Hi, I want to connect with a SPS. It uses the PVI Version 2.7 and the INA2000 Protocol.
I tried to create a Connection with the Runtime Utility Center but it didn’t work.
I connected succesfully with other machines but they have a PVI Version 3 or higher.
Is there any way to connect over INA2000 in Version 2.7?
All PVI versions lower than 6 still supports the INA2000 line.
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Hi, thanks for your fast response.
The program is already installed, and I’ve already been able to connect to a few other PLCs (PVI version 3). However, it doesn’t work with the one with PVI version 2.7. Are there any additional settings required than by the other PLCs. The network connection works.
Hi,
the configured online connection tries to connected trough ANSL which is not available in V2.7.
You havbe to configure the online connection to use the INA protocol.
Here’s a minimal example for the online connection parameters that worked in my simple test (please replace the IP address at /DAIP= with your own one):
Best regards!
Hi Alexander, thank you for your tips.
I just tried to connect with your given parameters, but the connection error still occours.
Do you have any other idea for the problem?
Hi,
as the PVI error changed from #11020 to #4808, at least we know now that PVI uses the INA line protocol.
4808 means, that the PLC does not respond.
Now it’s getting harder to find the right parameters: it could be caused by a too less response timeout, a different INA port that default, or that we need the INA destination address of the PLC instead of the IP address.
(INA destination address setting depends on the PLC you’re using and is most often set with some small rotary switches - which type of PLC is it?)
To try if it’s caused by the timeout parameter, please add the Request Timeout (/RT), and for completeness also the Remote Port (/REPO) even if this port should be set internally as default:
The Information from SPS Version: CP476.60-1 , Panelware 2003.
The same Error with the additional parameters:
Have you tried connecting with serial cable?
As far as I remember the IF681 plugged next to a CP476 needed drivers on the PLC itself. Tbh I do not remember exactly but I think that you needed a one for Ethernet itself and a second driver for INA in order to be able to go online.
(at least I think that this was the case - sorry this is quite some time ago)
Probably the one for INA is missing and I would suggest as @corne.geerts did to go online via serial interface
As Oliver mentioned, I also think that there’s a IF681 plugged into a extension slot left of the CP476, and this interface has had to be configured in the project by using the right drivers.
If configuration is right (at least I think so, because at least pinging the interface works) and the Automation Runtime of the PLC is quite old, maybe we have to use a different way to connect by addressing the INA node number instead of the IP address.
On the IF681, there 2 rotary switches named “Station” - this setting is the INA node number, as I remember the one on the top is the x10, the other one the x1 multiplier.
So, if for example the one one top is set to “5”, and the one below to “3”, then the INA node number is “53”.
If you know this number, you could try the Destination Address “/DA” parameter instead of the IP Address “/DAIP”:
Hi Everybody!
Thank you for your suggestions and sry for my late response, but i have to check your tips.
Also both drivers are installed and the NodeNumber is set to “00” (Maybe this is a false setting?)
I tried to check the connection with this number and a new error occurs.
Hi,
a destination address of 00 is not a valid setting → that’s the reason why PVI reports error #13033.
I can’t say if setting a valid address would change the online availiability, but at least it’s worth a try:
if possible, please set the PLCs node number to 02 by the node number switches - but you have to reboot the PLC to get the setting of the node switch activated.
Then you can try to connect using /DA=02 in PVI transfer.
By the way: I’m wondering if the IF681 was already used before for ethernet connection to the target?
Because normally the connection by /DAIP should be possible, but as we’ve already seen it doesn’t worked - it’s really a strange behavior.
Best regards!
Hi @meshUser, what is the status of your issue? Can you update us, make a summary, or mark the answer that helped you the most?
Hi, sry for late response. The issue is still active. I’m still waiting for a response from the relevant department. I give update in this chat.
