Overview of Rockwell protocol
The following image shows the data source input window for the Rockwell protocol:

Rockwell data source parameter
In order to connect a Rockwell device, you need to select the Rockwell protocol and enter the following data source parameters:
Parameter |
Description |
---|---|
CPU type |
Shows available CPU types:
Currently not available:
|
IP address |
IP address of the Rockwell controller. |
Route parameters |
Here you can define the routing path parameters - like rack, slot, node, and/or ControlNet port numbers - needed to access the controller (default: 1,0). |
Rockwell data point parameter
In order to collect the data of your Rockwell device, you must add new data points.

The following table shows the data point parameter:
Parameter |
Description |
---|---|
Data Type |
Data type supported by backend (e.g. INT). STRING data type is currently not supported. |
Tag |
Name of the tag that has to be recorded. |
The following table shows the recommended data type selection:
Rockwell data type |
Length |
Data range1) |
MindSphere data type |
---|---|---|---|
BOOL |
1 bit |
0 or 1 |
BOOLEAN |
SINT |
1 byte |
-128…+127 |
INT |
INT |
2 bytes |
-32,768…+32,767 |
INT |
DINT |
4 bytes |
-2,147,483,648…+2,147,483,647 |
INT |
REAL |
4 bytes |
|
DOUBLE |
1)Values have been taken from Logix 5000 Controllers I/O and Tag Data Programming Manual