Displaying values of the SENTRON PAC3200 / PAC4200 in WinCC felxible via

Ethernet

QUESTION

How can WinCC flexible display values of SENTRON PAC3200 / PAC4200 via Ethernet?

RESPONSE

Measured values of SENTRON PAC3200 und PAC4200 can be transmitted via Ethernet and
displayed in WinCC flexible.
The maximum number of items for WinCC flexible runtime amounts to 8 pcs PAC3200 / PAC4200 and
for a HMI Panel max. 6 pcs. PAC3200 / PAC4200.

WinCC flexible HMI-Panel

runtime

Modbus Modbus
TCP TCP

max. max.
8 pcs. 6 pcs.
PAC3200 PAC3200
PAC PAC4200
PAC PAC4200
3200 3200

The steps are:

1. Setting up the communication connection

2. Station configuration
3. Provide new screens with tags
4. Specify the format pattern
5. Generate new process tag
6. Define the tag properties
7. Generate project
8. Start runtime system
9. Runtime

This procedure is also applicable for connecting several PAC3200 / PAC4200 Power Monitoring
Devices to WinCC flexible
Detailed instructions

1. Setting up the communication connection

Add a new communication connection

Define a new name of the connection

Communication driver: Modicon MODBUS TCP/IP

Online: On
Comment: free selection
 2. Station configuration

Register the following values

• CPU-Type: Premium, Micro

• Server: IP-Address of the PAC3200 / PAC4200
• Port: Modbus Portnumber 502
• Remote slave address: 1
• Change word order: Select change word order !

Example for 2 PAC´s

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3. Provide new screens with tags

Add IO Field´s from the Single Objects

4. Specify the format pattern

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5. Generate new process tag

6. Define the tag properties

General
Name: name of the tag
Connection: insert communication connection from step no. 2
Data typ: Float

Properties
Area: %MW
Address: Modbus TCP Offset from the Sentron PAC3200 / PAC4200 manual
(example Address 1 = Offset 1 Voltage UL1-N)

Example for a float format, typical for measuring values

Example for an unsigned long format, typical for operating hour counter
Example for a Bit format, typical for Limit Violation

7. Generate project

8. Start runtime system

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9. Runtime