Text signals are created in the Analog tab of a suitable module.

Table Interfaces and module selection for text signals

Text source / type

Interface

Module

 + Text splitter module

TCP/IP text

Text interface

TCP text

No

UDP text

UDP text

No

COM (serial text)

Serial text

No

Text file

File text

No

Custom

Virtual

Text creator

No

ibaQPanel text input

ibaQPanel text input

Optional

Shift register

Text shift register

No

ibaVision

ibaCapture

ibaVision text input

Yes

OPC DA

OPC

OPC

Yes

OPC UA client

OPC UA

OPC UA Client

Yes

S7-Xplorer

S7-Xplorer

S7-Xplorer

Yes

B&R-Xplorer

B&R-Xplorer

B&R-Xplorer

Yes

Codesys-Xplorer

Codesys-Xplorer

Codesys V2 or Codesys V3

Yes

Logix-Xplorer

Logix-Xplorer

Logix-Xplorer

Yes

TwinCAT-Xplorer

TwinCAT-Xplorer

TwinCAT PLC or BC/BX controller

Yes

EtherNet/IP

EtherNet/IP

EtherNet/IP

Yes

Generic TCP

Generic TCP

Generic TCP

Yes

Generic UDP

Generic UDP

Generic unicast UDP, Generic multicast UDP, HiPAC Request or TwinCAT Request

Yes

Modbus TCP Server

Modbus TCP Server

Modbus Generic

Yes

Reflective Memory

Reflective Memory

Reflective Memory Text

No

SIMATIC TDC

ibaFOB-TDC/-Dexp

TDC text

No

SIMADYN D

ibaFOB-SD/-Dexp

SIMADYN-D Text

No

ScramNet+

ScramNet+

ScramNet Text

No

Sisteam TCP/IP

Sisteam TCP/IP

Sisteam TCP/IP Generic

Yes

TDC TCP/UDP

TDC TCP/UDP

TDC TCP/UDP Generic

Yes

VIP TCP/UDP

VIP TCP/UDP

VIP TCP/UDP Generic

Yes

Depending on the module type, first enter the text signal(s) containing the received text. Some module types, such as TCP/IP text, only allow a source text. To do this, you offer the option of directly deriving additional text signals by splitting the source text into individual text signals and, if necessary, converting them into other data types.

With other modular types, such as some Xplorer modules, several text signals can be received. However, you also need a Text splitter module with the source text signal as the reference signal to split the text and generate text signals for further use.

The configuration steps are described in the following chapters for each module type.