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Communications between S7_400 and Rockwell RSView32

3/7/2008 12:19 PM	Rate (0)
mom Posts: 2 Rating: (0)	we have a machine with anS7-400 processor, the HMI is a touch screen PC with rockwell's RSView32 HMI software, communication median is profibus. The HMI PC uses an SST card and a dongle(converter) to attach to the profibus. Our problem is with the SST card and dongle as it is not very reliable and is touchy. We recently upgraded our PLC and added an ethernet card. Can we use ethernet to communicate between the S7 and RSView, and if so what other software is needed? Thank You Mike
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3/7/2008 2:04 PM	Rate (0)
J_Bell Posts: 5822 Rating: (412)	Dear Mom, this depends on the HMI Software RSView32. If the Software supports OLE 2.0 or OPC (actually there the same) than you can easily use SOFTNET S7 for industrial Ethernet (with a standard NIC) or S7-1613 (with CP 1613) to connect to the S7 PLC, without any problem... and most propably faster than with PROFIBUS. Best regards J_Bell
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3/10/2008 2:29 PM	Rate (0)
Jesper Pedersen Posts: 279 Rating: (30)	Yes, RSView32 does support OPC. OPC is probably used already with the SST Profibus card.
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3/14/2008 1:12 AM	Rate (0)
mom Posts: 2 Rating: (0)	Yes in fact we are using DDE Server as our source. I am not familiar with Softnet7 or S71613 but I am assuming that these are software applications that allow an HMI to communicate with an S7 processor? I will have to do some surfing to find some literature on this to try to figure out how they work. Thank you for responding. Your help is greatly appreciated. Mike
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3/14/2008 9:43 AM	Rate (0)
Jesper Pedersen Posts: 279 Rating: (30)	You need Simatic Softnet Ethernet Lean. With this you setup an OPC connection that RSView32 can use. You can use just the normal ethernet NIC in the PC.
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1/12/2017 3:48 PM	Rate (0)
Min_Moderator Platinum Member Joined: 9/3/2014 Last visit: 3/13/2019 Posts: 4766 Rating: (122)	New question published by Maicon Galiazzi is split to a separate thread with the subject Communication PLC S71200 with RSView32. Best regards Min_Moderator

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