SoftPLCNet.ini

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SoftPLCNet.ini

SUMMARY

The SoftPLCNet.ini file defines communication parameters for the SoftPLC7.

Section [Startup]

Entry	Type	Description / Example	Default
Window	integer	Defines whether an Info Window should be opened 0 - do not open window 1 - open window	0
ComDriverCount	integer	Number of used CP 341	0

Section [Settings]

Entry	Type	Description / Example	Default
SR-Entrypoint	integer	Access point for the connection
LAddr	integer	Board identifier according to the settings of the SIMATIC Manager. Value=hex-format	0
AG_Typ	integer	AG-Typ i.E. 300, 318, 400, 416 etc	400
SR-Entrypoint<n> (1 <= n <=4)	integer	4 access points for hardware connections
LAddr<n> (1 <= n <=4)	integer	4 board identifier for hardware connections according to the settings of the SIMATIC Manager. Value is written in hex-format.

Section [SR-Connections]

Entry

Type

Description / Example

Default

Count

integer

Number of connections

Conn_<n>

string

For the send/rec-Interface (ISO):
(<localConn-Id>;<MAC-Address>;<local TSAP>;<remote TSAP> ;<link connection>;<LAddr-Index>;<ServerConn>)

For the send/rec-Interface (ISO over TCP / RFC 1006):
(<localConn-Id>;<IP-Address>;<local TSAP>;<remote TSAP> ;<link connection>;<LAddr-Index>;<ServerConn>)

For SHM-interface:
(<localConn-Id>;<remoteConn-Id>;AG<local AG-Number>;PLC<remote AG-Number> ;<link connection>;<LAddr-Index>;<remote LAddr>;<fast connection>)

For UDP-interface:
(<localConn-Id>;UDP=[<local IP-Address>:]<remoteIP-Address> ;<local Port>;<remote Port>;<LAddr-Index>)

For TCP/IP-interface:
(<localConn-Id>;TCP=[<local IP-Address>:]<remoteIP-Address> ;<local Port>;<remote Port>;<link connection>;<LAddr-Index>)

Parameter	Description
localConn-Id	Address of local PLC
remoteConn-Id	Address of remote PLC
MAC-Address	MAC address of remote PLC
IP-Address	IP address of remote PLC
local TSAP	Transport Service Access Point of local PLC
remote TSAP	Transport Service Access Point of remote PLC
local AG-Number	Instance number local PLC
remote AG-Number	Instance number remote PLC
local Port	Port UDP-packages are send from
remote Port	Port UDP-packages are send to
link connection	SHM-Interface: 'n'- without acknowledge Send/Recv= and TCP/IP-Interface: 'a' - activ connection 'p' - passive connection
LAddr-Index	Defines the hardware connection: LAddr<n>
ServerConn	'1' defines a server connection; important for GET, PUT, STATUS, USTATUS
remote LAddr	LAddr of target PLC
local IP-Address	Address the socket-function 'bind' refers to. The parameter (with colon) may be omitted, 0.0.0.0 (=INADDR_ANY)than is taken as address
remote IP-Address	Target address UDP-packages are send to. IP-Address 255.255.255.255 is identified as BROADCAST. For multicast the address area 224.0.1.0 to 239.255.255.255 may be used
fast connection	So fare for SHM-connections PLC_(L)SEND and BSEND only: 'f' (fast connection) -used as default-; no rising edge is needed to start sending, value 1 is sufficient. The mission is marked ‘completed’ after 2 cycles. ‘s’ (slow connection) needs a rising edge to start sending, value 1 is not sufficient. The mission is marked ‘completed’ after 3 cycles. Consequence on PLC_(L)SEND: <P> setting ‘f’: An error free action responds with: (ACT,DONE,STATUS)=(1,0,0x0000). <P> setting ‘s’: An error free action responds with: (ACT,DONE,STATUS)=(1,0,0x8181),(0,0,0x8181),(0,1,0x0000). Consequence on BSEND: <P> setting ‘f’: An error free action responds with: (REQ,DONE,STATUS)=(1,0,25), (0,1,0x0000). <P> setting ‘s’: An error free action responds with: (REQ,DONE,STATUS)=(1,0,25),(0,0,025),(0,1,0)

UDPMax

integer

The maximum of UDP-packages that can be gathered in the buffer (per connection)

1024

Section [Run]

Entry	Type	Description / Example	Default
Trace	integer	Archiving of debug information 0 - no archiving 1 - Informations are written to a file named 'SoftPlcNet_<PLC-Number>.log' in the SoftPLC7 working directory	0
InfoMask	integer	The mask defines which messages are displayed in the window. '-1' allows any message to be displayed.	0
ListBox	integer	defines whether messages are displayed in the window, '0' - no messages

Section [Interface]

Entry	Type	Description / Example	Default
SendReceive	string	Name of a DLL for the Send/Recv-Interface. The Send/Recv-Interface is used to set up ISO-on-TCP connections between SoftPLC7s.	s7_sr.dll
SharedMemory	string	Name of a DLL for the SHM-Interface. The SHM-Interface is user-specific and not at common disposal. For any package send a shared-memory-area is allocated that is made available for other SoftPLC7s.	schshm.dll

Section [ComDriver<n>]

<n> for n=1,2,...
A plausibility check of the entries is performed and if necessary modified to a reasonable value.

Entry	Type	Description / Example	Default
ComPort	integer	Used COM-Port. Possible values: 1-4 for COM1 – COM4	1
LAddr	integer	LAddr on the CP. (value in hex)	0
DelayTime	integer	'no data'- gap depends on the baud rate also	4
MaxTeleCount	integer	Max. Number of buffered telegrams (1-250)	250
PreventOverwriting	integer	Overwrite old telegrams? 0=no; 1=yes ;(for MaxTeleCount=1 only)	1
BaudRate	integer	Baud rate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 76800	9600
DataBits	integer	Number of data bits: 7 or 8	8
StopBits	integer	Number of stop bits: 1 or 2	1
Parity	string	Parity used: N=no, O=odd, E=even	E