The standard solution is to communicate with TECO devices
(TECOMAT, TECOREG, ..)
by the EPSNET monomaster protocol
(the protocol comes from the definition of the transportation level
of the PROFIBUS protocol)
and to use the PROMOTIC driver: PmTeco - Driver for communication with TECO devices.
This driver communicates through serial link or Ethernet.
| Type series | Communications |
|---|---|
| TECOMAT TC400 | 2x serial |
| TECOMAT TC500 | 2x serial |
| TECOMAT TC600 | 3x serial |
| TECOMAT TC650 | 3x serial, 1x Ethernet |
| TECOMAT Foxtrot | 2x serial, 1x Ethernet |
| TECOMAT TC700 | up to 10x serial, 2x Ethernet |
| TECOREG TR050 | 2x serial |
| TECOREG TR200 | 2x serial |
| TECOREG TR300 | up to 3x serial |
The TECO company (Czech republic) also supplies the OPC Server for the communication with its devices. Then the PROMOTIC application can get the data from the PLC by the OPC client component. Using the PROMOTIC OPC client component is bound to purchase of the PmOPCClient license. With the freeware version PmFree, or when developing the application (with development environment for tersting purposes), this component is always functional.