Connecting Ignition to B&R PLC

[michel_feria]

Hello,

I would like to communicate with some B&R PLC that use presently a PVI driver.
I cannot enable another communication on the PLC so I need to use this specific driver on the PLC, someone knows if this communication is modbus TCP compatible (same addresses)?
thanking you in advance

Michel Feria

[plo]

Hello michel_feria,

Could you share your B&R PLC's Make, Model, Firmware Version ? It might help us find out more information on what your PLC supports. I would recommend contacting the B&R PLC manufacturer to confirm what protocols they support with your PLC Device.

But we have heard using Ignition's OPC UA Client connection to connect to the B&R's onboard UA Server

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