atlas copco PowerMacs Communications

[OB1Clive]

We want to store the Torque Data from a Atlas Copco PowerMacs Classic Torque Controller the Contoller

has a serial port which can use several Protocols JBus,Siemens 3964R,Telemecanique Uni-TE,Satt COMI

and Allen Bradley Data Highway Plus. The Controller can also use the API Interface (ActiveX) via Ethernet TCP/IP

is there any Labview Drivers that will enble us to store the Data

[Jesse_D]

Hi Clive, 

If I understand your question correctly, you are asking for a driver that supports one of the serial protocols listed and a solution to store data to disk? 

LabVIEW has a built serial driver and multiple solutions for storing data to disk. There also is an ethernet driver included in LabVIEW. If the Atlas controller supports RS 232 or RS-485 you should be able to connect with no addons. 

The other names you mentioned are not protocols but manufactured products. There are LabVIEW toolkits for most of the industrial protocols. The user manual for the Atlas controller should list what protocols the controller supports. Do you have a user manual for the Atlas controller available?

[OB1Clive]

We do not mind how the data is retrieved from the controller Serial or Ethernet but yes we would want it

stored on to a hard drive linked to other data. I have attached the help file from the program and the relevant section is Peripheral

Devices\External Communication\External Communication Protocol Information. The project is more than

just communication with this torque controller there are several Allen Bradley Control Logix processors we

will get component data from, but I see no problems with them. This is being driven by our customers wanting

traceability of test data on our production lines.

[Jesse_D]

Hi Clive, 

What format do you want the data in on disk? 

You should be able to use the DSC module or the free modbus library to get JBUS over ethernet or serial. The other serial options could be made to work in labview but don't look as easy. 

[OB1Clive]

The Database we use onsite is Micrsoft Access so ideally the file on the drive would be compiled from the serial number

of component, date code and various test data. Can you tell me which development system and add-ons (including training)

we need to purchase to get this project running.

[Jesse_D]

Hi Clive, 

There is built in LV functionality to let you write to a csv file, which could then be imported to Access. There also are shipping examples and help on the topic. If you need any training at all I recommend Core 1 & 2, which can be taken in a classroom or self-paced at ni.com/training.

There is a Database connectivity toolkit that you can use to write directly to the Access database also.

What development system you need is up to you beyond that. With the modbus library, or DSC module, and one of the above solutions you should be set for your project.I do recommend at least the "Full" option though, the "Basic" development system has too many useful features missing to be worth it.

[unclebump]

Might want to see if this software works with the PowerMacs controller.

http://www.kepware.com/Spec_Sheets/torque_tool_opc_driver.asp

If you can get it into Kepware OPC server, it would be no problem getting it into the DSC module.

[Jesse_D]

Hey Bump, 

I was curious about that software and emailed Kepware. They had good input: 

We do support the Atlas Copco protocol with our Torque Tool driver, however the PowerMacs version has some limitations. You can access some components of the protocol but not all so depending on what they are trying to accomplish, our torque tool driver may work. If you can provide more detail with what they are trying to achieve by using it, I might be able to help further. I hope this helps but let me know if you have any other questions.

Clive, you may want to contact them directly to look into it further.

[OB1Clive]

Thank you for your help with this project, I am in communication with Kepware and will keep you up to date

with developments.

[IASControls]

Hello to All...

I have one Atlas PF4000 controller and I need to capture live torque data via the Ethernet port from the Atlas controller... My question is how I can interface the Atlas Ethernet and my PC with LabView?... My understanding according with Atlas Tech Support guy is that I need to write an OPEN PROTOCOL COMMAND FOR LIVE DATA on the Atlas controller to indicate that I will use Ethernet protocol and live data... I really don't know how to do this but I'm assuming that once I have this setup ready I can write a VI to capture live data...

Where I can found a example VI to capture Ethernet live data in LabView? or how to configure the open protocol for the Atlas?

Thank you !