SMC EX600 Ethernet/IP on SLC 5/05

[evanmars 0]

It has been about a millennia since I have worked with a SLC 5/05.  

I have a SMC EX600 that I need to communicate with a SLC 5/05 over Ethernet/IP.  I cannot remember how to set this up.

I have the .eds

How do I set up the I/O addressing for the SMC manifold?

Do I need RSNetWorx for Ethernet/IP?

[pturmel 160]

SLC EtherNet/IP is messaging only.  No "Class 1" I/O traffic.  You can message to class 4 instance N attribute 3, where "N" is an assembly number, to read or write the I/O buffer in a target device.  However, since this approach cannot deliver "Run vs. Idle" status, it depends on the device having an alternate way to set a packet timeout to cut outputs appropriately.

You have to map the data buffers in the SLC entirely by hand (deciphering the EDS yourself).

[Ken Roach 194]

This probably is not possible with the EX600 and SLC-5/05.    The SLC (and the Ethernet-equipped MicroLogix 1100 and 1400) do not support I/O connections on EtherNet/IP like the ControlLogix/CompactLogix family controllers do.

If the EX600 has a mechanism to kludge a timeout or send explicit messages, you will also need an SLC-5/05 that is new enough to support Ethernet Explicit Messaging (EEM).

I'm wonder if I've got any EX600 stuff in the thrift shop shelves....