Communication with PLC devices by the VIPA company
The
VIPA company (Germany,
http://www.vipa.de) is a manufacturer of operator panels and control systems programmable by
STEP7 software. The communication interface and programming environment is fully compatible with
Simatic PLC devices.
The control systems of the
300S series are equipped with
SPEED7 technology chips. Thenks to the
SPEED7 technology, the
300S series is the faststest cathegory of control systems in the world, that are programmable by the
Siemens STEP7 software.
The memory for program and data is integrated into the
SPEED7 CPU in
300S series, therefore the CPUs can be operated without any additional memory. Depending on the CPU type, the memory can be extended by
VIPA memory cards up to 8 MByte. All
300S CPU systems are equipped with Ethernet interface for PU/OP communication. The
CP343 interface for TCP/IP communication is integratedinto the
‘NET’ CPU. The compact
SPEED7 CPUs with integrated I/O units are suitable for low-cost applications. Thaks to the high performance and extendable memory, the
300S system is especially suitable for medium and high demanding applications.
Communication by the S7 protocol (Ethernet)
For this communication in the PROMOTIC system can be used: