Setting up Ethernet Communication in FTView Studio (with ...

Setting up Ethernet Communication in FTView Studio (with NO Processor Access)

In this example, we’re using a Compactlogix processor (1769-L32E) and do not have access to the processor, so we will be setting up the communication manually.

In FTView Studio, open your application and go to the bottom of the Explorer tree.

Expand ‘RSLinx Enterprise’ so you can see ‘Communication Setup’ below it.

Double-Click on ‘Communication Setup’

If you get this pop-up.. Choose ‘Create a new configuration’ and hit Finish.

If you’ve opened Communication Setup before, you probably won’t get this pop-up, and will be directedto the Communication Setup window instead.

Your Communication Setup window should look like this:

To manually add our ethernet processor, we will need to right-click on ‘Ethernet, Ethernet’ and choose‘Add Device’

I am planning to communicate with a CompactLogix processor (1769-L32E), so I am going to expand‘EtherNetIP Devices’

Then scroll down the list until you find your processor, highlight it and click OK.

Type in the controller’s IP address and say OK

Once you’ve given it an IP address, it will show up like below. Next, click the plus sign next to the IPaddress, and then right-click on ‘CompactLogix System’ and choose ‘Add Device’

Find your Processor in the list, highlight it and click OK

Set the slot number and click OK in the next dialog box that pops up:

You should now see your processor on the right

Next we will add a shortcut that points to the processor..

Highlight your processor on the right, and then click the ‘Add’ button on the left:

Give your shortcut a name. I named mine ‘PLC’

All your tags will be pre-fixed by this shortcut name.

Now that we’ve added a shortcut, we need to ‘Apply’ it to the processor path.

Once again, highlight the processor on the right, but this time click the ‘Apply’ button on the left

You will get this warning:

Click ‘Yes’

Now we need to click the ‘Copy from Design to Runtime’ button

And we will get the warning message again.. click ‘yes’ again.

Your shortcut is now assigned to the design and the runtime tabs, but let’s check to be sure..

Click the ‘Verify’ button

Clicking the Verify button brings up this window:

The circled area is what we’re looking for. It says the Path has been assigned. That means we weresuccessful. We can close the Shortcut Verifier pop-up.

You can now click ‘OK’ to save your changes to the communication setup window, or see below how toadd your Logix 5000 offline tag file to your project:

This last step is optional, and can only be done if you are using a Logix 5000 processor.

You can browse for the controller .ACD file and add it to your application. This will allow you to browsefor the tags in the processor, even if you are not connected to the PLC.

Click the Browse button:

Browse to where your logix 5000 program is stored.

Highlight the file and click ‘Open’

You can see that your offline ACD file is now linked:

That’s it for Communication Setup…

One last note: After you create your runtime file, and you are going to transfer your application to the Panelview.. you will need to make sure you check the box ‘Replace Communications’ in the transfer utility to apply the changes that we’ve made.

See screenshot of the transfer utility below:

That’s it!

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