# Can ignition communicate with Keyence PLC? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [March 23, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-communicate-with-keyence-plc/57508 "2022-03-23T09:29:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-communicate-with-keyence-plc/57508/8 "2024-02-01T18:03:11Z")
The beta is out. I have not made any further changes--not released for production. My sample unit still disconnects pseudo-randomly. I have not gotten any response from Keyence on my ( **very** detailed) bug report. ☹ Please do try the beta, if you don't mind. I'm curious if the disconnection problem is specific to my unit. Data traffic otherwise works. > [@Automation Professionals' EtherNet/IP Communication Suite V2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-ethernet-ip-communication-suite-v2/68190/135): > > Automation Professionals is pleased to announce a beta release of the Keyence KV-8k support mentioned above. For Ignition v8.1+: [v2.1.11.240102103](https://www.automation-pros.com/ignition/EthernetIP%20Class%201%20Communications-2.1.11.240102103-v81.modl) This implementation reads the model code to initialize the span of the various types of device memory, and for KV-8000+, reads the function version to conditionally expand the R device range. All models with built-in EtherNet/IP (KV-5500 and above), models that accept the KV-EP21V comm module (KV-3k & -5k), and the models that accept the KV-NC1EP c… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-communicate-with-keyence-plc/57508)._