mikecham Posted March 26, 2007 Report Posted March 26, 2007 I'm interested in networking a group of FX1S PLCs. Essentially, I would like to remotely monitor the status of machines from any office computer. So far, it seems that I need to add a FX2NC-ENET-ADP board to my PLC. I would like write a generic user interface so that any office PC could view the status. Can I use Java code as my front end or am I looking at this the wrong way? Thank you. Quote
Crossbow Posted March 27, 2007 Report Posted March 27, 2007 The FX2NC-ENET-ADP is really designed for use with an OPC Server or with the PLC programming software. It doesn't really have a communication language for talking to Java. It's not a webserver module, but a serial to Ethernet gateway. Quote
mikecham Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Posted March 27, 2007 Crossbow, What would be my best direction to remotely monitor my PLCs without using GXDEV? Also, is it better to use a more powerful PLC series such as the FX3? Thank you. Quote
Crossbow Posted March 27, 2007 Report Posted March 27, 2007 The FX3U-ENET module has far more capabilities, such as PLC to PLC communications and email support. It would be a better fit. On the PC end, use an OPC Server to collect the data, and then ActiveX controls and VBA can be used to log the data. Quote
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