VIP Ethernet Communication with ABB

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VIP Ethernet Communication with ABB
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Hi everyone, I’d like to know if it’s possible to create a custom driver. I have an older ABB PLC, model AC450. I can communicate with it via Ethernet through a VIP protocol, which is nothing more than a change in the data layer, where it sends the message ID, the total integers, the total long integers, the total real values, and then the values ​​corresponding to the totals. The protocol itself is simple, and the same applies to writing. The message layer is the same, and the rest follows the OSI layer. Is it possible to customize a driver for this? I even looked in the HMI options for something custom but couldn’t find one. I would make the driver myself. Currently, my alternative for installing the HMI is to use a Siemens PLC as the drive. There, I receive the message, process it, and do the same to send the response back, and the HMI communicates with the Siemens PLC.

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Hi @paulopoleze ,

We have this post on the free protocol driver. This may allow you to read or write data to your device.

Please let us know if you have further questions.

Thank you

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Thank you very much, it worked very well.

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Hi @paulopoleze,

Great to hear you got it resolved! If you’re able, could you share a few details or screenshots from your project?

It would really help others who run into the same issue.

Thanks!