Checklist: Configuring the FTP Function Block in Zenon Logic
FTP Connection Parameters:
- IPServer: The IP address of the FTP server.
- IPClient: The IP address of the computer where the data will be transferred.
- UserName: The username for accessing the FTP server.
- Password: The password for accessing the FTP server.
- Get_Remotefilepath: The directory path on the FTP server where data is stored.
- Get_Localdirectory: The directory path on the client where data from the FTP server will be saved.
- Get_Remotefilename: The name of the file to be transferred between the FTP server and the client.
- Put_Localfilepath: Specify the local file location.
- Put_Localfilename: Specify the local file name.
- Del_Remotefilepath: Remove file path on the FTP server.
- Del_Remotefilename: Remove file name on the FTP server.
- Operation:
- 1: Filelist (opens a data channel for directory listing)
- 2: Download from FTP Server to Client
- 3: Upload from Client to FTP Server
- 4: Delete FTP Server filename or pathname
- 5: Make Directory
- 6: Remove Directory
- Enable: To apply a new operation, toggle the Enable switch on and off.
NOTE:
- Configure the function block with the following information (Screenshot) . Remember to use the FTP format (with double slashes, //) for Get_Remotefilepath.
- After executing Operation 1 -> List, the serverfilelist.txt file will be created in the C:\Windows\Temp directory. Please note that you must navigate directly to this path, rather than using the %temp% variable, to locate the file.
- Configure the function block with the following information (Screenshot) . Remember to use the FTP format (with double slashes, //) for Get_Remotefilepath.
- After executing Operation 1 -> List, the serverfilelist.txt file will be created in the C:\Windows\Temp directory. Please note that you must navigate directly to this path, rather than using the %temp% variable, to locate the file.
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