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OPC
A widely used method to integrate multiple vendors
automation controllers is OPC (OLE for process control). OPC is a
Windows based standard for accessing industrial devices. Through
the OPC client/server architecture, LabVIEW can integrate with a
range of PLCs and PACs from a laptop or IPC. The OPC server
manages the various industrial communications and provides a
common bus for controllers, sensors, and actuators without
physically wiring them together. You can use communication
gateways as needed to extend to more specialized protocols.
Modbus TCP and Modbus Serial
Modbus TCP and Modbus Serial are two of the more
commonly used industrial protocols. Through multiple levels of
functionality, LabVIEW supports Modbus TCP and Modbus Serial
on any Ethernet or serial port on PCs or PACs. Through its
graphical configuration assistant, you can create a Modbus TCP or
Modbus Serial I/O server. LabVIEW can act as a Modbus master or
slave and specify the different registers to read and write. In
addition to the I/O server functions, there is a direct API to the
Serial or TCP/IP versions of Modbus for flexibility and performance.
That API can query or write to registers, coils, and discrete I/O. It
can also check for exceptions.
PROFIBUS
PROFIBUS is an industrial field bus originally developed in
Europe. With more than 30 million installed nodes, it is the
communication standard for Siemens Automation PLCs, smart
sensors, actuators, and I/O. NI supports the more commonly used
version of PROFIBUS, DP (Distributed Peripherals).
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DeviceNet
DeviceNet is another industrial protocol managed by ODVA
and commonly found in Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley)
PLCs. Unlike Ethernet/IP, which is based on the Ethernet physical
layer, DeviceNet is based on the CAN physical layer and increases
strength and interconnectivity by specifying various parameters,
such as the required cable length, connectors, and baud rates.
The DeviceNet for Control PCI and PXI master (scanner)
interfaces manage and control a network of DeviceNet slaves.
Included with these interfaces is the NI-Industrial Communications
for DeviceNet software, which offers a high-level API that supports
drag-and-drop I/O variables and explicit messaging function
blocks. DeviceNet for Test interfaces for PCI, PXI, and PCMCIA
have master (scanner) and slave (adapter) support, best used for
testing DeviceNet products. The included test software consists of
a configurator, analyzer, and the NI-DNET driver, which provides
low-level functions.
CANopen
CANopen is a higher-level protocol based on the CAN
physical layer and was developed as a standard embedded
network with highly flexible configuration capabilities. Originally
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