Description

The Vendor Internet Protocol (VIP) function is used for communication between ABB AC450RMC controllers. In the context of this manual, the VIP protocol is used to capture data from various ABB controllers with ibaPDA. The following ABB controllers are suitable:

  • AC450 RMC

  • AC800M

  • AC80

  • AC800 PEC

ibaPDA acts as a server continuously monitoring port 5001 for any VIP clients requesting a connection or sending data.

The maximum length of the message is limited to 4096 bytes.

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

Port number

The default port number is 5001. This port number can be changed but must be the same in both systems, SIMATIC TDC and ibaPDA, in order to establish a connection.

<Reset port to default>

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

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.

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.

TCP/UDP port

"OK" is displayed here if the socket can be opened on this port. "ERROR" is displayed if conflicts occur, e.g., if the port is already occupied.

<Reset statistics>

By clicking on this button you can reset all the counters in the table.
Connection table

  • Address This is the IP address of the source computer from which ibaPDA receives data.

  • Module index The module index indicates which module number in ibaPDA should be assigned to this connection. The module index is to be configured in the source system, e. g., ABB, ibaLogic. This module index must equal the entry in the field Module index in the corresponding module of the I/O Manager (module level, General tab ). If necessary, adjust the module index on the source page or in ibaPDA.
Available modules

  • VIP TCP/UDP generic

  • VIP TCP/UDP integer

  • VIP TCP/UDP real
Product name

ibaPDA-Interface-VIP-TCP/UDP (Art. no. 31.001065)