Set up Ethernet/IP in the Cloud

Create Third Party Device

To map your third party registers in the Cloud, go to Settings > Third Party Devices > + Configure New Device. Fill out the details in the box below and hit Create.

Name: Give a name most appropriate for the data input (your choice)

Gateway: Select appropriate IG device

Type: Select Ethernet/IP

IP Address: This is the IP address of the PLC

CPU Type: This is the specific controller you are interfacing with. A full list of supported devices* is below: (*Ethernet enabled models only)

Configure New Tag

CPU Type will determine how you set up your registers, because each family manages its registers differently. We’ll walk through an example for a Control/Compact Logix Device Example. To start, go to Settings > 3rd Party Devices > select the 3rd party device you would like to map > + Configure New Tag

• Name: Give a name most appropriate for the data input (your choice)

• Address Tag Name: Must map exactly to the Address Tag Name on your PLC.

• IOI Path (Compact/Control/GuardLogix Only): Specific to CompactLogix family. This value is almost always 1,0.

• Data Type: The data type here needs to match that of the “Address/Tag Name” in the PLC

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  • For Boolean Inputs, select Int16

  • For Booleans nested in an INT, use the INT16/32 type of appropriate size

  • For Compact/Contrologix, use UINT8 data type for single booleans in a tag and formula x/255