16. March 2016 | 1 Comment Linux AdvancedHMIDrivers example reading Rockwell L61 PLC I used Linux Mint 17.3, so you can do the same with other Debian based ditributions. Step 1: Install mono and mono vb sudo apt-get install mono-complete sudo apt-get install mono-vbnc Step 2: Download AdvancedHMIDrivres libs https://sourceforge.net/projects/advancedhmi/ Step 3: extract lib to your project directory Simple example, how to use this lib: using System; using System.Threading; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using AdvancedHMIDrivers; using MfgControl.AdvancedHMI.Drivers.Common; public class RWreader { public static void Main(string[] args){ AdvancedHMIDrivers.EthernetIPforCLXComm RW_plc = new EthernetIPforCLXComm(); try{ RW_plc.IPAddress = "192.168.1.55"; RW_plc.ProcessorSlot = 0; while (true) { double tmp = 0; string s_ret = RW_plc.ReadAny("SinSignal"); tmp = Double.Parse(s_ret); Console.WriteLine("SinSignal: "+tmp); Thread.Sleep (1000); } }catch(Exception exc){ Console.Error.WriteLine(DateTime.Now + "\n"+exc); } } } Step 4: compile the example: mcs RWreader.cs -r:AdvancedHMIDrivers.dll -r:MfgControl.AdvancedHMI.Drivers.dll -out:./RWreader Step 5: run mono ./RWreader dont forget to set up you IP address, so that you can reach the PLC (use ping, or Browser) in this example, i used a Rockwell L61 PLC with 1756-EN2T/C So the protocol is Industrial Ethernet/IP or EIP. You can download the sources with libs here: [download id=”199″] Short video with all steps: