Click Plus Establish Communication

We will now establish communication using four different methods from our computer to the new Click Plus controller. The click programming software version 3.00 will be used for the communication methods. Click Plus controllers allow you to program them through the micro USB port on every CPU. WiFi (Bluetooth Provisioning) is also available on some controllers. Ethernet and Serial ports may also be used for programming if they are present on your model of Click Plus. We will be establishing PC to PLC communications using version 3.00 of the click programming software. Four different ways will be discussed on getting connected to the Click Plus controller to program. Let’s get started. The Click Plus can only be programmed with version 3.00 or higher of the Click Programming Software. Version 3.00 will program all of the Click PLC CPU units and add additional features to the Click Ethernet CPU units. Features of the new Click PLUS PLC (C2-0xCPU) includes the following: • Micro USB • DHCP support • DNS support • Wi-Fi (programming and Modbus TCP) • Bluetooth (Wi-Fi) provisioning • SD Card (Data Logging) • Data Logger • Network Time Service • MQTT (Publish/Subscribe) • Required PLC Password • Disable Ports • Strong Password Support • Disable Ping Response • Encrypted Password Transfer More information can be obtained at our website. This includes all of the links mentioned in this video. https://accautomation.ca/click-plus-establish-communication/ Previously we looked at the following: Click Plus Software Installation https://accautomation.ca/click-plus-software-installation-version-3-00/ https://youtu.be/6uQQzyZ-O3s 00:00 Click Plus Establish Communication 01:50 Click Plus USB 03:33 Click Plus WiFi (BlueTooth Provisioning) 07:21 Click Plus Ethernet 08:40 Click Plus Serial CLICK PLCs were designed with simplicity in mind, providing reliable control at a low, low cost and with little to no learning curve. This simplicity makes CLICK a perfect solution for small machines, home automation projects, pneumatic applications, or anywhere a simple system needs a budget-saving control solution. Building on the original CLICK’s simple design, the new CLICK PLUS PLCs offer the same practical control but with some surprising bells and whistles. Using the same FREE, streamlined PLC programming software as its predecessor, the CLICK PLUS PLCs provide no-headache programming combined with advanced capabilities like Wi-Fi communication and data logging. The Click and Click PLUS PLC series can be found at this URL: https://accautomation.ca/series/click-plc/ There are several reasons why we are using the Click and Click PLUS PLCs. Here are just a few. - Investment is low for the hardware and the software is free - Standalone PLC with built-in I/O - Communication ability - Ethernet Port, RS232, RS485 - support for protocols such as Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, etc. - Ability to expand the system with a variety of modules including RTD and Thermocouple inputs directly. https://www.accautomation.ca