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Connection with Mororola ACE 3600

Does anyone know how to connect to Motorola ACE 3600?

The most common instructions are all about Modbus TCP which is not supported by ACE 3600, and I have no idea to make it via Motorola ACE Driver. Does anyone have experiences on that?

Does anyone know how to connect to Motorola ACE 3600? The most common instructions are all about Modbus TCP which is not supported by ACE 3600, and I have no idea to make it via Motorola ACE Driver. Does anyone have experiences on that?

VTScada does have a Motorola ACE driver, see the help file here

VTScada does have a Motorola ACE driver, see the help file [here](https://www.vtscada.com/help/Content/D_Tags/Dev_MotorolaACE.htm)

Software Developer with Trihedral

Thank you for the reply.

I have already checked this part, some stuffs are not clear though:

  1. Do I need an additional Motorola IP Gateway device to make it work?

  2. If yes, how to physically connect among RTU, IP Gateway and work station where VTSCADA is running on? Which port shall be connected to and from?

  3. How to add a Motorola IP Gateway Tag in VTSADA and how to configure the parameter?

  4. Is there an example about how to acquire or generate a MDLC_TYP.CFG file based on the Motorola data tables?

I appreciate the time and patience if anyone can give a clue about these, I have been trapped on this for several days.

Thank you for the reply. I have already checked this part, some stuffs are not clear though: 1. Do I need an additional Motorola IP Gateway device to make it work? 2. If yes, how to physically connect among RTU, IP Gateway and work station where VTSCADA is running on? Which port shall be connected to and from? 3. How to add a Motorola IP Gateway Tag in VTSADA and how to configure the parameter? 4. Is there an example about how to acquire or generate a MDLC_TYP.CFG file based on the Motorola data tables? I appreciate the time and patience if anyone can give a clue about these, I have been trapped on this for several days.

In order to talk to an ACE RTU there does need to be an IP Gateway as VTScada sends commands to the Gateway, which then forwards them on the the RTUs that are part of its network. So to answer the following questions:

  1. Yes a Motorola IP Gateway device is needed.
  2. There needs to be an IP connection available between VTScada and the Gateway, and then the RTUs need to talk with the Gateway as well. I believe this is configured in the Motorola STS software.
  3. You can find the Gateway tag when looking at the list of All Tags Types when creating a new tag.
  4. An example file is here https://www.vtscada.com/help/Content/D_Tags/Dev_Motorola%20-%20Sample%20MDLC_Type.CFG%20file.htm?Highlight=MDLC_TYP.CFG but not this is a Motorola controlled file that gets passed into to the API from VTScada.
In order to talk to an ACE RTU there does need to be an IP Gateway as VTScada sends commands to the Gateway, which then forwards them on the the RTUs that are part of its network. So to answer the following questions: 1. Yes a Motorola IP Gateway device is needed. 2. There needs to be an IP connection available between VTScada and the Gateway, and then the RTUs need to talk with the Gateway as well. I believe this is configured in the Motorola STS software. 3. You can find the Gateway tag when looking at the list of All Tags Types when creating a new tag. 4. An example file is here https://www.vtscada.com/help/Content/D_Tags/Dev_Motorola%20-%20Sample%20MDLC_Type.CFG%20file.htm?Highlight=MDLC_TYP.CFG but not this is a Motorola controlled file that gets passed into to the API from VTScada.
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