Client-server data exchange between two PLCs of the S7-1500 series using the OPC UA protocol

In writing this note, the following materials were used:





1. Creating of OPC UA clients with .NET and helper class





https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/109737901/creating-of-opc-ua-clients-with-net-and-helper-class?dti=0&pnid=13716&lc=en-US





2. OPC UA Client Library





https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/109748892/opc-ua-client-library?dti=0&pnid=13716&lc=en-US





3. On-line help Step 7 Professional V15.1





4. SIMATIC S7-1500, ET 200MP, ET 200SP, ET 200AL, ET 200pro Communication. Function Manual (10/2018 A5E03735815-AG)





5. Common sense





The OPC UA protocol (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPC_UA) appeared for the first time in Simatic controllers in the second firmware version and in Step 7 version 14. Then the controller could only be configured as an OPC UA server, that is, a PLC could answer requests and send data, but could not initiate communication and interrogate other network participants.





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  1. OPC UA , CPU, OPC UA → Server → General OPC UA Server.





2. OPC UA Simatic , , Runtime licenses → OPC UA . 1500 : , , CPU. S7-1510 S7-1512 «small».





3. Application name OPC UA , . (sampling) (publishing) . , CPU. .





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Node id ( « »), Ctrl-C





Read/Write, node id Read





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6. « » CPU, Protection&Security → Certificate Manager, Use global settings…





7. Security Settings → Settings. Protect this project. . . , , . Protect :





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8. , , . , , , « », . CPU, OPC UA → Server →Security





«…» «Server certificate», — «Add new».





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, , . , . . , OPC UA , , . xml (, nodes) -. — , Accessible from HMI/OPC UA , Writable from HMI/OPC UA . OPC UA ( ). :





CPU OPC UA → Server → Export, «Export OPC UA XML file»





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10. OPC UA





11. OPC UA





12. , . - - ( ) , . CPU Protection & Security, Add new.. Device certificates, «…» , «Add new» , :





usage , OPC UA Client', Tls.





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PLC_2 → OPC UA communication → Client Interfaces →Add new client interface





«Import interface» XML





Nodes . , — 4 OKPumpsAuto.





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ip- , 192.168.43.10.





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: Client interface_1_Data Client interface_1_Configuration.





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OPC_UA_Connect OB1





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15. OPC UA, . . «, ». OPC UA Client / . , «» . , CPU, OPC UA → Server → Security → Secure channel, Endpoint' «No Security»





Trusted Clients. - (PLC_2). Automatically accept client certificates during runtime. , PLC.





User authentication, , / : user1 / password1.





PLC. PLC, Client interface, Configuration, Security, General :





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Automatically accept server certificate during runtime





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(PLC_2), OB1 1..4 , , DB2.





16. , - . OPC UA Client . Endpoint' . Basic256 SignAndEncrypt, user1 password1.





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In total, the set goal has been achieved. Configured secure data exchange at the PLC level, that is - "horizontal" interaction.








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