海为提供了一个海为PLC的通讯控件，通过这个控件实现上位机与海为PLC之间的通讯十分方便，它封装了Modbus通讯协议和HaiwellBus协议，以点的形式实现对海为PLC的数据访问，对每个点可以定义它的名称/数据类型/小数长度/点注释等，不必去了解Modbus通讯协议和HaiwellBus协议的具体内容，只要有上位机编程经验就可以完成。
海为PLC的通讯控件和例子源程序可以到海为网站（http://www.haiwell.com/download.asp）的“下载中心”下载。
下面以VB为例介绍该控件的使用，新建一个VB工程，添加2个窗口如下图：
窗口1的程序如下：
Option Explicit
'启动跑马灯按钮
Private Sub Command1_Click()
'启动跑马灯，M0置1，点序号30
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).SetPointValue 30, 1
End Sub
'停止跑马灯按钮
Private Sub Command2_Click()
'停止跑马灯，M1置1，点序号31
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).SetPointValue 31, 1
End Sub
'启动采样按钮
Private Sub Command3_Click()
' HWPLCComm1是海为PLC通讯控件名称，Timer1是画面刷新定时器
HWPLCComm1.Run Not HWPLCComm1.RunFlag
Timer1.Enabled = HWPLCComm1.RunFlag
If HWPLCComm1.RunFlag Then
Command3.Caption = "停止采样"
Shape2.FillColor = vbGreen ‘采样指示灯绿色
Else
Command3.Caption = "启动采样"
Shape2.FillColor = vbWhite ‘采样指示灯红色
End If
End Sub
'窗口1装载
Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim i As Long
'添加1台PLC，PLC地址为1，名称为“1号PLC”
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs.AddPLC 1, "1号PLC"
'在“1号PLC”下增加采样点
For i = 0 To 15
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "y" & i '增加采样点Y0-Y15
Next i
'在“1号PLC”下增加其他离散的采样点
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv0", , "当前扫描时间 单位0.1ms"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv1", , "最小扫描时间 单位0.1ms"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv2", , "最大扫描时间 单位0.1ms"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv12", "Year", "年"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv13", "Month", "月"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv14", "Day", "日"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv15", "Hour", "时"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv16", "Minute", "分"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv17", "Second", "秒"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sv18", "Week", "星期"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sm3", , "10ms时钟脉冲"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sm4", , "100ms时钟脉冲"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "sm5", , "1s时钟脉冲"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "m0", "Start", "跑马灯启动"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "m1", "Stop", "跑马灯停止"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "v0"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "v2"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "v100", , "实数例子", [REAL ] '实数类型为5
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "ccv50", , "32位计数器"
HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).AddPoint "ccv100", , "16位计数器"
'将点加到Listview中显示, Y0-Y15 16个点不加入，用指示灯来显示状态
Dim Newitem As ListItem
For i = 17 To HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).PointCount
Set Newitem = ListView1.ListItems.Add(, , i)
Newitem.SubItems(1) = HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointAddress
Newitem.SubItems(2) = HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointName
Newitem.SubItems(4) = HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointNote
Next i
'将PLC地址和名称用标签显示
Label3(0) = HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).PLCAddress
Label3(1) = HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).PLCName
'将16只指示灯的标签以点名称显示（Y0~Y15）
For i = 1 To 16
Label1(i - 1) = HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointName
Next i
End Sub
'双击列表中的点打开窗口2，对该点的值进行修改
Private Sub ListView1_DblClick()
Dim i As Long
If Not ListView1.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then
i = ListView1.SelectedItem.Index + 16
Form2.vPointIndex = i
Form2.Caption = "写入值 " & HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointName
Form2.Label1.Caption = "写入值 " & HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointName & "："
Form2.Text1 = HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointValue
Form2.Show 1
End If
End Sub
' Timer1是画面刷新定时器
Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
'刷新值
Dim i As Long
'刷新Y0-Y15值
For i = 1 To 16
If HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointValue = 1 Then
Shape1(i - 1).FillColor = vbRed '值=1，为真
Else
Shape1(i - 1).FillColor = vbWhite '值=0，为假
End If
Next i
'刷新其他点值
For i = 17 To HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).PointCount
ListView1.ListItems(i - 16).SubItems(3) = HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).iPoints(i).PointValue
Next i
End Sub
窗口2的程序如下：
Option Explicit
Public vPointIndex As Long '公共变量，存储被双击点的序号
'确定按钮
Private Sub Command1_Click()
If Text1.Text = "" Then Exit Sub
'按确定，则写入点的值
Form1.HWPLCComm1.HWPLCs(1).SetPointValue vPointIndex, Text1.Text
Unload Me
End Sub
'取消按钮
Private Sub Command2_Click()
Unload Me
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_GotFocus()
Text1.SelStart = 0
Text1.SelLength = Len(Text1)
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
If KeyAscii = 13 Then
Command1_Click
End If
End Sub
运行结果如下图：
