Parker ACR9000 Ethernet (Gen1.3)

6 min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the Parker ACR9000 Ethernet (Gen1.3) driver.

Litmus Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter	Compatible items
Driver type	Ethernet
Validated devices/series	Parker ACR9000

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. Otherwise, follow the steps below.

To configure your device:

Note down the following information and refer to it when needed.

Device: Parker ACR9000 Ethernet

Communication I/F: Ethernet. Refer to the following figure.

Reference image of device

Launch the V6.4.2.1014 software and create a project according to device model.

Click the device in the Navigation pane, set up the device IP, and then click Connect.

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

Configure the following parameters when you Connect a Device with this driver. Update default values to the specific setup of your device.

Parameter	Value
Type	Parker
Driver	Parker ACR9000 Ethernet (Gen1.3)
Network Address	The device address you defined during Step 1
Port	5006

Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

When you Add a Tag to the connected device, see the following Register Table and Tag Parameters sections. See the following additional resources if necessary:

Organize Device and Tag Data by Using Metadata

Tag Formula Variables

Register Table

Name	Value Types	Address Format	Max Address
P_Low16bit	bit	DDDDDdd	9999915
P_High16bit	bit	DDDDDdd	9999915
P_Int32	int32	DDDDD	99999
P_Float	float	DDDDD	99999

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. See the Register Table at the bottom of the dialog box. 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:

sqrt

power: power(x) performs the operation 10^x.

log: log(x) is the natural logarithm (the logarithm is in base e).

exp: exp(x) performs the operation e^x.

Only Publish on Change of Value: Select the checkbox to only publish NATS messages when the value parameter changes to a new value. 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. Metadata can then be used to find, use, and reuse particular instances of data.

Note: If you use special characters in meta data key names, the special characters are replaced with underscore characters in the payload. This can cause two key names to be combined into one. For example, configuring the key names a**b and a&&b will cause only one key name to be created (a__b).