Connecting CNC trace data to labview

[smart_machinist]

Hi,

I am trying to connect real time monitoring data from CNC machine to labview. The machine in use is a DMG with Sinumerik 840D sl control and I am tracing real time data through Sinucom trace on a laptop. 

Also, I have built an external photoelectric sensor (from Sick) to monitor some tool related data and the acquisition is done through NI 9215 card which is connected to Labview for reading sensor data. 

I want to integrate both the data obtained (from CNC and external sensor) on a single platform. So I want to know if I can read the data from sinucom trace in Labview. or vice versa .

I am sorry if its a dumb question, I am new to this topic. Kindly help

Thanks

Regards

[rolfk]

What remote data access does Simucom Trace support, if any?

[smart_machinist]

Hi Rolf 

Sinucom Trace is connected to Sinumerik 840Dsl(PLC) through ethernet connection. I am not sure if Sinucom Trace supports any remote data access. But I see that for Sinumerik 840Dsl (PLC) , there are multiple data access options. Hope I have answered (and that was) your question.

[rolfk]

Well you kind of did :-).

Most likely Sinucom Trace does not have real time data access for third party applications (or more correctly maybe, it is undocumented and only available to other Siemens tools).

Of course you could use OPC UA or maybe even Snap7 to directly capture data from the PLC but that would be entirely independent from what you have setup in Sinucom Trace.

[smart_machinist]

Ok thank you very much! I will check on your suggestions,

Regards

Sughosh