QuickStart Guide
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Allen-Bradley
Gen 2 Drivers

AB DF1 Ethernet

6min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the AB DF1 Ethernet driver.

Litmus Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter

Compatible items

Driver type

Ethernet

Validated devices/series

PLC-5

Replaces Gen 1 driver(s)

To set up and configure this device in Litmus Edge, you will need to do the following:

  • Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device
  • Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Litmus Edge 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.

Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Litmus Edge DeviceHub



Parameter

Value

Type

Allen-Bradley

Driver

AB DF1 Ethernet

Network Address

The device address you recorded in Step 1.

Port

2222

Plc Type

PLC5

Source ID (SRC Byte)

0

Destination ID (DST Byte)

0

Read Timeout

1000 (ms)

Retry Count

0

Keep Alive

60 (TCP Keep-Alive)



Note: The register table below represents the PLC address format. In Litmus Edge, you will need to enter the tag address in decimal format. This means you must convert the PLC addresses for the Input and Output Data Files from octal format to decimal format.

Name

Value Types

Access Types

Address Format

Min Address

Max Address

Description

O

uint

R/W

OOO

0

255

Output

O_bit

bit

R/W

OOOoo

0

25515

Output

I

uint

R/W

OOO

0

255

Input

I_bit

bit

R/W

OOOoo

0

25515

Input

S

uint

R/W

DDD

0

255

Status

S_bit

bit

R/W

DDDdd

0

25515

Status

B

bit

R/W

DDDDDdd

0

3276015

Binary

T_bit

bit

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

Timer

T

uint

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

Timer

C_bit

bit

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

Counter

C

uint

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

Counter

R_bit

bit

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

Control

R

uint

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

Control

N

uint, int

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

Integer

F

float

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

Float

D

bcd

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

BCD

A

string

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

ASCII

ST

string

R/W

DDDDD

0

32760

String