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ABB

ABB Totalflow DB2 (Gen1)

7min

Review the following information for setting up and configuring the ABB Totalflow (Gen1) driver.

Manufacturing Connect Edge Compatible Series

Compatibility parameter

Compatible items

Driver type

Ethernet

Validated devices/series

Please refer to the following devices that are not compatible with this driver.

  • IRC5 Controller: As an alternative, you can connect through an OPC UA server.


To set up and configure this device in Manufacturing Connect Edge, you will need to do the following:

  • Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device
  • Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Manufacturing Connect Edge DeviceHub
  • Step 3: Configure the List of Registers

Step 1: Set up and Configure the PLC Device



Step 2: Set up the PLC Device in Manufacturing Connect Edge DeviceHub



Parameter

Value

Type

ABB

Driver

ABB Totalflow DB2 (Gen1)

Network Address

The device address you defined during Step 1

Network Port

9999

Step 3: Configure the List of Registers



The register table addresses follow the format <application>.<array>.<register>. When entering the address in DeviceHub, add left-padding zeros and remove the period delimiters. The list of registers can be found in the TotalFlow XSeries Remote Controller User's Manual.

Name

Data Type

Address Format

Min Address

Max Address

BIT

bit

TTTFFFDDDD

0

2552553647

W_BIT

bit

TTTFFFDDDDdd

0

255255364715

BYTE

byte, sint

TTTFFFDDDD

0

2552553647

WORD

word, int, dword, dint, float, double, lword, lint

TTTFFFDDDD

0

2552553647

DWORD

dword, dint, float, double, lword, lint

TTTFFFDDDD

0

2552553647

STRING

string

TTTFFFDDDD

0

2552553647