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Beckhoff
Beckhoff ADS/AMS Ethernet (Gen1)
11 min
review the following information for setting up and configuring the beckhoff ads/ams ethernet (gen1) driver belden horizon data operations compatible series compatibility parameter compatible items driver type ethernet validated devices/series https //www beckhoff com/en us/products/automation/twincat/txxxxx twincat 2 base/txxxxx twincat 2 base html to set up and configure this device in belden horizon data operations, you will need to do the following step 1 set up and configure the plc device step 2 set up the plc device in belden horizon data operations devicehub step 3 configure the list of registers step 1 set up and configure the plc device if the device is configured for ethernet access, find its network parameters otherwise, follow the steps below note make sure belden horizon data operations ip address is configured in twincat to configure your device 1\ note down the following information and refer to it as needed device beckhoff cx1100 002 communication i/f ethernet refer to the following figures 2\ launch twincat v2 11 build 2302 software note the beckhoff plc is also a pc with its own os, and an ip address can be set up like a pc 3\ click the twincat icon in the notification area, launch the system, and then click the system status indicator switch from config node (blue) to running (green) 4\ launch the plc 5\ set up the target 6\ select the target 7\ launch twincat system manager and twincat plc control 8\ click online > login , and then download the program and run the plc step 2 set up the plc device in belden horizon data operations devicehub configure the following parameters when you docid\ t cwpe0 jsfw5 aoj8wpp with this driver update default values to the specific setup of your device parameter value type beckhoff driver beckhoff ads/ams ethernet (gen1) network address the device address you defined in step 1 port 48898 ads port 801 ams id ams id for the beckhoff device enter the following \[beckhoff device ams id] 1 1 for example, if your beckhoff ams id is 37 136 43 210, enter 37 136 43 210 1 1 local ams id local ams id for the belden horizon data operations (bhdo) device enter the following \[bhdo address] 1 1 for example, if your bhdo ip address is 192 168 0 152, enter 192 168 0 152 1 1 step 3 configure the list of registers when you docid\ wpe2hmxelarlbnhwbuchy to the connected device, refer to the following register table and tag parameters refer to the following additional resources docid\ kr5zcbhkxwk89qti0v1t8 docid 9m6xlaq9iopw5alpru96s register table refer to the appropriate register table depending on your version of belden horizon data operations register table for belden horizon data operations 3 10 0 and later name value type address format min address max address description i bit, word ddddddd 0 6553515 input word q bit, word ddddddd 0 6553515 output bit m bit, word ddddddd 0 6553515 register table for belden horizon data operations 3 7 0 and earlier name value type address format min address max address description i bit ddddddd 0 6553515 input bit q bit ddddddd 0 6553515 output bit m bit ddddddd 0 6553515 i word ddddd 0 65535 input word q word ddddd 0 65535 output word m word ddddd 0 65535 tag parameters name select a register name from the drop down list the available options depend on the names in the register table value type select a data type from the drop down list the available options depend on the register name selected polling interval enter a value in seconds this determines how often the tag should poll the register for data tag name enter a name for the tag description (optional) enter a description for the tag address enter a tag address the value must in the decimal format, within the allowed min/max range omit the leading zeros the device might use the decimal (d), hexadecimal (h), or octal (o) address format for bit tags, append the bit address without the bit separator the lowercase letters in the address format indicate how many digits you should enter in the bit address tag formula enter a formula for the tag to process the generated data two variables are permitted value (current tag value) and timestamp (current tag unix time in milliseconds) the following math functions are available sin cos sqrt tan power log exp only publish on change of value select the checkbox to customize nats messages to be published only when the value parameter changes from a previous value to a new one change of value only applies to boolean, numeric (such as int or float), and simple string data types it does not apply to complex types, such as json or array poll once topics will not be affected by change of value settings these topics will still only see a single message meta data metadata summarizes basic information about data this feature allows you to define key value pair data for the device output payload later on it can then be used to find, use, and reuse particular instances of data