Beckhoff ADS/AMS Introduction

Beckhoff ADS/AMS

Canvas supports Beckhoff ADS/AMS as a way to connect with other devices that support this protocol. Users can configure the AMS Net ID Target and ADS Port Target.

Format

{Memory Area}{Data Type}{Memory Position}.{Bit Number}

Properties

• AMS Net ID Target
  • This is the address of the target device on the ADS/AMS network.
  • The value must be a six-part numeric identifier in the format X.X.X.X.X.X where each segment ranges from 0 ~ 255.
• ADS Port Target
  • This is the port number identifying the target service.

Memory Area and Ranges

Symbol	Digital	Analog	Address Notation	Access
M	M0.0 - M65535.7	M0 - M65535	Decimal	R/W
MX	MX0.0 - MX65535.7	-	Decimal	R/W
MB	-	MB0 - MB65535	Decimal	R/W
MW	-	MW0 - MW65535	Decimal	R/W
MD	-	MD0 - MD65535	Decimal	R/W
I	I0.0 - I65535.7	I0 - I65535	Decimal	R/W
IX	IX0.0 - IX65535.7	-	Decimal	R/W
IB	-	IB0 - IB65535	Decimal	R/W
IW	-	IW0 - IW65535	Decimal	R/W
ID	-	ID0 - ID65535	Decimal	R/W
Q	Q0.0 - Q65535.7	Q0 - Q65535	Decimal	R/W
QX	QX0.0 - QX65535.7	-	Decimal	R/W
QB	-	QB0 - QB65535	Decimal	R/W
QW	-	QW0 - QW65535	Decimal	R/W
QD	-	QW0 - QW65535	Decimal	R/W