IBHLink S7++

Ethernet / MPI / PROFIBUS

Gateway
Projected PLC-PLC Communication / Routing

IBH softec
Gesellschaft für
Automatisierungstechnik mbH
Turmstr. 77
D-64743 Beerfelden

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 Networking possibilities
(IBHLink S7++ configured with NetPro)

 Connections:
 Ethernet to MPI / PROFIBUS
 MPI / PROFIBUS to Ethernet

 Advantage: bilateral configuration of connections

 Communication to stations in other subnets with standard blocks
 Data exchange of up to 64 KB using
FB/SFB 8/9 (USEND / URCV)
FB/SFB 12/13 (BSEND / BRCV)

 Routing:
 Online-functions to all configured stations
 HMI-devices can access remote stations to visualize data

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 Basics

 Routing-mode must be activated in IBHLink S7++.

This mode is avaliable since
firmware version 2.142.

In this mode unconfigured

connections via RFC1006
are not possible.

Connections via the IBHNet-

Driver are still working.

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 Basics

 IBHLink S7++ is engineered as PLC station in NetPro:

 MLFB: 6ES7 412-2EK06-0AB0 V6.0, Rack 0, Slot 2
 MPI/Profibus address from IBHLink S7++
 IP address from IBHLink S7++

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 Basics

 System data must be loaded into IBHLink S7++

 These data are automatically saved to flash when switching from
STOP to RUN

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 Routing - Example

 PG and HMI have online access to all PLCs

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 PLC-PLC Communication

 Bilateral configured connection

 example: Ethernet to MPI / PROFIBUS

Industrial Ethernet
MPI

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 PLC-PLC Communication

 Configuration:

Connection mapping by
connection ressource → local ID
in IBHLink S7++

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 PLC-PLC Communication

 Examples of further connection variants:

Industrial Ethernet
PROFIBUS
Industrial Ethernet
MPI

Industrial Ethernet
MPI Industrial
Ethernet
PROFIBUS

S5

TTY
Industrial
Ethernet
PROFIBUS Industrial
Ethernet
PROFIBUS MPI

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