Heidenhain CNC Plug-In for OPC Router - License type: Subscription license

OPC Router is a software program that allows you to connect data from various industrial devices and IT/OT systems to each other. All this quickly, automatically and without programming knowledge. In addition, you can see all data flows in a clear visualization.  

Collect data, connect systems, perform calculations, compare values and enter results into databases. You can do all this with OPC Router for PLC systems, OPC servers, printers, RFID readers, emails, Excel spreadsheets, databases, cloud systems, MQTT brokers, ERP systems SAP R3, SAP HANA, etc. For installation on a single computer you need a basic module and one or more plug-in modules.

Please note: For your Heidenhain plug-in to work, you need to purchase and install one of the Heidenhain individual solutions – the HEIDENHAIN DNC Option 18 (Heidenhain ID: 526451-01).

Heidenhain CNC Plug-In

The Heidenhain CNC plug-in enables you to connect the OPC Router to Heidenhain control systems. With this plug-in installed, the OPC Router can read/write data points from/to Heidenhain CNCs.

The Heidenhain plug-in supports communication with these Heidenhain controllers:

• iTNC 530
• TNC 128
• TNC 320
• TNC 620
• TNC 640
• MANUALplus 620
• CNC PILOT 620/640
• MillPlusIT V6x0
• GrindPlus IT/640

Reading data from the Heidenhain iTNC 530 and storing it in an SQL database

Whenever the TABLETOOLT4L item changes, the Data change trigger (1) is activated. Data is read out from the Heidenhain iTNC 530 controller (2) and written to the SQL database (3) using the filter that the Constant value (4) is written to.

In the top of the picture, you can see the live graph (5), which allows for the monitoring and diagnostics of the connection. Each green dot on the line means that the trigger has been activated and that the connection is fault-free.