Moxa ioLogik
This driver supports communication over Ip with Moxa ioLogik controllers, including the 1200 and 2200 series.
The driver is designed for Moxa AOPC active communication, it includes both master/slave data exchanges and unsolicited data reporting.
You can configure the Moxa iologik driver using the Smart Generator designed for it.
Network properties
This topic only includes a reference of objects' properties.
See the topic How to configure networks devices and frames for more information about how to configure communication objects.
General properties | |
Name | The name of the network |
Description | The description of the network (optional) |
Listening port | The port number used to listen for unsolicited incoming connections from the ioLogik modules. Default 9900. |
Activate at start-up | If enabled, the network will start upon Equipment communication start-up |
Advanced properties |
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Timeout |
Use default value |
Networking |
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Servers |
The list of PcVue stations where the network will be active |
Device properties
General properties | |
Name | The name of the device |
Description | The description of the device (optional) |
Equipment type | Select the type of equipment that best suits the field device you want communicate with. The list of frame types and address ranges depend on the equipment type. |
Address | The Ip address of the field device. Some drivers also support configuration by host name. |
Activate at start-up | If enabled, the device will start upon network start-up |
Advanced properties |
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Connection |
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Timeout |
Maximum waiting time between a request and the reply from the equipment |
Port number |
The port number of the field device |
Miscellaneous |
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Virtual |
Reserved. Do not select. |
Message delay | Reserved. Leave default value 0. |
Frame addressing
Depending on the equipment type you have selected when configuring the device, you have access to the following type of frames.
The Starting address and Quantity properties define the memory address range for each frame, how it is read from and written to, and how it is interpreted in PcVue.
Data types | Access | Max quantity | Starting address | Description |
Bit |
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DIO |
Read/Write |
65535 | 0..65535 |
Digital I/O |
Byte | ||||
AIO |
Read/Write |
65535 | 0..65535 | Analog I/O |
Word | ||||
AIO |
Read/Write |
32767 | 0..65535 | Analog I/O |
Real | ||||
AIO |
Read/Write |
16383 | 0..65535 | Analog I/O |
Double Word | ||||
AIO |
Read/Write |
16383 | 0..65535 | Analog I/O |
Driver status
The driver status provides driver-specific information to supplement the frame general status. For more information on status in general, refer to the topic General communication status.
Driver status |
Description |
0x8001 |
Watchdog error from device |
0x8002 |
Equipment configuration not retrieved |
SCADA Basic scripting
You can control communication with this driver in SCADA Basic scripts with the CIMWAY instruction.