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How to Communicate to Beckhoff PLC with OPC UA with an In-Sight
Steps for communicating between a In-Sight camera and a Beckhoff PLC using OPC UA
14.09.2024
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Steps for communicating between a In-Sight camera and a Beckhoff PLC using OPC UA
I want to have my In-Sight transfer data back and forth to a Beckhoff PLC using OPC UA communications, how can I do this?
For this example, we will be using the following hardware:
PLC: CX9020
Camera: In-Sight 7802
Double click on the TwinCAT software.
Create a new TwinCAT Project and add new items under PLC.
Choose to create a standard PLC project.
Double click on “SYSTEM”, then go to “Choose → Search[Ethernet] → Broadcast Search”.
Click “OK” button.
Click “Add Route” button.
Put Password and then Click “OK” button.
Click “Close“ button.
If the following error message popped up, please click ”OK” button.
Beckhoff PLC acts as Client, In-Sight camera acts as Server. When communicating to CX9020 with OPC UA, the Driver is needed.
Go to “Sensor -> Network Settings…”
Enable OPC UA Server.
Create a job.
Set OPC Tag through right clicking on the cell and go into “Edit Symbolic Tag..,"
Add Tags, give them names and check on “Use OPC”.
Change In-Sight Camera to Online mode.
Change to Config Mode.
Right clicking on Device and choose “Add new items” on Solution Explorer panel.
Right clicking on “Client” and choose “Add new items”.
Click “Reload” button. Choose “OPC UA Client” and then click “OK” button.
Set IP address and port of In-Sight camera as follows then click “Select” button.
Click “Add Notes” button check all of Tags you need.
Build Solution.
Active Configuration.
Check the tags you added.
Click “Login” button to login PLC.
Check the values of the Tags.
