The AdsHosts worksheet is used to define the communication parameters for the communication channels to Beckhoff TwinCAT PLCs.
Example:
#Hostname |
AdsServer IP |
Delay[ms] |
Timeout[s] |
Reserved |
DelayOnError[s] |
Reserved |
AdsServer Port |
AmsNetId |
AmsPort |
Reserved |
Path symbol file |
PLC1 |
192.168.0.99 |
Driver DLL: drvAds.dll
Communication with Beckhoff TwinCAT PLCs
Parameters |
M/O |
Default |
Description |
Hostname |
M |
|
Unique name |
AdsServer IP |
M |
|
IP address of the Ads server |
Delay[ms] |
O |
200 |
Delay between two read operations |
Timeout[s] |
O |
3 |
Maximum time that must not be exceeded during communication. (Connect, Read, Write) |
Reserved |
|
|
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DelayOnError[s] |
O |
3 |
Delay after an error. Prevents, for example, too fast reconnections during an online change |
Reserved |
|
|
|
AdsServer Port |
O |
48898 |
TCP port of the Ads server |
AmsNetId |
O |
<AdsServer IP>.1.1 |
"Ams Net Id" of TwinCAT If no AmsNetId is specified, the Ads server IP is used and extended with ".1.1" |
AmsPort |
O |
801 |
|
Reserved |
|
|
|
Path symbol file |
O |
|
Path and name of the imported symbol file |
Configuration of the TwinCAT system
In order for the EPAM4-RTS to communicate with a TwinCAT PLC, the EPAM4-RTS must be made known to the AMS router on the TwinCAT system.
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Adding EPAM4 RTS to the AMS router:
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