OPC Server

Anybus Support
#1

I have an existing Anybus Communicator - EtherNet/IP (AB7072).

Currently an obsolete HMI that is communicating with an Anybus Communicator - EtherNet/IP (AB7072) by built in OPC driver to access the ModBus RTU addresses.
I have been tasked with converting the obsolete HMI to Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE.
FactoryTalk View SE can only communicate to third party devices using OPC Server such as Kepware.
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My question is does Anybus have an OPC server for the existing Communicator
or do I have to purchase a “Anybus X-gateway – EtherNet/IP Adapter- Modbus RTU Slave (AB7839)” in order get an OPC DA Server software that FactoryTalk can communicate to?

#3

No, there is no OPC server for that model. You would need either the X-gateway or the Communicator IIoT:

https://www.anybus.com/products/gateway-index/specific-gateways/anybus-iiot-gateways

#5

I am okay with changing from the communicator to x-gateway or the lloT communicator but is the cfg config file for the communicator I have simple to download into the lloT or x-gateway and is the OPC server software compatible with Rockwell FactoryTalk SE direct like Kepware is?

#6

The cfg file should work with the IIoT communicator, but will not be compatible with the X-gateway as the configuration software is different.

Either devices will be compatible as long as the HMI supports OPC.