Modicon Driver Tags
The Modicon driver provides an interface to a Modicon PLC, allowing communication via:
• Serial RTU
• Serial ASCII
• SA-85 I/O card for ModBus Plus communications
Note: In VTS versions 7.5 and later, Modicon Virtual PLC Input Coils can be written to on a local machine.
The characteristics of the Modicon driver are described in the table below.
Modicon Driver Characteristics
Tag Browser Name: Modicon Driver
Database Table Name: ModiconDriver
Type: Driver
Tag Group Memberships: Drivers, Numeric
Log Enabled Variables: see Communication Driver Log-Enabled Variables
Native Drawing Methods: Modicon Driver Tag Drawing Methods
Modicon Driver Tag Type Properties: ID
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Modicon Driver Tag Type Properties: Options
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Modicon Driver Tag Type Properties: Serial
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