Installing SINUMERIK Operate Plugin

You can install the plugin on either a NCU (internal HMI on Unix) or a PCU (external HMI on Windows).

Installing the plugin on the NCU

Image: SINUMERIK ONE Plugin on the NCU

The required installation files can be found in the octoplant setup under /Tools/Sinumerik/Operate. There is a separate subdirectory for each version.

  1. Copy the following files from the setup into the directory /card/addon/sinumerik/hmi/appl on the HMI.

  2. Copy the file VDogUploadSinumerikOperate.ini and from the setup (/Tools/Sinumerik) to /card/addon/sinumerik/hmi/cfg/ and adapt it to your device.

  3. Adjust the file systemconfiguration.ini. This is located on the HMI under /addon/sinumerik/hmi/cfg/.
  4. Enable the port in the firewall.

    5. Modify the file basesys.ini in the directory /card/user/system/etc/ on the HMI to enable the port in the firewall. Use the port that you have set in the file VDogUploadSinumerikOperate.ini. The default port is 42000.

    Example:

    [LinuxBase]

    [...]

    FirewallOpenPorts="TCP/5900 TCP/5901 TCP/102 TCP/42000"

    [...]

  5. Restart the machine after making this change.

Installing the plugin on the PCU

Image: SINUMERIK ONE Plugin on the PCU

  1. Terminate the HMI application.
  2. Copy the following files to
    <drive:>\<installation folder>\Siemens\MotionControl\addon\sinumerik\hmi\appl.

    3. Example:

    C:\Program Files\Siemens\MotionControl\addon\sinumerik\hmi\appl

  3. Copy the file VDogUploadSinumerikOperate.ini to <drive:>\<installation folder>\Siemens\MotionControl\addon\sinumerik\hmi\cfg and adapt it to your device.
  4. Modify the systemconfiguration.ini file in the directory /addon/sinumerik/hmi/cfg.
  5. Enter the file run_hmi.exe in the firewall and enable it so that the octoplant server or upload agent can communicate with the plugin. You can find the file in the directory: <drive:>\<installation folder>\Siemens\MotionControl\Siemens\ sinumerik\hmi\autostart\.
  6. Restart the HMI application.

How can a SINUMERIK 840D Operate be backed up if the HMI is not running on the SINUMERIK (NCU) but on a PCU (HMI computer) and the connection fails?

Explanation

This PCU is only connected to the internal network (via x120) of the SINUMERIK. octoplant is connected to the external interface (via x130). octoplant must communicate with the HMI (standard port 42000). The SINUMERIK (NCU) does not forward the requests via port 42000 to the internal network. The HMI is not accessible for octoplant.

Solution

A route must be set up so that the SINUMERIK (NCU) forwards the requests to the internal network via port 42000.

To set up this route, you need explicit root rights to the SINUMERIK system. You can only request these root rights via Siemens.

Proceed as follows

  1. Create a connection to SINUMERIK via PuTTY.
  2. Log in with the user name "root" (You will need to first obtain this from Siemens).
  3. Enter the following command line: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i eth0 --dport <Port versiondog Plugin> -j DNAT --to-destination <IP-Adress X120>:<Port versiondog plug-in>.

    4. Example: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i eth0 --dport 42000 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.214.1:42000.

  4. Restart the SINUMERIK (NCU)

 

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