Advantech AMAX 5070

[simo71]

Good day to everybody,

we want use LabView with Advantech AMAX series. We use AMAX-5070 as Modbus TCP coupler but seems not possible to configure it as VISA instruments by means of NIMAX.

Deas someone know some possible/alternative way to use AMAX 5070 with LabView?

Or if exists AMAX library for LabView realesed by Advantech?

Thank you.

[simo71]

Good day,

I was able to solve the issue.
I started to create a new VISA resource (NI-MAX --> Network Device --> Ceate New VISA TCP/IP resource...).
Initially in Ni-MAX I choosen Manual Entry of LAN Instrument...but Iwas blocked with the LAN Device Name.
Actually my problem was to find the "LAN Device Name" of AMAX-5070 in Advantech I/O Module Utility or in the AMAX-5070 documentation.
It is not the simple AMAX-5070, neither "0" or "G0".

Then I tried with Manual Entry with Raw Socket...but was not possible indentify the Port Number, because on Advantech I/O Module Utility for AMAX-5070 is not possible to see the port number.

So I tried to connect an ADAM-6260 and I found the port number (in my case "502") in Advantech I/O Module Utility in the Modbus TCP Server Port field.
So, I used the same port number for AMAX-5070 in Manual Entry with Raw Socket in NI-MAX and it works!