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Created by: impala at: 5/19/2009 4:12 AM (4 Replies)

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5/19/2009 4:12 AM	Rate (0)
impala Posts: 4 Rating: (0)	Trying to locate manuals for Industrial Databridge7.0 (IDB). Forward flow of information isfrom a MySql database to WinCC to the PLC. Back flow of information is also needed.The Getting Started WinCC project that came withIDB does not seem to have any information with it on how to configure the application(s).Does OBDCs need setup in Windows control panel - before configuring IDB?
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dchartier Grandmaster-Expert Joined: 9/27/2006 Last visit: 12/26/2024 Posts: 12316 Rating: (2695)	Hello impala; Here are various sources of information available on Siemens' websites concerning the IDB. You must take 9into account that it is considered an option to WinCC, and as such the documentation is probably found in the WinCC Options manuals. WinCC portal: option Industrial Data Bridge https://www.automation.siemens.com/hmi/html_76/products/software/wincc_optionen/industrial-data-bridge.htm?HTTPS=REDIR Notice the 2 links at the bottom of the webpage, the Online Catalog has good general info. https://mall.automation.siemens.com/WW/guest/index.asp?aktprim=0&nodeID=10016157&lang=en 2 FAQs on WinCC IDB: http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/24499956 One chapter on IDB (as part of the “Options” section) in the WinCC V. 7.0 System Description manual: http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/32107026 Here is what it says about configuring the links in Configuration and Runtime modes: You create and edit data connections in the Configuration Wizard: 1. Link data source and data destination and configure connection parameters. 2. Define the transfer behavior of the connection group. 3. Connect source data to destination data.If the source data and destination data are not of the same data type or if they cannot be converted, a warning is displayed on the status bar. In the runtime environment: 1. Load the configuration you created. 2. Establish a connection between the linked Consumer and Provider runtime components. 3. Start the data transmission. Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier
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5/19/2009 7:24 AM	Rate (0)
daga Gold Member Joined: 3/18/2009 Last visit: 12/6/2024 Posts: 306 Rating: (94)	The online help of Industrial Data bridge and other WinCC options can be downloaded fromhere.

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5/19/2009 4:57 PM	Rate (0)
impala Posts: 4 Rating: (0)	Thanks: I don't know why the help I downloaded yesterday from the web doesn't match the online help. Addtional questions: Below is the information from the Help file on how the driver needed for MySQL databases. 1. any idea ofwhere on the internet this driver can be found? I checked Google and it leads me back to the Siemenssite with this help file. 2. If we have a newer driver 5.0XX, can we use it? Or do we need to go back to the older driver? Thanks in advance SIMATIC WinCC/IndustrialDataBridge V7.0 offers the following enhancements: 2.1 New Database With the database module, databases can be accessed in read mode (database provider) and write mode (database consumer). Also supported now are: MySQL 5.0 If the IDB is to be used with a MySQL database, the following driver has to be installed:MySQL Connector for ODBC V3.51.23 from 01/10/2008. The driver is not supplied on the CD, but can be downloaded from the Internet.
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5/20/2009 7:47 AM	Rate (0)
daga Gold Member Joined: 3/18/2009 Last visit: 12/6/2024 Posts: 306 Rating: (94)	Hi impala, The3.51 seriesis available for download from web. I am not an IDB user, but my guess is that 5.1 series will also work. But then again, since it is not officially tested by Siemens, may be we should just use the 3.51 drivers. regards.

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