Description

EGD is a protocol for exchanging PLC and computer data, developed by GE Fanuc Automation and GE Drive Systems. It is used for interfacing with controllers, e. g., GE Fanuc 9030/9070, GE Energy Power Conversion HPCi or Converteam Alspa 8035. EGD uses UDP or datagram messages for fast data transfer of up to 1400 bytes of data from a producer to one or more consumers. EGD supports a set of commands for accessing data and protocol information over EGD nodes. EGD protocol messages are categorized as command, data, or configuration messages. The following ibaPDA-specific restrictions apply:

    • Only EGD data protocols are supported

    • ibaPDA supports both groups addressing (IP multicast) as well as individual destination addresses (IP unicast).

    • ibaPDA acts solely as a consumer.

    • Up to 64 connections can be used per interface license. By purchasing up to 3 one-step-up licenses, the number of connections can be increased up to 256.
Interface configuration

EGD port number

This is the port number that ibaPDA listens to for messages from EGD producers. Usually, the default port no. 18246 can remain unchanged.

Allow ports through firewall

When installing ibaPDA, the default port numbers of the used protocols are automatically entered in the firewall. If you change the port number or enable the interface subsequently, you have to enable this port in the firewall with this button.

<Reset port to default>

Use this button to reset the port to the default port number.

Network interfaces

Using this drop-down list, you can select which network adapters on your computer are used for this interface. The sockets will be opened for communication only on the selected network adapters. In case a network adapter has multiple IP addresses configured, a socket will be opened for all of these IP addresses. At least one network adapter should be selected to get the interface configuration validated. If you select None, an error message will be displayed when validating the I/O configuration. By default, the option All is selected.
Connection table

IP address

This is the IP address of the connected controller, i. e., of the producing node.

Producer ID

The producer ID should match the IP address

Exchange ID

The exchange ID should correspond to the specified exchange ID on the producing node.
Available modules

  • EGD

  • EGD Multicast
Product name

ibaPDA-Interface-EGD (Art. no. 31.001070)