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SOLVEDIt was difficult receive a information from Honeywell support, but they send me a trace to find the solution.The customer can't stop HC900 to set the correct order byte (Big/Little endian).So with the client modbus and another modbus tool we started to try the right byte order and ther right address because with a shift of -2 from manual, we intercepted probably the mantissa of float register with a CDAB order.The solution is a ABCD byte order and a shift of -1 from manual to find the right value in modbus register.EnnioThank you to everybody

Hello, i have a curios problem in a modbus tcp reading from a client.  The HC900's answer for the variable 20 (holding register 6375) is clear in the Hybrid Control Designer (the variabile is a simple counter of flow gas counter). The ammount of value is incremented every pulse from a digital input.  But when i send the request from a client modbus, the value's variable is different (completely). For example the value is frozen from this morning, probably when the machine started up.     The others value read directly from  analog inputs are correct. Only this value elaborate from some blocks show this problem. I can't understand the cpu's logic for elaboration the exchange area memory modbus.   Best regards, Ennio .

Other variables work fine without problem Ennio

Hello ptermel, thank you for your reply. It's not a problem of order byte or address shift of modbus address (because i reply that i read without problem other floating register, like analog values). I send the same request (i have only type of request 3) from client, but only these values (variable 17 and 20) are frozed on visualisation client side. But on the Honeywell software i see the same variables change (i suppose that the request from Honeywell and my client is the same, but the result not). I tried different modbus client and the problem is always the same. Ennio  

Hello pturmel, yes, i have HC900 user manual (pdf) and with it i have configured the modbus access to analog values.  User Manual  

Hello, i need more information about possibility to connect a LC28 CPU with OpenVPN with Mikrotik. I checked tecnical information about TCP port and i wrote the NAT routes on the Mikrotik. I saw a little exchange of bit over 1217 and 1105 ports, but my Somachine (installed over VM) coudn't connect with PLC.  Everything works fine with a local connection. We haven't any problem with other PLCs and our VPNs (Siemens, B&R, Mitsubishi). Someone have more information about TCP/UDP ports about Somachine protocoll ? Best regards, Ennio

Hi all, i have a question about Progea Movicon PVI driver for B&R PLC. The Movicon standard declaration needs CPU INA node number, but with new cpu, like X2CP0484, there isn't the node number (there aren't the switch nodes on the CPU body and there aren't a declaration in Automation Studio and there isn't this parameter in SDM too). I don't know if Movicon can't start the communication for this parameter (inside PVI declaration) or for other problems. The Movicon project works perfectly with B&R cpu with phisical node. Best regards, Ennio

Hello Crossbow, thak you for your reply. I had already done all thing that you suggested me, without good results. I also deleted all AS4.3's register in windows, uninstalled and reinstalled all packet many times. The error it's always the same but only in windows events. The B&R support request me to send my PC to the factory for more test or  send a virtual copy with VM. Best regards, Ennio

Hello, i have a problem with B&R Automation Studio 4.3 installed on PC W10. The software was installed without error and for a month it's was used with a new series of B&R's plc. From the end of December until now, only this version always return an error only in the windows events, when i try to lanch it. The error is about module mfc140.dll with 0x3b4c error code. All software upgrades were do (Visual Studio and a SP of AS 4.3) without  results. B&R support can't re create the same conditions, so i must to use a different PC with W7 for use AS4.3. Someone have or had a similar problem ? Best regards, Ennio 

Hello, i would to know if there is differences to replace a 1747-L552B/C CPU with a 1747-L552. We have some problems to find in Europe a exactly type of this cpu (it's also much expensive), but there are avaible many  L552 code. Best regards, Ennio

IC693CMM312 and CPU 331 - Check firmware ? Hello everybody. I have 2 CPU 331 that i need to put in comunication with an HMI in  ethernet (i prefere, because i have also another one CPU, but an 374). I have found 2 IC693CMM312, refurbished. I need to check the firmware version of the devices , before buy the communication card ? Best regards

Hello Steve, where can i find the release o fthe firmware ? In the last letter of the device code ? I have one CPU with 331-L and the other with 331-CE. Best regards

Exactly i have reverse the last two numbers : PLC GE FANUC 90 30 IC693CMM321 EE Best regards

You must control in the B&R PLC , the SDM interface with a browser.  In the SDM menu, there is the system LOGGER, and you can read the reason of the fault.  You also must download , the help from site B&R, for check the error code. Best regards 

For an application with a FX1s we have used MAC E100 and MAC E150 with a Custom FT190 printer with serial connection (not only one but for a total of ten installations). Now we can't find another MAC of the same type, but we have many problems with the equivalent MAC , E1012. The cable from RS232 HMI and printer have diffrent pin (inverted 2 and 3 and changed 7 with 8) but in E Designer the project is the same. In mitsubishi there isn't an answer for this problem. We have received only a suggest from Custom, to connect 6 and 8 together on the RS232 panel. Other elements : printout system signal on HMI, without a value during the printing, on the HMI we don't see any signaling of error, with or without connection on RS232 (phisical cable connected or not). Others test to check the application and solve the problem ? Best regards MAC E 100/150 FT190 2-------------------------- 3 3-------------------------- 2 7-------------------------- 4 5-------------------------- 7 MAC E1012 FT190 2-------------------------- 2 3-------------------------- 3 6-| 8-|------------------------- 4 5-------------------------- 7

Pin OUT FT 190 (sub DIN25) 1 NC 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 RTS 7 SG 20 DTR 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND Pin Out FT190 page 2.1 - 2.2 Pin OUT E1012 1 DCD 2 RD 3 TD 4 DTR 5 SG 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI E1012 HMI page 19

Hi, i have a problem with an old FX2N and an optic row with particular resolution. Now i must to change the optic device with a new one, but the standard resolution on the market it's not the same. I have 0.0025 mm res connected on C251 A/B counter (without M8198 the resolution of the counting is 0,01 mm). To decide the new model, i can buy a 0,01 resolution and use the M8198, but the frequency on the PLC go down from ?? kHz to ?? In the software i use 3 times DHSCR. In this time i have a new device with 0.005 resolution, so the double from the original, and i must to modify all the reference system on the PLC with a factor x2. Best regards Ennio

Explain better : in Italy, Mitsubishi offer has his "GOT HMI" and Bejers HMI with name E1000. In an application with E1070 HMI, i need to collect data from two HMI to a PC. Bejers has ad hoc a software "Beijer Electronics Data Collector" - http://www.beijerelectronics.com/web/beijer_electronics.nsf/AllDocuments/60ECF928C68FDA13C12570BC005A666B - . But this software it's able to work with this panel ? Best regards.

I've tryed to use this but : FX3U + ENET + DP Master + "ASI Master" + 8 EX In this configuration, over 7 channel the ENET module goes in fault mode and only with the programming cable on the cpu it's possibile to reset the fault.

Today I asked to italian service the same question, because i need to add more channel at an FX3U. I'm at 7th channel busy and with one more, the cpu goes to fault mode when try to connect in remote. But which is the better mode to exchange data between two plc FX3U with ENET, but different from 4 channel used in pairing open, like example Mitsubishi. There isn't other system ? With two channel there is many errors in the communication. An easy Modbus TCP it's not possible ? Bye,Ennio

I have contact Beijers, that suggest to me to change the panel with new one , beacuse the 410 it's too old. I follow their suggest, but i change with Hakko V8, because now they have the FX3U ENET driver, one year ago not yet. Bye

I have an E410 in a network of PLCs Fx3U in TCP (10), also connected with a modul ewon 2100 with modbus TCP. Sometime, on the HMI, we find an error message "NO SOCKET " with a button like ack, called OK. If we push the button, the HMI makes a reboot and restarts the application. While this message, it's displayed on monitor, there is no communication on FX3U side and also on the modbus TCP side. This is a problem, because the alarm messagge from PLC, cannot arrive to the Ewon and therefore on SMS. Someone know which is the cause of this signaling ? Thank you

Thank you for your reply. This problem shows sometime in unknown conditions, between the HMI and an Ewon E2100. There isn't an other device on modbus tcp. We have tryed many times to reset the panel, downloading the application, modify some register, to solve the trouble. But after few week or month, the panel shows this error and the application crashes (it's an important application, it manages the alarms for many furnaces). The HMI was buy in Italy, in Mitsubishi, therefore, we make this same question one year ago to the service. We don't have receive any reply from Italy, Germany or Sweden for our problem. So we want to change the E410 with an V8 Hakko that now it's equiped with FX3U ENET driver. Bye.

Thank you for the answer. The network already function with an Ewon 2100, connected at the panel E410 on Modbus TCP, to send SMS Alert and service on VPN on GSM. The panel works like bridge, from Mitsubishi ETH to Modbus TCP. There is also a SCASA (Movicon X) on the network to record the alarms and other informations. The fuction of the panel (with ewon) is a safety function to send the SMS for shutdown or other critical alarm (we prefere the panel to the PC with SCADA). But this solution, first there is no a directly comunication between ewon and PLC ad the panel it's not the top of the panel, secondly we don't have lot solutions to manage the network comunication. The solution would be identical to those in the PLC network, but as a manager of communications, with EWON directly connected to him (and this is possible) and the panel just as a viewer.

I have a problem to extend the actual network of 13 Fx3U with ENET module, connected with a little panel E410 like SMS server . The driver and the functionality of the panel it's not the best for the application, because i don't understand when there is a problem on the remote station or the remote station is powerd off. To solve the problem, Mitsubishi suggest, or a Q PLC serie like server (more expensive) or a panel GT (using macro to read the internal register of eth comunication). Another my solution is with Hakko VT8, but it's not ever a PLC. A solution on FX3U (server like client) and Mitsubishi protocol it's not avaible, but do you have an idea or a suggest to use the same hardware for all stations (server and client ?), to management the network (client on/off, priority alarm, check comunication etc...) Thank you, Ennio