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Allen-Bradley Controller Interfaces

ibaPDA Connectivity

Allen-Bradley
EtherNet/IP
ControlLogix, FlexLogix
GuardLogix, CompactLogix
SoftLogix, MicroLogix

ibaBM-ENetIP
Acquire data via EtherNet/IP

ibaPDA-Interface-EtherNet/IP
Acquire data via Ethernet

ibaPDA-Interface-Logix-Xplorer
PLC Connection via Xplorer interface

Measurement Systems for Industry and Energy

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ibaPDA Connectivity
Acquire data from Allen-Bradley controllers 3

Acquire data via bus monitor

ibaBM-ENetIP5

Acquire data via Xplorer interface

ibaPDA-Interface-Logix-Xplorer5

Acquire data via data interface in ibaPDA

ibaPDA-Interface-EtherNet/IP6
Acquire data from controllers

Allen-Bradley Connectivity
The iba system offers several ways to
acquire data from Allen-Bradley controllers,
especially via EtherNet/IP – the right
solution for different requirements.

EtherNet/IP
The Ethernet Industrial Protocol At a glance
(EtherNet/IP) is an open standard › Connection to Allen-Bradley controllers from Rockwell Auto-
for industrial networks. Ether- mation via various interfaces: ibaBM-ENetIP, ibaPDA-Inter­f ace-
Net/IP is used for the transmis- EtherNet/IP, ibaPDA-Interface-Logix-Xplorer
sion of cyclic I/O data and acyclic › Scan-cycle-precise acquisition via EtherNet/IP with bus monitor
parameter data. EtherNet/IP ibaBM‑ENetIP
was co-developed by Rockwell › Connection without additional hardware with software interfaces
Automation and is the estab­ ibaPDA-­Interface-EtherNet/IP and ibaPDA-Interface-Logix-­
lished communication standard Xplorer
for Allen-Bradley controllers. › Free symbol selection with Xplorer interface
EtherNet/IP uses the application › Simple, cost-effective connection via Xplorer interface
protocol CIP (Common Industrial
Protocol) and the different com-
munication types explicit mess- In addition, the Xplorer inter- more EtherNet/IP scanners. The
aging and implicit messaging. faces offer the option of selecting ibaBM-ENetIP bus monitor can be
signals via a symbol browser operated with the TAP interface in
Explicit messaging is used an EtherNet/IP network without
without programming effort.
for data that is not trans-
interferences.
mitted in real time. ­E xplicit ibaPDA can run on a PC or on the
messaging uses TCP. stand-alone devices ibaDAQ-C
Connection via EtherNet/IP
and ibaDAQ. The two compact de-
Implicit messaging is often called interface
vices differ in their interfaces and
“I/O”, is time critical and is used The communication interface
the activated software licenses,
for real-time data exchange. ibaPDA-Interface-EtherNet/IP
see order information, page 7.
Implicit messaging uses UDP and offers different modules in
supports multicast or unicast. ibaPDA to acquire data from the
Sniffing with the bus monitor controllers. Depending on the
Connection to ibaPDA If data needs to be acquired selected module, ibaPDA acts as
The ibaPDA system offers various quickly and precisely with each a device that passively waits for
possibilities to acquire data from scan cycle, the controller can be connections from a scanner or
controllers via EtherNet/IP. connected with the ibaBM-­ENetIP as a scanner that actively es-
Which method is best depends on, bus monitor. The bus ­monitor ac- tablishes the connections. The
amongst other things, how quickly quires the cyclical data exchange values to be recorded must be
the data needs to be acquired, between EtherNet/IP scanners programmed in the controller
whether scan-cycle-synchronous and adapters. The device can and be sent by the controller
data transmission is required be integrated into an existing program. Each change of values
and which hardware is available. EtherNet/IP network with one or requires a program change.

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The modules of the EtherNet/IP Signal selection without Different Xplorer interfaces
interface and their function: programming The Logix-Xplorer interface can
Using special iba solutions, be used to acquire data from
› I/O Module
programming effort can be the ControlLogix, ­GuardLogix,
When using the I/O Module type,
avoided: With the Xplorer inter- CompactLogix, SoftLogix
ibaPDA acts like an I/O adapter
face the measured values can and FlexLogix controllers.
or device. The PLC controller is a
be freely selected via an address
scanner. Only implicit messaging MicroLogix controllers are
book by mouse click. In addition,
is used. ibaPDA passively waits supported by the interface
the values to be measured can
for a connection established by ibaPDA-Interface-AB-Xplorer.
be changed without interven-
the PLC and the data being sent.
tion in the programming while In addition, further Xplorer inter-
› Produced Tags the controller is running. faces are available for many
When using the Produced Tag control systems: for SIMATIC,
type, ibaPDA acts like a tag How does the Xplorer ABB, B&R, Bachmann M1,
consumer, the PLC controller as interface work? CODESYS-V2 und V3, Mitsubishi
tag producer. ibaPDA enables With Logix-Xplorer interface, it is MELSEC, OMRON, SIGMATEK and
the readout and adoption of the possible to easily and cost-effec­ Beckhoff TwinCAT controllers.
configuration of the available tively connect to Allen-Bradley The mentioned Xplorer inter-
“produced tags”. The data are systems. The Xplorer interface faces are available in a b
­ un­dle
then sent by implicit messaging. allows free access to the internal for ibaPDA, but can also
› I/O Scanner data of a controller. The standard be licensed individually.
When using the I/O Scanner connections of each controller are
The bundle is also available as a
type, ibaPDA acts like a scanner used, additional hardware is not
cost-effective entry-level solu-
and establishes the connec- required. The measured values
tion that is ideal, for example, for
tion to a device. Such devices are cyclically requested and sent
efficient troubleshooting during
are usually remote I/O units by the controller in a „polling“
commissioning: ibaPDA-PLC-
or measurement devices. The procedure. Data acquisition is not
Xplorer offers the full ibaPDA
data from the device are then scan-cycle-precise since the data
functio­nality for up to 64 signals.
sent by implicit messaging. is only sent by the controller when
the request can be processed. Detailed information on the Xplo-
rer licenses can be found under
order information on page 7.

Fields of application of the various interfaces

PLC
PLC

Requirement iba interface Example

› Very short cycles ibaBM-ENetIP › Fast control, e.g. gap control, rollforce
› Cycle precise etc.
ibaPDA-Interface-­ › Complex logic (accuracy of cycle)
Requirements

EtherNet/IP

› Longer cycles ibaPDA-Interface-­ PLC › Control of thermal processes

› Nearly cycle precise Logix-Xplorer › Media control
› „Quick glance“ on a PLC

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ibaBM-ENetIP

Acquire data with the bus monitor

The connection is established with the ibaBM-ENetIP bus monitor. This enables
a fast and (bus) scan-cycle-precise acquisition of measured values.

ibaBM-ENetIP as sniffer
› (Bus) scan-cycle-precise transmission of measured
ibaPDA
ibaBM-ENetIP
values
X11

› No programming and therefore no cycle load on the

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Lin

RX

FO
S2
Addr
X10

controller
TX X14

+
-
measured value
24V

SPS (IO scanner)

S10

(cyclic)
› Only existing data exchange between controller and
EtherNet/IP Sniffer
IO adapter can be acquired
› Analog values are transmitted as a raw value; signal
P1R
Passive / TAP

X42

P2R

ibaBM-ENetIP

IO adapter
selection requires knowledge of the structure of the
transmitted data
› CIP implicit messaging acquisition only
IO adapter
iba software iba hardware
ibaPDA ibaBM-ENetIP
ibaFOB-D card (in the PC)

Logix-Xplorer

Acquire data via Xplorer interface

For data acquisition with the Xplorer interface the software interface Logix-Xplorer in ibaPDA
is required or the bundle ibaPDA-PLC-Xplorer. Additional hardware is not necessary.

ibaPDA-Interface-Logix-Xplorer
› Simple configuration
send measured values
(on request)
Logix-Xplorer › No PLC program changes needed for selecting the
Logix SPS
TCP/IP values to be measured (free selection)
TCP/IP › Possible to change the signal selection during
request measured values ­operation
(cyclic, free selection)
Ethernet › Access possible via TCP/IP
› Support of CIP routing (via ControlNet / D
­ eviceNet)
› Use of CIP explicit messaging

iba software iba hardware

ibaPDA and -
ibaPDA-Interface-Logix-Xplorer
or
ibaPDA-PLC-Xplorer (max. 64 signals)

send measured values

MicroLogix controllers and legacy products
PLC-5 AB-Xplorer
(on request)
SLC 500 PLC such as PLC 5 or SLC 500 can be connected via
TCP/IP
the ibaPDA-Interface-AB-Xplorer interface.
TCP/IP
request measured values
(cyclic, free selection)
Ethernet

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EtherNet/IP interface

Acquire data via EtherNet/IP interface

The connection is realized with the interface ibaPDA-Interface-EtherNet/IP in ibaPDA with
different modules. The transmission performance depends on the network.

EtherNet/IP interface - I/O Module

› Low additional load of the CPU
ibaPDA › PLC program must be changed for selecting the
SPS
send measured values ­v alues to be measured
(cyclic)
› Transmission performance and quality depend on the
EtherNet/IP
network
Ethernet
› Multiple adapter instances are supported in ibaPDA
(need different IP addresses)
IO scanner IO adapter
ibaPDA › Support of unicast and multicast messages
SPS
send measured values
› Writing data to PLC supported (ibaPDA outputs)
(cyclic) › Use of CIP implicit messaging
EtherNet/IP ibaPDA
SPS iba software iba hardware
send measured values
(cyclic) Ethernet ibaPDA -
IO scanner EtherNet/IP ibaPDA
IO adapter
ibaPDA-Interface-EtherNet/IP
IO field device
send measured values
(cyclic)
Ethernet
Run
X11 Link A C
RX B D
Flex
24V 0V
Error

IO Run

EtherNet/IP
+ +
X10 IO Error
TX

iba
ibaNet750-BM-D

IO scanner IO adapter
Address
S2
Mode
S1

750-430 750-530 750-456 750-550 750-469 750-504 750-630

EtherNet/IP interface - I/O Scanner

Ethernet

IO adapter IO scanner › Direct connection of field devices without PLC

ibaPDA › Transmission performance and quality depend on the
IO field device
send measured values network
(cyclic)
› Support of unicast and multicast messages
Run
X11 Link A C
RX B D
Flex
24V 0V
Error

IO Run

EtherNet/IP
+ +
X10 IO Error
TX

ibaPDA
› Writing data to the field device supported (PDA outputs)
iba
ibaNet750-BM-D
Address
S2
Mode
S1

750-430 750-530 750-456 750-550 750-469 750-504 750-630

IO field device
X11
Run
Link A
B
C
D
send measured values
(cyclic) Ethernet › Use of CIP implicit messaging
RX
Flex
24V 0V
Error

IO Run

EtherNet/IP
+ +
X10 IO Error
TX

IO adapter IO ibaPDA
scanner
iba
ibaNet750-BM-D

iba software iba hardware

Address
S2

SPS
Mode
S1

750-430 750-530 750-456 750-550 750-469 750-504 750-630

send measured values

(cyclic) Ethernet ibaPDA
IO adapter EtherNet/IP IO scanner
ibaPDA-Interface-EtherNet/IP

browse produced tags

Ethernet

Producer Consumer
ibaPDA
EtherNet/IP
SPS interface - Produced tags
send measured values
(cyclic)
› Low additional load of the CPU
EtherNet/IP
SPS
ibaPDA › PLC program must be changed for selecting the va-
browse
send produced
measured tags
values
Ethernet
lues to be measured (configuration of „produced tags“)
(cyclic)
› Transmission performance and quality depend on the
Producer EtherNet/IP Consumer
network
browse produced tags
Ethernet › Support of browsing produced tags
Producer Consumer › Support of CIP routing (via ControlNet / DeviceNet)
› Support of unicast messages
› Use of CIP implicit messaging

iba software iba hardware

ibaPDA
ibaPDA-Interface-EtherNet/IP

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Order information
Software

Order no. Name Description

30.770256 ibaPDA-2561 Basic package for 256 signals, 2 clients, 2 data stores
30.681502 ibaPDA-PLC-Xplorer ibaPDA system for 64 signals, 2 clients, 2 data stores
+ S7-Xplorer (interface for SIMATIC S7)
+ AB-Xplorer (interface for Allen-Bradley)
+ ABB-Xplorer (interface for ABB systems)
+ B&R-Xplorer (interface for B&R systems)
+ Bachmann-Xplorer (interface for Bachmann M1 systems)
+ Codesys-Xplorer (interface for CODESYS-based systems)
+ Logix-Xplorer (interface for ControlLogix systems)
+ MELSEC-Xplorer (interface for Mitsubishi MELSEC systems)
+ OMRON-Xplorer (interface for OMRON systems)
+ Sigmatek-Xplorer (interface to SIGMATEK systems)
+ TwinCAT-Xplorer (interface to Beckhoff systems)
(up to 16 connections per interface)
30.770009 Upgrade-PLC-Xplorer to PDA-64 Upgrade to ibaPDA with 64 signals and PLC-Xplorer interfaces
31.001042 ibaPDA-Interface-PLC-Xplorer License bundle of all current PLC-Xplorer interfaces for an ibaPDA sys-
tem (up to 16 connections per interface)
31.000007 ibaPDA-Interface-Logix-Xplorer License extension for ibaPDA system with a Logix-Xplorer interface
(up to 16 connections)
31.100007 one-step-up-Interface-Logix-Xplorer License extension for 16 more Logix-Xplorer connections
31.000003 ibaPDA-Interface-AB-Xplorer License extension for ibaPDA system with an AB-Xplorer interface
(up to 16 connections)
31.100003 one-step-up-Interface-AB-Xplorer License extension for 16 more AB-Xplorer connections
31.001005 ibaPDA-Interface-EtherNet/IP License extension for ibaPDA system with an EtherNet/IP interface
(up to 64 connections)
31.101005 one-step-up-Interface-EtherNet/IP License extension for existing interface for 64 more EtherNet/IP
­connections
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Other licenses are available for ibaPDA for a larger number of signals, clients and data stores.

Hardware

10.170001 ibaDAQ Central unit for stand-alone data acquisition

(incl. 2 Ethernet interfaces, 1 FO connection, ibaPDA-64)
10.170002 ibaDAQ-C Compact device for stand-alone data acquisition
(incl. 2 Ethernet interfaces, ibaPDA-64 , ibaPDA-Interface-PLC-Xplo-
rer, ibaPDA-OPC-UA-Server+, ibaPDA-Data-Store-MindSphere-16,
­ibaPDA-Interface-MQTT, ibaPDA-Data-Store-MQTT-16)
13.120010 ibaBM-ENetIP Bus monitor for EtherNet/IP
11.118030 ibaFOB-2i-Dexp FO card, PCI Express, 2 inputs
11.118020 ibaFOB-io-Dexp FO card, PCI Express, 1 input, 1 output
11.118010 ibaFOB-2io-Dexp FO card, PCI Express, 2 inputs, 2 outputs
11.118000 ibaFOB-4i-Dexp FO card, PCI Express, 4 inputs
11.116200 ibaFOB-4o-D rackline-slot FO card, 4 outputs, short design for ibaRackline
11.117010 ibaFOB-io-USB FO adapter with USB interface, 1 input, 1 output

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