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General Category => Support Questions => Topic started by: agent64usa on August 25, 2018, 02:56:50 PM

Title: PLC IP address when going through another rack
Post by: agent64usa on August 25, 2018, 02:56:50 PM

So for a contrologix PLC, the comms path in RSLinx is:  192.17.168.100\Backplane\1\A\192.17.168.99\Backplane\0

How do I go about typing this in AdvancedHMI? Thanks.

Title: Re: PLC IP address when going through another rack
Post by: bachphi on August 25, 2018, 04:49:16 PM

Interesting question! Although your example is using the same subnet, but it can be different. For example, slot 1 for external network ( 134.200.73.202) and slot 11 for internal network (192.168.1.10). May be you can try

134.200.73.202.1.11.192.168.1.10.1.0

Title: Re: PLC IP address when going through another rack
Post by: Archie on August 25, 2018, 11:19:08 PM

I'm thinking the RoutePath should be:

1,1,2,192.17.168.99,1,0

Title: Re: PLC IP address when going through another rack
Post by: bachphi on August 26, 2018, 01:28:49 PM

How rusty I am! I have not touched the CLX platform during the past few years.
Continuing with my example, I'd need to specify the target PLC (192.168.1.11)

Path: 1,11,2,192.168.1.11
or      1,11,2,192.168.1.11,1,0
or      134.200.73.202,1,11,2,192.168.1.11,1,0     to access from external network

Is it correct?

Title: Re: PLC IP address when going through another rack
Post by: Archie on August 26, 2018, 05:36:25 PM

The way I remember route paths is first they always come in pairs. Then to think of it as going out a door to an address.

So the first pair of 1,1 says to go out the "back door" or backplane to the address of slot 1 (which I assume is an Ethernet card)

The next pair of 2,192.17.168.99 says to go out the first front door (A) of the Ethernet card, then to address 192.17.168.99

Once arrived it should then go out the back door (backplane) then to slot 0 which give the final pair of 1,0

Title: Re: PLC IP address when going through another rack
Post by: agent64usa on September 05, 2018, 02:13:41 PM

So if I understood correctly, it is supported by the comms driver and just a matter of specifying the correct path. I'll give it a shot and let you guys know, thanks for the help.

Title: Re: PLC IP address when going through another rack / Connection Path
Post by: bachphi on February 11, 2019, 09:02:18 PM

Good example of Connection Path

(https://i.postimg.cc/ht5qDXFZ/Connection-Path.png)