Comminucating with a Logix5561

[secplc]

I just started an AdvancedHMI ver399 project for a Logix5561. It has the IP address of 172.16.2.131, but through a Backplane (see RSLinx picture below.) RSLinx shows it as active, I can go online with RSLogix5000 (ver20.01) & I can Ping it successfully.

In AdvancedHMI I put the right IP address in the "EthernetIPforCLXCom1" driver (see picture below) but when I debug all values show as errors & none of the pushbuttons work.  (Had RSLogix & RSLinx offline when trying to debug, so it wasn't a communications interference problem)

Do I have to somehow direct it to the processor through the backplane?

Is this the correct driver?

[Archie]

Are you using controller scope or program scope tags? What are you putting in PLCAddressClick and PLCAddressValue?

[secplc]

I'm using the tags used in the ladder (I'm not real experienced with RSLogix5000 - been doing RSLogix500 for years, so Tags are relatively new to me.)

Pictures below show Click & Color2 tags & line of code in RSLogix5000 that should be selected with this pushbutton command (to monitor rectifier power supply 8-F.)

[Archie]

You will need to check in your Controller tags and your Program tags to see where they reside. If they are in the Program tag section they need to be addressed differently b

[Archie]

If your tags are program scope, see if this thread helps:

http://advancedhmi.com/forum/index.php?topic=315.msg1107#msg1107

[secplc]

Archie,

I tried like the other thread showed, but don't know what the proper "program name" is. I tried the ladder file name,  but that didn't work. Or does it want the name of the RSlogix project?

[Archie]

PROGRAM:General_Controls.tagname

[secplc]

Archie,

Thanks.  Like I said ControlLogix is new to me.

[Archie]

Let me know if that work for you

[secplc]

Archie,

Once I put the right name in (& they started running the line) it works great.

Now I have a wireless maintenance HMI on my laptop (just have to connect a WiFi router to the control panel when I want.)