IBHNet:Using IBHNet with ProTool
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Using the IBHNet driver with the ProTool Pro V6 runtime
To use the IBHNet driver with ProTool, please follow the instructions step by step.
- Install ProTool and make sure, the installation was successful.
- Now install the IBHNet driver.
- Configure the IBH Link and specify the the PLC Names and their connections.
- From the control panel open the "Set PG/PC interface" dialogbox and select "IBHNet (MPI®)". In the properties dialog choose the previously configured PLC.
- Use some programming software to make sure that the connected PLC is available. If no programming software is available, the Visual Basic samples that come with the driver may ba used for testing. The samples may be found in "C:\IBH softec GmbH\IBH_Net\samples".
- Now we are sure the PLC is available. Start ProTool and create a new project.
- In the newly created project, select the item "PLC control". For the protocol Simatic S7-300/400 V6.0 needs to be chosen. The PLC may have any name !
- Verify the parameters.
- The next screen shows the creation of a boolean variable. For the PLC, select the newly created PLC, here "IBH_Link".
- After all settings are made, the ProTool Pro runtime engine should be able to communicate with the PLC.
