# PLC 5/40E + NODE RED, is it possible?

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**Created:** [7 September 2022 05:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418 "2022-09-07T05:35:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Luramirez080](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Luramirez080](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Luramirez080)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2022 05:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/1 "2022-09-07T05:35:25Z")

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Hi. I wanted to know if there is any possible way to extract data from an Allen Bradley: PLC 5/40E directly to Node-red.

For example in ControlLogix I’m using the ‘cip-ethernet-ip’ node. From Siemens S7-1500 I’m using ‘S7’ node, is there any node I need to connect to PLC 5/40E?

It also has this little Edge Device that says:

“10Base-T Transceiver”

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Does someone have any idea on how to do that?

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**Author:** ![Luramirez080](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Luramirez080](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Luramirez080)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2022 05:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/2 "2022-09-07T05:36:19Z")

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**Author:** ![Luramirez080](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Luramirez080](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Luramirez080)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2022 05:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/3 "2022-09-07T05:37:04Z")

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2022 06:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/4 "2022-09-07T06:08:25Z")

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Welcome to the forum @Luramirez080

Does it support modbus, either over Ethernet or serial port? If so then could use that. Preferably over Ethernet.

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**Author:** ![SonoraTechnical](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sonoratechnical/32/20033_2.png) [@SonoraTechnical](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SonoraTechnical)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2022 22:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/5 "2022-09-07T22:10:20Z")

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Which model is it? [  
Transition Networks E-TBT-MC05 or E-TBT-MC02.. You're picture isn't providing enough detail.

Another option, if you can spend some money is here:

> **[Modbus on PLC5 - PLCS.net - Interactive Q & A](http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=28270)**
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> Modbus on PLC5 LIVE PLC Questions And Answers

Well anyway, that's just playing off the suggestion to grab data via MODBUS.

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**Author:** ![SonoraTechnical](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sonoratechnical/32/20033_2.png) [@SonoraTechnical](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SonoraTechnical)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2022 22:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/6 "2022-09-07T22:19:19Z")

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Another option is to find a free OPC DA Server for PLC5. Matrikon's standard OPC Downloads used to include the ability to connect to a PLC5 without spending any money. Or you could download something from KepWare to try it out.. and then buy it later.

If you really need the data.. then buying a perpetual license is the way to go... You could literally run the OPC Server on the SAME PC that your are running NODE-RED (If you are running NODERED on a Raspberry Pi or Linux box... well that's different altogether).

Then you could try one of the many OPC Client nodes for NodeRED.

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**Author:** ![Luramirez080](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Luramirez080](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Luramirez080)\
**Post date:** [8 September 2022 03:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/7 "2022-09-08T03:12:35Z")

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TRANSITION E-TBT-MC02

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**Post date:** [8 September 2022 08:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/8 "2022-09-08T08:27:39Z")

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What do you have connected to CH0? What are you using it for and what is it setup to be?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2022 08:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/plc-5-40e-node-red-is-it-possible/67418/9 "2022-11-07T08:27:53Z")

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