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Configuration

Overview

When working with connectors on Industrial Edge, the IE Databus app is required to exchange the data via MQTT. The configuration of the connectors is done via the IIH Configurator app. Therefore also the Registry Service app is necessary, to find installed connectors on an Industrial Edge Device.

Make sure the following apps are installed and running on the Industrial Edge Device (IED):

  • IE Databus
  • IIH Configurator
  • Registry Service

Install Ethernet IP Connector

The Ethernet IP Connector app must be available in your IEM catalog. Proceed the following steps to install the app on your IED:

  • open the catalog in the IEM
  • select the Ethernet IP Connector
  • click 'Install'
  • in the tab 'Configurations' click 'Next'
  • in the tab 'Devices' choose your IED
  • click 'Install Now'
  • click 'Install' to allow the installation

app

Configure IE Databus

The system app Databus is essential to exchange data between a PLC and the IED. The Ethernet IP Connector sends the transfered data to the Databus on the IED. From there the data can be used for further processing.

You need to create a user and one or more topics in the Databus configuration, which cover the Ethernet IP data:

  • ie/m/j/simatic/v1/eip1/dp for Ethernet IP metadata
  • ie/d/j/simatic/v1/eip1/dp for Ethernet IP data

Therefore follow these steps:

  • open the Industrial Edge Management (IEM)
  • go to 'Data Connections' > IE Databus
  • select the corresponding IED
  • create the topic ie/#and a dedicated user with username and password ('edge'/'edge'), set permissions to 'Publish and Subscribe'
  • deploy the configuration and wait for the job to be finished successfully

databus

Configure Ethernet IP via IIH Configurator

With the IIH Configurator, you can configure several connectors and publish the data to the IE Databus. Therefore, you must enter the Databus credentials within the IIH Configurator:

  • open the IED web interface
  • open the app IIH Configurator
  • go to the tab 'Settings' and select the menu 'Databus credentials'
  • enter the databus service name: 'ie-databus:1883'
  • in tab 'Data Publisher settings' enter the databus user name and password ('edge'/'edge')
  • in tab 'Data Subscriber settings' enter the databus user name and password ('edge'/'edge')
  • Save the settings

IIH_Settings

As soon as the Ethernet IP Connector is installed and started on the same IED as the IIH Configurator, the connector is visible within the configurator. In this example we want to configure an EtherNet/IP connection to a CompactLogix PLC (Allen-Bradley). To configure the Ethernet IP Connector, proceed as following:

  • go to the tab 'Get data' and select tab 'Databus connectors'
  • select the Ethernet IP Connector

ConnectorOverview

  • switch to tab 'Tags'
  • choose 'Add data source'
  • configure the PLC accordingly and save

Source

  • under column 'Actions' of the newly created PLC, choose 'Add tag'
  • configure a tag as needed and save

Tags

  • select the newly created PLC and click 'Deploy'

Deploy

  • back on the overview page 'Databus connectors', the status of the Ethernet IP Connector should be shown as connected

Connected

Now data can be transferred via the Ethernet IP connection. Please find more information in the Usage documentation.