Glenn Robinson
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The communication is strictly serial. The chip that I would be communicating with is embedded inside a finished product. The communication is used to calibrate the device prior to shipment. The customer is currently using a PC-based control and a National Instruments USB-to-I2C converter. It works, but it's a band-aid system. They want to upgrade to something that can better handle the industrial environment and is easier to troubleshoot. If necessary, I can use the PLC for setting the calibration conditions, then a mini-PC to handle the communcation between the PLC and the finished product. I'd rather not as it adds another layer to the system, but I can if that's my best bet.
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Has anyone heard of a way to communicate with an I2C device over Ethernet/IP from a CompactLogix PLC? There are plenty of ways to do it from a PC over a USB-to-I2C converter, but doing it from a PLC seems to be a rare event.
I appreciate the help.
Kinetix 300 Ethernet/IP Locks Up
in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
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I am trying to use an Automation Direct Productivity P2000 to control a Kinetix 300 servo drive using Ethernet/IP. I got the EIP working fine using Explicit Messaging. The hardware enable and overtravel limits are hardwired ON. The drive doesn't show any faults. When I turn on the software ENABLE bit (bit 7 of byte 0 in the Output Assembly), the Ethernet communication stops. Motionview continues to work, but if I disconnect and reconnect, it can't find the drive. I have to physically power down the drive to reestablish Ethernet communication. Once I power back up, EIP communication resumes with no issues.
Any thoughts? What am I missing?