses as port. Will be able the two clients to communicate with my card to the only IP with different ports?

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4/29/2008 10:06 PM	Rate (0)
Tomcat Posts: 433 Rating: (48)	Hello, yes, it's possible. In your configuration it must be at least one differentiating factor: either IP address or port number. If you want to use 1 CP, then you have to give 2 different port numbers in each of both TCP connections. Tomcat
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