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How to configure communication lifebit between CP443-1 and OPC Server/SCOUT

Created by: majoi at: 4/1/2009 11:38 AM (5 Replies)

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4/1/2009 11:38 AM	Rate (0)
majoi Posts: 19 Rating: (0)	Dear all, Can anyone please guide me on how to configure communication lifebit between CP443-1 and OPC Server/SCOUT. Iwant to show Ethernet communication lifebit on my OPC client. Any idea? Thank you majoi
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4/2/2009 10:34 PM	Rate (0)
jklm Platinum Member Joined: 12/22/2006 Last visit: 1/25/2022 Posts: 1742 Rating: (309)	Hello, There is a beter way to know if the Server is reaching the PLC. The client can interrogate the variable "&statepath" linked to the connection as a string. You get information like "UP", "DOWN", "RECOVERY" The same info can also be read as an integervalue.
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4/3/2009 3:28 AM	Rate (0)
majoi Posts: 19 Rating: (0)	Hi Edr, Thanks for your advise Fyi, communication between PLC and server is fine. I can read and write some value. I have also configured "&statepath" but never think of reading this in interger. Let me try whether this is working. TQ! Zul
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4/3/2009 8:49 PM	Rate (1)
jklm Platinum Member Joined: 12/22/2006 Last visit: 1/25/2022 Posts: 1742 Rating: (309)	Hello, To read the statepath as Integer value there is a specific variable for this: &statepathval() &statepathval() State of a communication connection to a partner device. Return values: 1 Connection is not established 2Connection is established 3 Connection being established
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4/9/2009 8:21 AM	Rate (0)
majoi Posts: 19 Rating: (0)	brilliant EDR! Thanks a lot! Zul
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9/17/2009 3:28 PM	Rate (0)
PCMario Regular Member Joined: 9/1/2009 Last visit: 5/16/2024 Posts: 8 Rating: (1)	Thanks, Is there also a sollution to controll for the "connection is not established"

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