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Possible to access data in C-More over ethernet?

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If I use an EA9 with Ethernet capability (non "R" model), can I access the tag data over Ethernet? For example, say I want to see what a temperature or pressure is, can I do that? Or, is the Ethernet port strictly there for the purposes of connecting the C-More to the PLC? In this case, the EA9 is going to be connected to a Click via an EA-2CLB cable. Also, what type of PC program would I use to collect such data, if this is possible? My alternative is to log to a USB stick in the C-More. Thanks for any help..
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If you use a PID Faceplate Trend Graph to monitor your data, then you can set up a tag triggered event to copy the data to an FTP server for datalogging.. Or if you only want to view the data, then you could just enable the web server function of the panel, and view screenshots of the page where it is displayed. There is also the remote screen option to be able to view or control the screen from a PC. This can all be set up to be protected with usernames and passwords for security. If you can tell us what exactly you are wanting to do/view/log, then maybe we can help you with the best method of doing it.

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Hi Jaw, thanks for your helpful reply. OK so what I'm doing is pulling via Modbus data from a humidity sensor (dew point, temperature, and a few other derived numbers) using a Click processor. I'm also looking at a 4-20mA pressure transducer. The C-More is there to give me a nice numeric as well as graphic display of this data, and to log to a USB stick and/or SD card. (Logging data over time is critical to what I' doing. It's all about collection.) Now if I can harvest this data over ethernet...tie into the company's network, that would be even better. What about the web server in C-More? Could I use that to collect data over time? Thanks again. Edited by Div_by_zero

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You can use the webserver to view the screen. But you need to use the FTP client to log it. Just use the event manager to copy the logged data from your memory card to a FTP server. Example: Install Filezilla FTP Server (Free download) onto a PC on the same network as the Cmore. In the Cmore software, go to your address book, and click the FTP Server tab. Click Add, and enter the information to connect to the server you setup on the local PC. Now go the the Event manager database, and add a tag based event. You can trigger it using the Day & Time function if you wish. In the Action section of the the Event, just click Add, and select FTP, and the server that you entered in the Address book. You can then select the log that you want to transfer over.

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Just saw this thread and thought that this may help connect the click to a network using Modbus TCP. https://forum.automationdirect.com/showthread.php?t=5883 Modbus RTU/ASCII to Modbus TCP gateways Regards, Garry http://www.accautomation.ca

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