Hi all,

I would like to send some basic production data directly from the PLC using an ethernet router which has a fixed IP sim card.

I have been reading on a few different methods.
DDE looks like a possibility, but I am under the impression that we require a local PC at the machine???
OPC I know nothing about.
Emailing using the alarm function also looks like a possibility.

Can anyone think of any other ideas or give me some idea of how I would implement one of these?

I am using an ABB Codesys 2.3 PM581

I also have another router with fixed IP if this helps.

For DDE you will need to run the Codesys program on your receiving computer.
For OPC you only need a small driver which translates the data to a format readable by the receiver for example excel or open office calc.

Thanks for that shooter. I will look at OPC.

No doubt I will have lots of questions on this, but I will trawl the forum and read any relevant manuals first.

Thanks again.