Plc EthernetIP Workflow Block

[reedajohns]

Description

Add a new PLC EthernetIP communication block to workflows. This block enables reading and writing PLC tags using the pylogix library over Ethernet/IP. It supports three modes of operation:

• read: Reads specified tags from the PLC.
• write: Writes specified values to the PLC tags.
• read_and_write: Performs both read and write operations in a single execution.

Dependencies:

• pylogix: Python library for Ethernet/IP communication with PLCs.

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• [x ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)

How has this change been tested, please provide a testcase or example of how you tested the change?

Tested locally on a PLC communicating over EthernetIP and reading / writing tags via a workflow.

Any specific deployment considerations

Network Access: The deployment environment must have network access to the PLC's IP address.

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