Productivity 1000 PLC Establishing Communication

We will be connecting the Productivity 1000 Series PLC with our computer running the Productivity Suite Software. A micro USB and an Ethernet (RJ45) communication link will be made to our programmable logic controller.
The latest Productivity Suite software version is 3.1.0.11. This is the programming software that we will be using to create our logic for control.

Let’s get started.

Previously in this Productivity 1000 series PLC, we have discussed:
System Hardware – Video
Installing the Software – Video

Productivity Connections:

Connect the micro USB cable to the Productivity 1000 CPU port and the USB to the computer. See the picture above.
We will also connect our RJ45 Ethernet cable from the port on the Productivity CPU to our network router.

Start the Productivity Suite software package. Double click on the shortcut icon on your screen or from the windows start button ( All Programs | AutomationDirect | Productivity Suite 3.1.0.11 | Productivity Suite )

Call the Productivity CPU Connections window

When you first start up the Productivity Suite software you will get the start menu.

Click on “Read the Project from the CPU”
This will call up the CPU connections window.

You can also get to this window at anytime by one of the following three ways:
1. Click “Choose CPU” on the icon in the main menu of the software.

2. Click “Choose CPU” from the Application Tools menu under Control CPU.

3. Click “Choose CPU” from the main menu under CPU.

Click the USB 2.0 connection in the CPU Connections window. You will notice we now have some additional choices that we can now change.

Click “Start Blinking CPU Run Light”. This will start the run light on the CPU unit blinking. It is a great way to ensure that we are communicating to the correct PLC unit.
Click “Stop Blinking CPU Run Light”. The run light will stop blinking.

Change IP Address (Productivity Ethernet Communication)

Highlight the Ethernet connection type in our CPU connections window.

Click “Change CPU IP / Name”

The Change IP Address / CPU Name window will now appear.
Ensure that the Ethernet Port is selected. We will now change the settings to the following:
IP Address: 192.168.1.14
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (Access to the Internet)
See the following for a review of IP addressing:
https://accautomation.ca/what-everybody-ought-to-know-about-ip-addressing/

The CPU Name default is the model number. We will leave this as is, but you could change this name to something that would be easier to address in your automation project.
Click “OK” to save the changes made.

Notice that the IP address is now changed on our CPU Connections window.

Connect to the PLC – Establishing Ethernet Communication

Double click on the connection that we want to use for programming the unit in our CPU connections window.

We currently have no project in our CPU so a warning message is shown. Click OK.
Our screen will now show us that we are connected, the mode the PLC is currently in and how we are connected to the PLC.

The icon in the main menu of the software shows we are Online and in Stop mode.

The Application Tools menu under Control CPU also shows that we are Online and in Stop mode.

The status bar at the bottom of the screen under CPU will tell us our connection type and the name of the CPU.

Ethernet Connection 192.168.1.14 – Name P1-540

USB 2.0 – Name P1-540

The status bar will also show us when we are Offline. (Not connected to the PLC)

Establishing communication to our PLC is an easy straight forward process. You can watch the video for a demonstration on establishing communication from Productivity Suite to the Productivity 1000 Series PLC.

Productivity 1000 Series PLC from Automation Direct

Overview Link (Additional Information on the Unit)
Configuration (Configure and purchase a system – BOM)
User Manual and Inserts (Installation and Setup Guides)
Productivity Suite Programming Software (Free Download Link)
This software contains all of the instruction sets and help files for the Productivity Series.

Next time we will write our first program and transfer it to the Productivity 1000 Series PLC.

Watch on YouTube: Productivity 1000 Series PLC Establishing Communication

If you have any questions or need further information please contact me.
Thank you,
Garry

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