Description

The S7-Xplorer interface is suitable for acquiring measured data via TCP/IP using the standard network interface cards as well as using the PPI, MPI, PROFIBUS, TCP/IP and ISO transport logs via SIMATIC NET interface cards. Interface adapters such as IBH Link S7++, can be used too. Though for the controller, access is transparent. It is not necessary to configure or program the controller especially.

The signals to be measured can conveniently be selected with the aid of the absolute operand addresses or the symbolic names supported by the ibaPDA address-book browser. This enables the access to all defined symbols of the linked STEP 7 project.

When using the SIMATIC S7 CFC editor (version V 6.0) on the same computer, the signals and connectors to be measured can be configured from the control program using drag & drop.

With an additional interface converter (S5-LAN++, Process-Informatik or IBH Link S5++, IBHsoftec), you can also acquire measurement data from a SIMATIC S5 control via its AS511 interface.

Up to 16 connections can be used per interface license. By purchasing up to 14 licenses, the number of connections can be increased up to 240.
Interface configuration

Set all values to zero when the connection to a PLC is lost

If this option is enabled, all measured values of the PLC are set to zero as soon as the connection is lost. If this option is disabled, ibaPDA keeps the last valid measured value in memory when the connection is lost.

Start acquisition even if a PLC is not accessible

If this option is enabled, the acquisition starts even if the controller is not accessible. A warning is prompted in the validation dialog, not an error. If the system was started without a connection to the controller, ibaPDA periodically tries to connect to the PLC.

Allow inaccessible symbols

If this option is enabled, the acquisition starts even if symbols are not accessible. These inaccessible symbols are prompted as warnings in the validation dialog box, not as errors. This can only occur if the address book is not up-to-date.

If this option is disabled, measurement does not start when inaccessible symbols are present.

Enable S7-Xplorer outputs

Enable this option to use the output modules. With the S7 Xplorer outputs, you can write directly on S7 operands and S7 symbols.

<Manage address books>

This switches you to the dialog of the Address books node in the General tab of the I/O Manager. You can then import, create or delete address books.

For more information about address books, see Address books.

<Open log file>

This opens a text file, in which all the connection-specific information is logged.

<Reset statistics>

Click this button to reset the calculated times and error counters in the table to 0.
Connection table

For information about the connection table, see Connection table.
Available modules

  • S7-Xplorer

  • S7-Xplorer decoder

  • S7-Xplorer redundant

  • S7-Xplorer SINUMERIK

  • S5 (LAN-Adapter)

  • S7-200

  • LOGO!
Product name

ibaPDA-Interface-S7-Xplorer (article no. 31.000001)