11.5. ConveyLogix Interface

ConveyLinx Modules in PLC I/O mode allow for download of a user program generated with the ConveyLogix programming tool. There may be instances when you would like for an external PLC to be able to interface with an ConveyLinx Module that is running a ConveyLogix program.

*With ConveyLogix, because a custom user generated program is running in the ConveyLinx Module, the previously defined existing Assemblies for ZPA and PLO I/O modes are no longer valid and if used, could produce unexpected results

When using ConveyLogix programming software version 2.2 and later, the environment provides predefined controlled input and output register tags that can be used by the programmer to interface with an external PLC. The Assemblies described in this section are those that the external PLC would connect and use to access the data in the ConveyLogix program.

*Refer to Pulseroller publication ERSC-1200 ConveyLogix Programmer’s Guide for details on how to create and download a program to your ConveyLinx Module

This data is divided into 16 Integer Input words and 16 Integer output words. It is left to the ConveyLogix programmer and the PLC programmer to utilize as much or as little of these data blocks as needed for their particular application.

!These assemblies are only available for ConveyLinx Module firmware 4.25 and later and ConveyLogix version 2.02 or later is required to create programs that can access these assemblies