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iRidium for Beckhoff ADS

a set of tools for creating visualization interfaces

The driver is meant to control Beckhoff ADS equipment. To understad the driver, use the project example:

download the examples:

• iRidium Beckhoff

Description

iRidium for Beckhoff is a set of tools for creating interfaces to control homes or offices on the basis of Beckhoff equipment.

Connection

Control panels (iOS, Android, Windows, Mac) can control Beckhoff equipment only via Beckhoff controller. Controller must be selected as Target device in TwinCat System Manager.

Adding the driver manually

To get started you add the Beckhoff driver to the project from the database iRidium:

1. Launch iRidium Studio and create a new iRidium project
2. Open Device side panel and choose the Beckhoff ADS driver

Indicate the controller address in iRidium project otherwise it will not work.

Connection settings

When the driver is added to the project, specify the connection settings.

• Host - IP address of the controller
• Port port connect to the controller
• Net ID - the ID of the Bacnet controller. To see it in the controller settings utility TwinCat System Manager
• Send Timeout - time for request sending to Beckhoff controller in milliseconds

Change of Connection Settings

You need the possibility to change connection properties when you disconnect from the Wi-Fi network of the automation object and start using 3G or another Wi-Fi network. To maintain control of the object you need to switch from the local to public IP-address of the Internet router.

The switch is not automatic. You have to select the connection mode. For remote acces you have to make ports for controlling the automation system public. In order to do that you have o set up the Port Forwarding service on your Internet router. VPN can provide protected connection.

1 Download the template (*.js) (right-click button: "Save object as ..."), add the template in the script editor with the button (+) Add Script from file

2 Set up script properties as it is shown in the example:

function Internal_1() {

IR.GetDevice('Beckhoff').SetParameters({Host: "192.168.0.95", Port: 5001, TargetNetID: "5.9.57.45.1.1", "SendTimeout":20});

}

function External_1() {

IR.GetDevice('Beckhoff').SetParameters({Host: "215.110.10.10", Port: 5001, TargetNetID: "5.9.57.45.1.1", "SendTimeout":20});

}

Copy the driver name from Projeсt Device Panel - the list of properties has to be copied from the example.

3 Select the button which will be responsible for the switch of Internal and External properties. Open Macros Editor for the Press event (Object Properties > Programming), select the Script Call command and add it by double-clicking on it. Select the name of the function which will be activated by the button:

Now each pressing on the button will apply the corresponding connection properties.

Commands & Feedbacks

To control equipment it is required to set commands (Commands) and feedback channels (Feedbacks). To send a command, drag'n'drop it on a graphic item and enter a value to send. To display feedback drag'n'drop a feedback channel on a graphic item and choose how to output or display a value.

Read more about work with graphic items in the "Types of graphic items" article.

Settings

To set a command or feedback set values in the following fields:

• Target Port - the port on which you want to refer to the variable. Designation types:

Name	Port
Logger	100
Event Logger	110
IO	300
Additional Task 1	301
Additional Task 2	302
NC	500
PLC RC 1	801
PLC RC 2	811
PLC RC 3	821
PLC RC 4	831
Canshaft Contr	900
System Service	10000
Scope	14000

• Type - The type of the variable specified in the TwinCat System Manager when you create the channel or tag. iRidium supports the following types:

Type	Length, bit	Description
BOOL	1	Boolean
BYTE	8	Set of 8 bits
WORD	16	Set of 16 bits
DWORD	32	Set of 32 bits
LWORD	64	Set of 64 bits
SINT	8	Signed integer
USINT	8	Unsigned integer
INT	16	Signed integer
UINT	16	Unsigned integer
DINT	32	Signed integer
UDINT	32	Unsigned integer
LINT	64	Signed integer
ULINT	64	Unsigned integer
REAL	32	With floating point
LREAL	64	With floating point
STRING	The length is set by a user	String

The type of the variable in TwinCat System Manager, you can look in the settings variable

• PLC Var Name - The variable name specified when created in TwinCat System Manager.

It's required to type point before variable name to access to global variables in GLOBAL section (physical inputs and outputs included). For example, if in a global area in TwinCat the variable is called SwitchButton, then in iRidium it must be specified with the dot .SwitchButton.

Setting access to Beckhoff controller from different devices at the same time

Add your IP address to the list of allowed addresses in TwinCat System Manager: SYSTEM -> Configuration -> Route Settings -> Static Routes -> Add...

• Route Name (Target): any name
• Ams Net Id: your IP address + 1.1 (for example, 192.168.0.10.1.1)
• Transport Type: TCP/IP
• Address Info: your IP address

Then click Add Route, and then click Close button.

You can also use Current Routes tab, but after a controller is reloaded, your IP address will be deleted from the list of allowed addresses.

After PLC program is downloaded to the controller, the firmware has to be replaced for all the settings to restore after reboot: PLC Control -> Online -> CreateBootproject.