Omron CJ Series PLC

Ignition
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Has anyone had success with connecting to an Omron CJ Series PLC? And if so can you please describe the hardware used. I have access to both ETN21 and EIP21 cards if required

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The current Omron driver is not FINS compatible (Ours are ETN21), so I’m having to use KepWare. No new drivers will be worked on until Ignition 8 is released, as per this thread.

I can’t say if you would be able to get useful information using @pturmel’s Ehternet-I/P driver, but it may be worth a look.

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Thanks, I will check that out. Are you using modbus with the ETN21’s I figured thats the route I would have to go. Read here somewhere that the EIP21 may not support this?

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We’re currently using KepWare’s OPC Server.

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The modbus function is done with ETN21. That is one of the option that you can link to the CJ series

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Hi
If I want to connect to CJ2M-CPU13, which kepware driver should I use for serial Port?
Is it Omron Host Link?

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Sorry, was on vacation…

The default on the serial port is Toolbus, I think. Changing the serial port to Host Link would be my suggestion, as I son’t remember if KepServer has one Toolbus specific.

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HI @nader.chinichian is your CJ2M-CPU13 to Ignition communication is working? please can you help to share what you have done?

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Hi no I use kepware instead

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Hi @nader.chinichian,
Thank you for your reply.
Could you please give me some explanation of what you have done for CJ2M-CPU13 -> Kepware
-> Ignition, and and which type of kepware software you have used.

Thank you somuch

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Ignition has an Omron FINS driver now as well. As long as you have an ethernet-enabled CJ or CS series you should be able to connect.

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HI @Kevin.Herron,

Thank you for your reply.

We are going to connect to CJ2M-CPU13 and this CPU doesn’t have Ethernet port only serial port.