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# #tough-smr — 2025-04-18
**09:17 [Kevin](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744993048782139):** @andy testing testing
**09:17 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744993076677249):** Loud and clear
**09:18 [Kevin](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744993089393419):** Copy
**09:18 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744993101167659):** Roger, Roger.
**09:34 [Kevin](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744994089301959):** @andy I forget what you said you were going to do, are you uploading new code to the PLC?
**09:43 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744994587472739):** I'm going to finish work on a pop up in ignition that goes with the Flow Setpoint PID AOI, import both of those into the projects and send those files to you
**09:58 [Kevin](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744995539963139):** Cool. Thanks.
**10:41 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744998074497069):** 4/29 for ClaVal work. They will be there at 7AM, the closer to that as possible to unwire the limit swiches and solenoids to allow them to swap the valve the better
**10:41 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1744998095149989):** Details and location are in the google event details, as well as the foreman phone number etc
**11:17 [Kevin](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745000275760889):** @andy do you want to do Modbus TCP to the ClaVal controller using Ignition as a gateway, or use Modbus RTU with the Prosoft
**11:18 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745000288529699):** prosoft please
**11:18 [Kevin](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745000297192829):** Copy
**13:54 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745009687974199):** I uploaded a project backup of Ignition, and the project file for the PLC. You may have to download it to the controller as I can't get the VPN to work again. I had it for a few hours and can't get it back for some reason. Those are in the project folder on google drive
**13:59 [Kevin](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745009970339729):** Cool thanks. We are done here for today. Working through the Prosoft to 485. Got the claval controller temp powered and figured out the cabling they ran. We had the claval talking over TCP to the PC but then realized that prosoft was only serial. I'll be back out Sunday to do more work. Hope to get the claval box wired and grundfos modules in, connected, and talking.
**14:08 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745010481794979):** mGuard VPN for SMR Remote access
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**14:08 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745010512585299):** No the prosoft can do TCP
**14:08 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745010523815229):** you just have to change a setting
**14:08 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745010539699219):** Thanks for your work!
**14:11 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745010692505599):** tunnel password is: taSC@D@!1
Use this video to setup Shrewsoft to the device, I set up everything in the beginning of this video:
https://youtu.be/k5SMEBqz7-o?t=622
**14:12 [Kevin](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745010733373629):** Carl came by and seemed pretty happy to see us there
**14:13 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745010791436109):** nice, I'm glad to hear it.
**14:19 [Mason Radke](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011191475649):** I hope I’m wrong but I don’t think the plx31-eip-mbs4 does modbus tcp. Let me know if you find anything that says otherwise
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**14:20 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011234373639):** You appear to be right, I just thought I've done it... apparently not
**14:21 [Mason Radke](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011293908009):** We are close to getting it to work. Rs485 rarely goes down without a fight.
**14:22 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011363549029):** I can get a MBTCP but if you have TCP working the RS485 isn't that far away. Ive done more than I would like to of 485 this last year. Do you have modscan and a usb to serial converter to make quick requests?
**14:23 [Mason Radke](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011403640619):** Yeah we tested on the pc with a usb adapter and got it talking
**14:23 [Mason Radke](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011410013429):** So we have to be close
**14:23 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011422470189):** Oh, ok just not rtu
**14:24 [Mason Radke](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011457605369):** Yeah. Over serial. And TCP. My guess is the wiring diagram we were looking at for the Prosoft might not have been correct. I think the wiring is off on the Prosoft side.
**14:25 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011504640849):** Ive done that before yeah, if you want to look at the wells for the adapter and pinout i have it working out there for the flowmeter, but at least on the plx side you know the pins are right
**14:25 [Mason Radke](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011520805669):** Oh perfect. That will help
**14:27 [andy](https://slack.com/archives/C08NFJSU753/p1745011638396639):** It's probably pinout/polarity if you got all the settings right. You'll get it.