szlaur.jakub

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  1. I am trying to create a simple `Hello World` Modbus TCP/IP program using Twincat3 and virtual PLC (PLC running locally on my computer). 

    •  I have set up a LabVIEW Modbus TCP/IP master + slave program (both of which are working see screenshots below).
    •  I can send data between LabVIEW's master and slave programs. And also read the data from Python script (so I know for sure they are all working).
    •  Now I have tried to create a Twincat3 program to set some registers using Beckhoff example

    What I have tried:

     - I have tried changing the ipAddr parameter to: 'localhost', '192.168.88.1', '192.168.88.126'
     - Also I have tried the nUnitID set to: 0, 1, 16#FF (16#FF as specified by Beckhoff docs)

    This is my Beckhoff code:

        PROGRAM MAIN
        VAR
            ipAddr         : STRING(15) := '192.168.88.1'; //Tried also 192.168.88.126 and 192.168.88.1 'localhost'
            M0 AT %MB0     : ARRAY [0..3] OF WORD;
            nValue         : ARRAY [0..3] OF WORD;
            fbWriteRegs : FB_MBWriteRegs;
            bWriteRegs     : BOOL;
        END_VAR 
        
        IF NOT bWriteRegs THEN
            nValue[0]                := nValue[0]+1;
            nValue[1]                := nValue[1]+1;
            nValue[2]                := nValue[2]+1;
            nValue[3]                := nValue[3]+1;
            
            bWriteRegs                 := TRUE;
            
            fbWriteRegs.sIPAddr     := ipAddr;
            fbWriteRegs.nTCPPort     := 502;
            fbWriteRegs.nUnitID        := 16#FF;             //Tried setting this to 0,1 and it also and didnt work ...
            fbWriteRegs.nQuantity     := 4;
            fbWriteRegs.nMBAddr     := 16#3000;         //Tried: 16#3000, 0, 1
            fbWriteRegs.cbLength     := SIZEOF(nValue);
            fbWriteRegs.pSrcAddr     := ADR(nValue);
            fbWriteRegs.tTimeout     := T#5S;
            fbWriteRegs                (bExecute:=TRUE);
        ELSE
            
            IF NOT fbWriteRegs.bBUSY THEN
                bWriteRegs             :=FALSE;
                fbWriteRegs            (bExecute:=FALSE);
            END_IF
            
            fbWriteRegs                (bExecute:=FALSE);
        END_IF 

    What should I change in my code in order to make this example work?

    Thank you in advance for any support!

     

    Info about LabVIEW programs:

    •  I am using the Modbus TCP Master / Slave examples
    •  The IP address is set to localhost and the port to 502 (which should match the IP address in my Beckhoff code)
    •  I am 100% sure it works because I have also tried connecting to this program via Python script.

    Picture of my LabVIEW programs:

    GPxM5.png