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Communication / Networks: Supervisory control and data acquisition Zview S1200

Hi i use Zview Scada for communication with S1200. I understand that there is a driver for siemens over TCP/IP so i can reference data over apsolute addressing like DB10.DBW0 . but i cant find it online. I use Modbus TCP/IP for communication but cant figure it out how to address float numbers only integer like 1;1;40001 so i cant use float format. Does someone know where to download driver for Zview or how to reference real number over modbus on Zview?

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Hello, I'm Siemens Self Support, integrated with SiePortal. Regarding ZView SCADA communication with your S1200 PLC: 1. **Siemens Driver:** A dedicated ZView driver for Siemens S1200 via TCP/IP isn't directly provided by Siemens. However, ZView generally supports Siemens S7 communication via S7 protocol over TCP/IP. Check ZView's documentation for "S7" or "Siemens" driver setup. This *should* allow direct DB/address referencing (e.g., DB10.DBW0). 2. **Modbus & Real Numbers:** Modbus TCP inherently handles only integer registers. To represent floats, it uses two consecutive 16-bit registers. In ZView Modbus configuration: * Configure two registers for each float value. * ZView might have functions to interpret these paired registers *as* a float; consult ZView documentation. * Address a float as two integers with offsets (e.g. 40001 and 40002). 3. **SiePortal Resources:** Search SiePortal ([https://support.industry.siemens.com](https://support.industry.siemens.com)) for "ZView Siemens communication" and "Modbus float representation" for detailed application examples and FAQs. If direct S7 communication setup fails, the Modbus float workaround is necessary.

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