and create communication between them via Profinet. I was advised to use NetToPLCsim to make the simulated PLCs see and work in the VM network but I can not ping it from the emulated robot. I am pretty sure I followed all instructions of NetToPLCsim correctly, is there some option in TIA itself that prevents me from reaching the simulated controllers?
Nettoplcsim does not add an IP address. It uses the available network interface which you have chosen and selected in Nettoplcsim. In your case Plcsim would be reachable under the IP address of the host (192.168.56.56). The IP of the Plcsim CPU is only for internal communication between Nettoplcsim and Plcsim. If you want to reach Plcsim under the same IP, then you have to set the IP address in windows to the desired address.
Remember that Nettoplcsim/Plcsim supports only the S7 protocol as server, and no other communication types like Profinet, TCP or UDP connections.
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Hi,
I'm using both TIA Portal and Oracle VM on one PC to emulate two PLCs and a cobot
S7-1500 <-> S7-1200 <-> NetToPLCsim <-> URSimulator
and create communication between them via Profinet. I was advised to use NetToPLCsim to make the simulated PLCs see and work in the VM network but I can not ping it from the emulated robot. I am pretty sure I followed all instructions of NetToPLCsim correctly, is there some option in TIA itself that prevents me from reaching the simulated controllers?
192.168.56.56 - network adress
192.168.56.4 - S7-1200 adress
192.168.56.20 - emulated robot adress
Nettoplcsim does not add an IP address. It uses the available network interface which you have chosen and selected in Nettoplcsim. In your case Plcsim would be reachable under the IP address of the host (192.168.56.56). The IP of the Plcsim CPU is only for internal communication between Nettoplcsim and Plcsim. If you want to reach Plcsim under the same IP, then you have to set the IP address in windows to the desired address.
Remember that Nettoplcsim/Plcsim supports only the S7 protocol as server, and no other communication types like Profinet, TCP or UDP connections.