PLCSim Netzwerkerweiterung "NetToPLCSim"

[saman4389]

Thanks very much for your answer

I test that release but I found that it support diffrent instant number but just connect to one instance and doesn't support multiple instance.
do you agree with me?

I need to connect to input and output of multiple instane in a moment with s7prosim. i can't find any method for this perpose. whats your idea?

as i check nettoplcsim in 2 release of v0.7 , I have error in writing inputs. this error is eather in wincc and in nettoplcsim. does my plcsim version have make this problem?

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[Thomas_v2.1]

I test that release but I found that it support diffrent instant number but just connect to one instance and doesn't support multiple instance.
do you agree with me?

You have to start an instance of nettoplcsim for each plcsim-instance. If you want to connect to 5 instances of plcsim, you have to start and configure 5 nettoplcsim instances.

I need to connect to input and output of multiple instane in a moment with s7prosim. i can't find any method for this perpose. whats your idea?

as i check nettoplcsim in 2 release of v0.7 , I have error in writing inputs. this error is eather in wincc and in nettoplcsim. does my plcsim version have make this problem?

The 0.7 and previous versions of nettoplcsim uses the prosim interface. This interface is limited, so inputs are write-only (can not be read) and outputs are read-only (can not be written).

In the 0.9 version it should be possible to read inputs. But I don't think you could write to them, because they will be overwritten every cycle by the process image.

[saman4389]

thanks for your information

I want to use s7prosim to write inputs and read outputs. but i don't use compilers and want to use LabVIEW software.
in LabVIEW there are nodes to call DLL files and invoke it's methods. I can read outputs and memories.
but when i invoke all of methods for writing inputs, flags ,... Labview have an error. it said "specified method doesn't found".

using Labview nodes, is like programming and just graphical.
do you familiar with this problem?

[Thomas_v2.1]

I want to use s7prosim to write inputs and read outputs. but i don't use compilers and want to use LabVIEW software.
in LabVIEW there are nodes to call DLL files and invoke it's methods. I can read outputs and memories.
but when i invoke all of methods for writing inputs, flags ,... Labview have an error. it said "specified method doesn't found".

using Labview nodes, is like programming and just graphical.
do you familiar with this problem?

I know Labview, but never used it. Is there an integrated driver for communication with S7 plcs?

I think want you want to do should be possible with the 0.9 version of nettoplcsim. If you don't configure any IO card in your step7 hardware config, you can write to inputs and the values are not overwritten by the process image, output points can be read as well.
With prosim (or nettoplcsim 0.7) you are writing to the I/O address area (PEx / PIx) and not the process image (Ex / Ix), that's the difference.

[saman4389]

i explain more about my task

I want to use your nettoplcsim v0.9 to act as an interface between plcsim and external network. there isn't any problem in this part.
then i like to simulate a process in LabVIEW and then use .NET nodes in this software to access plcsim input and output.
so .NET nodes can call DLL file and execute read and write functions. i know how to use .NET nodes, and reading PLCSIm output is ok.
but when i select and any if writing methods, LabVIEW have an error and couldn't found those methods.
my problem is to know how solve this error.

I'm be very glad if you could guide me

thanks

[Thomas_v2.1]

You want to use prosim under labview and connect to plcsim on another pc? Sorry, this will not work.

The network interface of nettoplcsim 'speaks' s7-protocol, this is the same protocol which is used to exchange data with a real S7 plc.

[saman4389]

Hi

no, i want to connect labview and plcsim (with s7prosim) in a same pc (local).
i use your sample c# code and check read and write with s7prosim. that was OK, but i don't know why labview have problem with writing methods !!!
do you know why?

[Thomas_v2.1]

no, i want to connect labview and plcsim (with s7prosim) in a same pc (local).
i use your sample c# code and check read and write with s7prosim. that was OK, but i don't know why labview have problem with writing methods !!!
do you know why?

I don't know what programming language you are using in Labview.

When you are not using a .Net language, you have to check that you set the correct variant data type when you are using the write methods of the com object.
The .Net languages do this automatically for you, when you are using C++, you have set the type manually (VT_BOOL for bits, VT_I2 for two byte values, VT_I4 for all four byte values including float!).

[saman4389]

I use G language. (labview graphical language)
i use .net nodes . these nodes set the type of data automatically

[Thomas_v2.1]

Sorry, I can't help you with labview.
But I just googled with labview and variant types, and it seems that there are special functions to handle variant types. I would try them out:
http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/h...ant_functions/