Connection Parameters Needed for HMI/cMT Products to Communicate with Automation Direct Productivity Series using EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro)

Import Tag

1. First write your Productivity Controller program in Productivity Suite

   If you’re familiar with Productivity Suite, you no doubt know that you can define tags for your i/o, registers, timer values etc as you go making it a very intuitive controller to use. The Productivity tag database is accessed from the edit menu.

2. Manually assign Modbus addresses

   You can manually assign Modbus addresses to the required elements. Or you can select them all and Auto-assign them. Select the first line, hold down “Shift” and use the down arrow to select.

   To quickly select all a useful shortcut is to use CTRL, Shift and down arrow…. or use “CTRL” + “A”

3. Auto Assign Modbus addresses

   Right click in the “Mod Start” column and select “Auto Assign Selected Modbus Addresses”. Populated Tag address table.

4. Export Tags

   To use these in a EBPro HMI project, first export the Tags. Browse to your chosen location and assign a name. Click Export. Once exported.

   Using Productivity Series Tags in the HMI. Select the Automation Direct Productivity Series driver and set up Communication parameters – RS232, RS485 or Ethernet.

   Click “Import Tags”

   Browse to the location of your tag csv export. Select & Open

   Either “Select All” or cherry pick the required tags, click “OK”

   Success message

5. Using Imported Tags in HMI software

   Select the Automation Direct Productivity Series driver and set up Communication parameters – RS232, RS485 or Ethernet. Click ‘Import Tags’

6. Select Tags

   Browse to the location of your tag csv export. Select & Open

   Either “Select All” or cherry pick the required tags, click “OK”

   Success message

7. Using Imported Tags

   To use the imported tags, select the Device and tick “User-defined tag”

   The tag can be selected and used.