Contents PLX32-EIP-MBTCP-UA ♦ Multi-Protocol Gateway
User Manual
Page 6 of 156 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
March 8, 2018
4Hardware Information 39
4.1 Hardware Specifications......................................................................................... 39
5EIP Protocol 41
5.1 EIP Functional Overview ........................................................................................ 41
5.1.1 EtherNet/IP General Specifications........................................................................ 42
5.1.2 EIP Internal Database............................................................................................. 43
5.2 EIP Configuration.................................................................................................... 45
5.2.1 Configuring EIP Class 3 Server.............................................................................. 45
5.2.2 Configuring EIP Class 1 Connection ...................................................................... 48
5.2.3 Configuring EIP Class 3 Client[x]/UClient Connection ........................................... 52
5.3 Network Diagnostics............................................................................................... 64
5.3.1 EIP PCB Diagnostics.............................................................................................. 64
5.3.2 EIP Status Data in Upper Memory.......................................................................... 65
5.3.3 EIP Error Codes...................................................................................................... 67
5.4 EIP Reference......................................................................................................... 70
5.4.1 SLC and MicroLogix Specifics................................................................................ 70
5.4.2 PLC5 Processor Specifics ...................................................................................... 74
5.4.3 ControlLogix and CompactLogix Processor Specifics............................................ 78
6MBTCP Protocol 87
6.1 MBTCP Functional Overview.................................................................................. 87
6.1.1 MBTCP General Specifications.............................................................................. 88
6.1.2 MBTCP Internal Database...................................................................................... 90
6.2 MBTCP Configuration............................................................................................. 93
6.2.1 Configuring MBTCP Servers .................................................................................. 93
6.2.2 Configuring MBTCP Client [x]................................................................................. 95
6.2.3 Configuring MBTCP Client [x] Commands............................................................. 97
6.3 Network Diagnostics............................................................................................. 100
6.3.1 MBTCP PCB Diagnostics ..................................................................................... 100
6.3.2 MBTCP Status Data in Upper Memory................................................................. 100
6.3.3 MBTCP Error Codes............................................................................................. 103
6.4 MBTCP Reference................................................................................................ 104
6.4.1 About the Modbus Protocol .................................................................................. 104
7OPC UA Server 107
7.1 UA Server Configuration Manager Software ........................................................ 107
7.1.1 Installation............................................................................................................. 107
7.1.2 NTP Server Time Synchronization ....................................................................... 108
7.1.3 Launching PSW-UACM........................................................................................ 109
7.2 Certificates............................................................................................................ 111
7.2.1 Security Policy ...................................................................................................... 111
7.2.2 Creating a Provisioning Application Instance Certificate...................................... 112
7.2.3 Creating a CA Certificate...................................................................................... 114
7.2.4 Creating an Application Instance Certificate......................................................... 116
7.2.5 Refreshing the Status Tab.................................................................................... 117
7.2.6 Creating and Signing a New Certificate................................................................ 119
7.3 Importing a Certificate Public Key File.................................................................. 123
7.4 Exporting the CA Certificate to the OPC Client .................................................... 126
