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Application Note

Beckhoff PLC and TwinCAT System

This document guides you through the setup of proprietary vendor specific

software installed on you PC. Your supervisor may provide you with addi-tional or alternative instructions.

The document consists of standard instructions that may not fit your particu-lar solution. Please visit our support website for latest revisions of documen-tation and firmware:

Version: 1.2, February 2011

Table of Contents

1.

2.

3.

4.

Online with Beckhoff and TwinCAT

Click and Choose in the LinkManager

Logon the LinkManager

Prerequisite for this guide

3

4

4

5

Appendix A, Connecting to PLC on Uplink port

Appendix B, Dealing with DHCP assigned PLC address

B1: Using DHCP on the SiteManager DEV port

B2: Set a fixed IP address on the PLC via LinkManager using CERHOST

Notices

9

12

12

14

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1. Prerequisite for this guide

The following guide will assist you to setup a remote and online connection

to the equipment placed on the customer site using your proprietary vendor

specific software installed on you PC. A prerequisite for this guide is:

You have an operational LinkManager installed on your PC and you are

able to see the vendor specific equipment.

You have the proprietary vendor specific software installed on your PC

You have the Beckhoff device agent installed and configured towards a

PLC on the DEV port of the SiteManager.

Note: If you are connecting to a PLC on the Uplink port of the SiteManager

please follow the guide, and additionally refer to Appendix A for special pre-cautions.

System overview

The Remote Device Management system is a complete end-to-end solution

for easy and secure remote access, monitoring and management of industri-al equipment for the automation- and machine builder industry.

The Remote Device Management solution enables machine builders, service

providers and end-users to instantly access, monitor, and manage machines

and equipment remotely and effectively over secure high speed internet

connections.

The following system overview is with a SiteManager 3034 or 3134 at the

customer location:

Figure 1 - System overview

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2. Logon the LinkManager

This describes how to logon your LinkManager software. If you are already

logged on, please go to number 3.

1. Start the LinkManager from the START > Programs > Secomea Link-Manager.

2. Select Console menu from the LinkManager Tray Icon menu.

3. Login uses the GateManager certificate and password which is ob-tained from you GateManager administrator. Then please click

Login.

Figure 2 LinkManager login Screen

3. Click and Choose in the LinkManager

This describes how to click and choose the device you wish to get online

with. If you are already online, please go to number 4.

1. Click to connect to all devices or click a specific device

to connect to only this single device:

Figure 3 LinkManager Screen (example) Access to all devices or to a single de-vice

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4. Online with Beckhoff and TwinCAT

Get online with your Beckhoff PLC:

1. Start up your TwinCAT System Manger

Figure 4 TwinCAT System Manager Screen

2. Click >> Choose Target <<

3. Click >> Search (Ethernet)

Figure 5 TwinCAT Add Route Dialog Screen

4. Enter Host Name / IP – Enter IP address

5. Click >> Refresh Status <<

6. If this is the first time to connect to this route and no “X” appear in the

“Connected”, please see Figure 6

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Figure 6 TwinCAT Add Route Dialog Screen

7. Select IP Address

8. Press “Add Route”

Figure 7 TwinCAT System Manager Screen

9. Choose Target System

10. Press “OK”

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Figure 7 TwinCAT System Manager Screen

11. Target System choosen – in this guide “CX_022623”

Figure 8 TwinCAT PLC Control Screen

12. Start up your TwinCAT PLC Control

13. Open project

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Figure 9 TwinCAT PLC Control Screen

14. Press “Online” in the top menu and select “login”

Figure 10 TwinCAT PLC Control Screen

15. Press “Online” in the top menu and select “Run”

16. You are now online with the PLC

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Appendix A, Connecting to PLC on Uplink port

With RDM firmware 11017 or earlier it is not possible automatically to install

the necessary route in the Beckhoff PLC if the PLC is attached to the

UPLINK interface, and not the DEV interface of the SiteManager.

This must currently be solved manually by the following procedure (keep up-dated on new firmware updates that may solve this issue).

1. In the TwinCat System Manager, select System Manager > Chose

Target.. > Search Ethernet >

2. If there is NOT an “X” in column “Connected” after the Add Route is

pressed then the route table in the PLC is not updated correctly, and

you must manually enter it through the PLC Web interface. Follow the

below steps to do so.

Important: if there is an “X” in column “Connected” do NOT press

”Add Route” this might overwrite the already working connection.

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3. Connect the LinkManager to the PLC and click the Go To Appliance

icon, which will launch the WEB interface of the Beckhoff PLC

4. Press: TwinCat > Routes, Select the PC Name (in the below example

“RDM-HKK”). ”Address” must show the DEV1 IP address of the Site-Manager. If not then the route is installed wrong (If the PLC is attached

via the Uplink interface, the address will most likely be the LinkManag-er IP address, which will not work.)

5. Select Add Route to add the route manually: (If a route already exist it

should be deleted)

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Name = RDM-HKK

Address=172.24.2.11

AmsAddress=172.16.15.223.1.1

(The AMS Router can be found on the PC’s TwinCat program):

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Appendix B, Dealing with DHCP assigned PLC ad-dress

As default the CXxxx type Beckhoff PLCs are default delivered with DHCP

enabled.

This Appendix explains how you can use the SiteManager to ensure the

DHCP address is always the same, or alternatively how you can access the

PLC with the CERHOST program to change the DHCP setting to a fixed IP

address.

B1: Using DHCP on the SiteManager DEV port

If you are connecting the PLC to the DEV port of the SiteManager, it is rec-ommended to leave the DHCP setting, and make the IP address “static” in

the SiteManagers DHCP lease table.

This will ensure that the PLC will always receive the same IP address.

1. In the SiteManager GUI, enter the DEV port on which the DHCP

enabled PLC is attached.

2. Ensure that DHCP is enabled. If not just enable it and it will automati-cally suggest a DHCP range. You may have to reboot the SiteManager

to activate the DHCP:

3. Make sure the Beckhoff PLC is connected to the DEV1 port and is po-wered on after the DHCP server has been enabled.

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4. Go to the DHCP Leases >>

5. You should now be able to identify the PLC in the lease list by its MAC

address or it’s Hostname. Select the Lock check box and press Save.

6. The MAC address of the PLC is now associated with a Static DHCP

lease, which means the PLC will always receive the same IP address

from the SiteManager. You are also able to change it here, in case it

conflicts with another device in the network.

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B2: Set a fixed IP address on the PLC via LinkManager us-ing CERHOST

The CERHOST client software is provided by Microsoft for obtaining remote

display control of a Windows CE device.

This tool is typically used for establishing access to a CX1xxx type Beckhoff

PLC to change the IP address of the PLC from the DHCP assigned IP, to a

static IP address.

The utility is freeware and can be downloaded from the

Beckhoff website, and various other public sites.

1. Connect with LinkManager to the PLC

2. State the utility, and select Connect

3. Type in the IP address of the PLC and password if needed, otherwise

leave it blank. Press OK to connect.

Note: You cannot use the DNS name (e.g. CX_022632), as indicated

in some guides, since you do not have access to the DNS server that

can resolve it.

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4. You are now online with the PLC.

5. Select Start  Settings  Network and Dial-up Connections.

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6. If there is more than one Ethernet adapter, you can double click each

of the adapter icons in the system tray, to determine which has the IP

address you have connected to.

7. Right-click and select properties for the adapter, and select “Specify an

IP address”, and enter relevant settings:

8. Press OK, and Restart the PLC to activate the new address..

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Notices

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