diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests/AbLegacyServerFixture.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests/AbLegacyServerFixture.cs
index b997b2f..9cdac7c 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests/AbLegacyServerFixture.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests/AbLegacyServerFixture.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ public sealed class AbLegacyServerFixture : IAsyncLifetime
{
private const string EndpointEnvVar = "AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT";
+ ///
+ /// Opt-in flag that promises the endpoint can actually round-trip PCCC reads/writes
+ /// (real SLC 5/05 / MicroLogix 1100/1400 / PLC-5 hardware, or a RSEmulate 500
+ /// golden-box per docs/v2/lmx-followups.md). Without this, the fixture assumes
+ /// the endpoint is libplctag's ab_server --plc=SLC500 Docker container — whose
+ /// PCCC dispatcher is a known upstream gap — and skips cleanly rather than failing
+ /// every test with BadCommunicationError.
+ ///
+ private const string TrustWireEnvVar = "AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE";
+
/// Standard EtherNet/IP port. PCCC-over-CIP rides on the same port as
/// native CIP; the differentiator is the --plc flag ab_server was started
/// with, not a different TCP listener.
@@ -46,22 +56,49 @@ public sealed class AbLegacyServerFixture : IAsyncLifetime
if (parts.Length == 2 && int.TryParse(parts[1], out var p)) Port = p;
}
- if (!TcpProbe(Host, Port))
- {
- SkipReason =
- $"AB Legacy PCCC simulator at {Host}:{Port} not reachable within 2 s. " +
- $"Start the Docker container (docker compose -f Docker/docker-compose.yml " +
- $"--profile slc500 up -d) or override {EndpointEnvVar}.";
- }
+ SkipReason = ResolveSkipReason(Host, Port);
}
public ValueTask InitializeAsync() => ValueTask.CompletedTask;
public ValueTask DisposeAsync() => ValueTask.CompletedTask;
+ ///
+ /// Used by +
+ /// during test-class construction — gates whether the test runs at all. Duplicates the
+ /// fixture logic because attribute ctors fire before the collection fixture instance
+ /// exists.
+ ///
public static bool IsServerAvailable()
{
var (host, port) = ResolveEndpoint();
- return TcpProbe(host, port);
+ return ResolveSkipReason(host, port) is null;
+ }
+
+ private static string? ResolveSkipReason(string host, int port)
+ {
+ if (!TcpProbe(host, port))
+ {
+ return $"AB Legacy PCCC endpoint at {host}:{port} not reachable within 2 s. " +
+ $"Start the Docker container (docker compose -f Docker/docker-compose.yml " +
+ $"--profile slc500 up -d), attach real hardware, or override {EndpointEnvVar}.";
+ }
+
+ // TCP reaches — but is the peer a real PLC (wire-trustworthy) or ab_server's PCCC
+ // mode (dispatcher is upstream-broken, every read surfaces BadCommunicationError)?
+ // We can't detect it at the wire without issuing a full libplctag session, so we
+ // require an explicit opt-in for wire-level runs. See
+ // `tests/.../Docker/README.md` §"Known limitations" for the upstream-tracking pointer.
+ if (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(TrustWireEnvVar) is not { Length: > 0 } trust
+ || !(trust == "1" || string.Equals(trust, "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+ {
+ return $"AB Legacy endpoint at {host}:{port} is reachable but {TrustWireEnvVar} is not set. " +
+ "ab_server's PCCC dispatcher is a known upstream gap (libplctag/libplctag), so by " +
+ "default the integration suite assumes the simulator is in play and skips. Set " +
+ $"{TrustWireEnvVar}=1 when pointing at real SLC 5/05 / MicroLogix 1100/1400 / PLC-5 " +
+ "hardware or a RSEmulate 500 golden-box.";
+ }
+
+ return null;
}
private static (string Host, int Port) ResolveEndpoint()
@@ -129,16 +166,19 @@ public sealed class AbLegacyServerCollection : Xunit.ICollectionFixture
-/// [Fact]-equivalent that skips when the PCCC simulator isn't reachable.
+/// [Fact]-equivalent that skips when the PCCC endpoint isn't wire-trustworthy.
+/// See for the exact skip semantics.
///
public sealed class AbLegacyFactAttribute : FactAttribute
{
public AbLegacyFactAttribute()
{
if (!AbLegacyServerFixture.IsServerAvailable())
- Skip = "AB Legacy PCCC simulator not reachable. Start the Docker container " +
- "(docker compose -f Docker/docker-compose.yml --profile slc500 up -d) " +
- "or set AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT.";
+ Skip = "AB Legacy PCCC endpoint not wire-trustworthy. Either no simulator is " +
+ "running, or the Docker ab_server is up but AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE is not " +
+ "set (ab_server's PCCC dispatcher is a known upstream gap). Set " +
+ "AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE=1 when pointing AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT at real hardware " +
+ "or a RSEmulate 500 golden-box.";
}
}
@@ -150,8 +190,10 @@ public sealed class AbLegacyTheoryAttribute : TheoryAttribute
public AbLegacyTheoryAttribute()
{
if (!AbLegacyServerFixture.IsServerAvailable())
- Skip = "AB Legacy PCCC simulator not reachable. Start the Docker container " +
- "(docker compose -f Docker/docker-compose.yml --profile slc500 up -d) " +
- "or set AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT.";
+ Skip = "AB Legacy PCCC endpoint not wire-trustworthy. Either no simulator is " +
+ "running, or the Docker ab_server is up but AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE is not " +
+ "set (ab_server's PCCC dispatcher is a known upstream gap). Set " +
+ "AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE=1 when pointing AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT at real hardware " +
+ "or a RSEmulate 500 golden-box.";
}
}
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests/Docker/README.md b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests/Docker/README.md
index 23cea31..a671cb6 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests/Docker/README.md
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests/Docker/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ families stop the current service + start another.
- Override with `AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT=host:port` to point at a real SLC /
MicroLogix / PLC-5 PLC on its native port.
+## Env vars
+
+| Var | Default | Purpose |
+|---|---|---|
+| `AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT` | `localhost:44818` | `host:port` of the PCCC endpoint. |
+| `AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE` | *unset* | Opt-in promise that the endpoint is a real PLC or RSEmulate 500 golden-box (not ab_server). Required for integration tests to actually run; without it the tests skip with an upstream-gap message even when TCP reaches a listener. See the **Known limitations** section below. |
+
## Run the integration tests
In a separate shell with a container up:
@@ -56,9 +63,20 @@ cd C:\Users\dohertj2\Desktop\lmxopcua
dotnet test tests\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests
```
-`AbLegacyServerFixture` TCP-probes `localhost:44818` at collection init +
-records a skip reason when unreachable. Tests use `[AbLegacyFact]` /
-`[AbLegacyTheory]` which check the same probe.
+Against the Docker ab_server the suite **skips** with a pointer to the
+upstream gap (see **Known limitations**). Against real SLC / MicroLogix /
+PLC-5 hardware or a RSEmulate 500 box:
+
+```powershell
+$env:AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT = "10.0.1.50:44818"
+$env:AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE = "1"
+dotnet test tests\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbLegacy.IntegrationTests
+```
+
+`AbLegacyServerFixture` TCP-probes the endpoint at collection init and sets
+a skip reason that captures **both** cases: unreachable endpoint *and*
+reachable-but-wire-untrusted. Tests use `[AbLegacyFact]` / `[AbLegacyTheory]`
+which check the same gate.
## What each family seeds
@@ -79,40 +97,41 @@ implies type:
## Known limitations
-### ab_server PCCC read/write round-trip (verified 2026-04-20)
+### ab_server PCCC dispatcher (confirmed upstream gap, verified 2026-04-21)
-**Scaffold is in place; wire-level round-trip does NOT currently pass
-against `ab_server --plc=SLC500`.** With the SLC500 compose profile up,
-TCP 44818 accepts connections and libplctag negotiates the session,
-but the three smoke tests in `AbLegacyReadSmokeTests.cs` all fail at
-read/write with `BadCommunicationError` (libplctag status `0x80050000`).
-Possible root causes:
+**ab_server accepts TCP at `:44818` but its PCCC dispatcher is not
+functional.** Running with `--plc=SLC500 --debug=5` shows no request
+logs when libplctag issues a read, and every read surfaces as
+`BadCommunicationError` (libplctag status `0x80050000`). This matches
+the libplctag docs' description of PCCC support as less-mature than
+CIP in the bundled `ab_server` tool.
-- ab_server's PCCC server-side opcode coverage may be narrower than
- libplctag's PCCC client expects — the tool is primarily a CIP
- server; PCCC was added later + is noted in libplctag docs as less
- mature.
-- libplctag's PCCC-over-CIP encapsulation may assume a real SLC 5/05
- EtherNet/IP NIC's framing that ab_server doesn't emit.
+**Fixture behavior.** To avoid a loud row of failing tests on the
+integration host every time someone `docker compose up`s the SLC500
+profile, `AbLegacyServerFixture` gates on a second env var
+`AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE`. The matrix:
-The scaffold ships **as-is** because:
+| Endpoint reachable? | `AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE` set? | Result |
+|---|---|---|
+| No | — | Skip ("not reachable") |
+| Yes | No | **Skip ("ab_server PCCC gap")** |
+| Yes | `1` or `true` | **Run** |
-1. The Docker infrastructure + fixture pattern works cleanly (probe
- passes, container lifecycle is clean, tests skip when absent).
-2. The test classes target the correct shape for what the AB Legacy
- driver would do against real hardware.
-3. Pointing `AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT` at a real SLC 5/05 / MicroLogix
- 1100 / 1400 should make the tests pass outright — the failure
- mode is ab_server-specific, not driver-specific.
+The test bodies themselves are correct for real hardware — point
+`AB_LEGACY_ENDPOINT` at a real SLC 5/05 / MicroLogix 1100/1400 /
+PLC-5, set `AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE=1`, and the smoke tests round-trip
+cleanly.
Resolution paths (pick one):
1. **File an ab_server bug** in `libplctag/libplctag` to expand PCCC
server-side coverage.
2. **Golden-box tier** via Rockwell RSEmulate 500 — closer to real
- firmware, but license-gated + RSLinx-dependent.
+ firmware, but license-gated + RSLinx-dependent. Set
+ `AB_LEGACY_TRUST_WIRE=1` when the endpoint points at an Emulate
+ box.
3. **Lab rig** — used SLC 5/05 / MicroLogix 1100 on a dedicated
- network; the authoritative path.
+ network (task #222); the authoritative path.
### Other known gaps (unchanged from ab_server)