Function Block
The current function block is developed only for the following PLC.
Article |
Description |
Software |
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SIEMENS S71500 |
S7CPU series (cycle time < 20 ms) |
TIA Portal >= V16 |
The SIEMENS function block provided by ifm is intended to provide a interface between the PLC and the PLC application on the VPU. There are four functions included in the function block!
Establishing a TCP connection to the PLC application of the VPU,
Monitoring the connection to the PLC application,
Receiving the ODS and PDS result data and displaying the outputs,
Sending commands to configure ODS or to trigger PDS.
Important
This is a beta release and will be followed by an official release soon. In case of any issues, please contact ifm support team at support.efector.object-ident@ifm.com
For more details of function block implementation and configuration see the function block PDF
.