Communication between Siemens PLC and Intouch
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Dear readers and leaders, if this post is in the wrong place, please help move it to the correct forum; I’m not quite sure about it. Main topic: Our company has 3 computers equipped with the Intouch software, which is used to monitor production data on site; these computers communicate with Mitsubishi Q-series PLCs via switches. Our company also has 2 Siemens PLCs, and I want to display the data from those Siemens PLCs on Intouch as well. I have purchased DP connectors, DP cables, and the CP5621 communication card. (The Siemens S7 300 has available DP ports.) Question: How can I configure my computer to establish a proper connection to the PLC? Thank you so much! I hope it can be more detailed
Siemens’ Simatic Net software is also required; it functions as an OPC server to collect data from Siemens 300 PLCs, while INTOUCH acts as the client to retrieve and display that data
Could you tell me how to do it? Is SIMATIC NET installed on the computer? Isn’t that the driver for the CP5621? Is the PLC connected to the CP5621 using a DP cable? How to set it up on a computer?