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I have one machine setup with a SLC5/05 talking to an Avery Weigh-Tronix ZM405: PLC settings IP: 10.11.12.1 SM: 255.255.255.0 GW: 0.0.0.0 ZM405 Settings IP: 10.11.12.3 SM: 255.255.255.0 GW: 0.0.0.0 Works great. Another machine with same PLC and Scale- only difference is that this machine is on a Controls Network VLAN PLC: IP: 10.20.16.71 SM: 255.255.254.0 GW: 10.20.17.1 SCALE: IP: 10.20.16.73 SM: 255.255.254.0 GW: 10.20.17.1 Scale and PLC EEM instruction set the same for both machines Only difference is obviously the MultiHop 'TO' address. However there is no way to enter a subnet mask or gateway in the EEM instruction. Could this be causing no data being sent to PLC from Scale? There are no error messages in the EEM setup dialog.
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I have a 1747-L30B SLC Brick and it is set to load from EEPROM on boot S:5/8, Error S:1/10, and Run S:1/12. I need to make changes to the program and then store it to EEPROM via "Comms>EEPROM>Store to EEPROM." When I attempt to store the program with changes, it displays the message "Insufficient Memory Module Size." I assumed the EEPROM memory was maxed out, but I also uploaded the existing program currently stored to EEPROM, made no changes, and attempted storing it back to EEPROM and received the same message. Any advice? -
I am starting an upgrade process for all my SLC50* PLCs and working out the communication of my machines for the upgrade. I ran into this complication I don't understand. I have 2 machines that work together using 1 HMI. Both machines have their own PLCs. Both are running SLC5/02 to 1747-AIC link coupler then to the 2711P-RN6 interface with the DH-485 communications running parallel. I don't understand how this works, or how I might possibly upgrade the communications from 2 PLC's into 1 HMI without linking the PLC's programming first. (Also, a complication I am working on, I only have the Runtime file, not the ME file for the HMI program).
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I have some files from an SLC 150 that I need to recover the logic from. The problem is that I do not have the .150 files(to use PCIS.EXE). the files I have are .SLR,.SLT,.SLX,.SLC,.SLD.SLF,.SLP file types. From my research, these files are meant to work with a program called SLC Logistics. I need to get a copy of this program if someone can send it to me. I am interested with anyone who knows how to pull the PLC logic from these file types. I have used the utility SLC2DB to convert the rung,bit, and page files. This helped but it basically just got me the documentation. I still need to get the logic. you can see my other post here https://forums.mrplc.com/index.php?/topic/41174-slc-150-program-read-need-pcisexe/
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I am trying to view a program from an SLC 150. I have the project files but I need the PCIS.EXE program. I was wondering if someone could send me the PCIS.EXE file danielb@kansaselectrc.com -
Hi All, and apologies for what is probably a proper newbie question. I have a Mitsubishi GOT2000 (GT2710) connected via DH485 to an Allen Bradley SLC500. Most of it works fine except for one base screen, which when opened doesn't get updated with any values. Opening any overlaying window screen will then causes the underlying base screen to then get populated. It's almost as though the first screen doesn't know where to get it's data from until the second screen is opened. As before I'm a beginner with this, so hopefully there is a simple setting that I haven't spotted. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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I have an SLC 5/03 that Im trying to get the program from. I have a 1747-uic. Im not getting anything to show up in rslinx and I suspect the channel 0 is configured for ASCII because theres an HMI plugged into it. Also the rj45 connection is broken because someone used a crossover ethernet cable...lol. is my best bet to try and fix/replace the 1747-uic? I have an offline copy of a program from a different machine that uses a 'similar' setup and the CH.0 -System is configured for DF1 full duplex,19200,CRC and CH.0 - user is ASCII 19200 baud. Any Ideas? I was using the 3 wire db9 connector running from the HMI to the PLC. I unplugged it from the HMI and used it with the 1747, Should I use a standard DB9 cable with a null modem adapter?
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Hi there, As a software engineer, but a newbie to the Allen-Bradley world, sorry if this question doesn't make sense. I'm enhancing an existing driver by trying to add the ability to read/write structured and array data types - rather than just the elementary data types it supports right now. This following question is only in the context of SLC/500 & MicroLogix 1400. And I'm currently working on a Counter as a test case, but any solution obviously needs to take into account other structured (and array) data types. One of the requirements is that the user should be able to select a specific atomic item within a parent structure/array that they want to read/write. So, using the Counter as an example, they might want to define a field which holds just the value of the accumulator. I know that I can achieve this with a CIP command. I specify file type 87 for counter, file number as 5 (my test example happens to be the standard C5 data file of counters), and element is 0 (for the first counter in C5). Bit number is irrelevant so remains as zero. I ask CIP to return me 2 bytes of data (to hold just the accumulator word). Finally, I tell CIP that I want sub-element 2 (because the accumulator is Word 2 of the whole structure). Sure enough, the CIP response gives me exactly the 2-byte accumulator value I was expecting, nothing more, nothing less. Success. My question is this: I knew I had to specify the sub-element as 2; this happens to work for a Counter because of the way it is structured as 3 words. However, it implies that the value I specify for sub-element is ALWAYS measured in units of 16-bit words. Is this a universal truth (i.e. works for other structured types too ?), or does the size of a sub-element depend on other factors, such as the file type ? Thank you in anticipation. -
I have came across some Allen Bradley SLC processors with no backups running version 3 firmware. Does anyone have software that old or a connection? Rockwell will not support. Any assistance will get appreciated!
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I'm upgrading from a Panelview 550 to a Panelview Plus 600, I already have the HMI files converted. The PLC is a SLC 5/03. I found this post, I am wonder if there is other options besides using a 2711P-RN3. A quick Google seems like it's obsolete, but I am waiting to hear back from a sales guy. http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=105902 I am wondering if I should be able to use the rs-232 serial port DF1 full duplex.
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Hi everyone, I'm trying to connect a computer to a SLC 5/04 via the RS232 interface without success. The same module has been running and connecting/programming via the round DH+ connector just fine. So when I start it up now, I can put it into run mode, DH+ LED blinking. The problem is I can't establish the RS232 connection, first time ever I work with a PLC... I've used two different computers with RSLinx and RSLogix500 installed, one with a proper COM port, one with a USB adapter. When I define a new driver in RSLinx the Auto-Configure gives the error message in the attached picture. I'm using a standard COM port cable plus a F/F gender switcher. Both checked with a multimeter, no twisting or switching of contacts going on. One problem is I don't even know if the RS232 LED is supposed to be active as soon the cable connects the PLC and the computer, or only if there is an active data transfer. So I don't know if the actual connection is at fault, or if I'm doing something wrong in the software. Any tip would be greatly appreciated! Volker
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My SLC 5/04 is currently connected to a PanelView 1000 having only the RS-232 and using the SLC's bottom RS232 Port. The PanelView Cable we can disconnect and connect a laptop, go online and troubleshoot problems, BUT we have to disconnect the laptop and reconnect the PanelView to operate the machine. Question: Which of the other two Ports on the 5/04 could I use for the laptop connection leaving the PanlView connected? Also what cable to use on the 8-Pin Programming Port or the 3-Pin DH+ Port?
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Hi, Is it possible to get RS5000 or slc 500 software on an ipad to fault find and troubleshoot or even make edits.
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Hey there- I need to run a program written for a 5/05 at home for troubleshooting purposes. I have the processor, software, RSLogix, cables and other stuff but all of my SLC chassis are on loan to colleagues so I currently don't have anything to put the CPU in. For this exercise, I do not need anything beyond the CPU (no I/O cards). Is it possible to provide power to the CPU via the back plane connector plug and run the CPU outside of the chassis? I have all kinds of power supplies but I don't know the pin-outs for the plugs and (not surprisingly) could not find any information on line. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, J -
Hi, I am replacing an AB SLC 5/03 installed in the garage in my garden with a 2nd hand 5/05 I have acquired. I am hoping to get some advice on connecting to the 5/05's Ethernet port using WiFi, allowing me to go online with it either from my desktop in the house (connected to my hub/modem) or via my laptop (connected to hub/modem via WiFi) Can this be done using inexpensive 'domestic' WiFi/Ethernet devices? The garage is just inside the house WiFi range when tested using my laptop down there. I have RsLogix 500 and RsLinx Classic. Any help/advice/comments would be much appreciated.
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Hello :I'm the creator of an Android HMI app, I recently added Ethernet/IP connectivity with MicroLogix and SLC AB PLCs, but I have only been able to test it with a MicroLogix 1100.I'm really not sure if it works with SLC or with other MicroLogix models.If someone could try it, I would appreciate it. To access the test, from the Android device, open this https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.suppanel.suppanel on the web browser and install the Beta version.On the application you have to open the "EIP MicroLogic SLC Test" panel that contains some instructions. Thank you very much !
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Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to pass a little bit of data between a SLC 5/03 controller and a compactlogix? The current problem I'm working through is the SLC 5/03 does not support Ethernet (only RS232 and DH485). So now I'm trying to find a solution. Thanks, -
I am currently trying to message from a micro820 to a SLC 5/03 (via 1761-NET-ENI ser. D). In the 800 messaging manual ( http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/qs/2080-qs002_-en-e.pdf) , there is a CIP generic message example that gathers the CatalogID of the device at a particular I address. My micro is 192.168.10.23. My 1761-NET-ENI is 192.168.10.22. I can get online with both, and I see both processors in Linx. However, when I execute the example code in the micro, the CatalogID is not the SLC, but the 1761-NET-ENI. All I need to do is write an ASCII string to the SLC 5/03. NOTE*** Ultimately, I will not need to speak DIRECTLY from the 820 to the SLC--instead the Micro820 will send a CIP message (...a barcode string) to a server that will then send a bunch of data to the SLC 5/03. So: BARCODEà[ASCII]àMicro820à[Ethernet]àServer(gets a bunch of data)à[Ethernet]à1761-NET-ENIà[DF1]àSLC5/04(oldPLC) -
Need a little help here - I am trying to re-purpose some old hardware. I have 2 old SLC5/04 B processors (+15 yrs?), that are giving me the same problem. After a power cycle, they boot to a solid fault light - no comms. Cycling the keyswitch has no effect. Popping the processor from the rack and reseating it, powers up in a default state - it will not reload automatically from the EEPROM (when I establish comms, I can reload from the EEPROM or download the program from RSLogix). I can't read the processor fault. The battery is good. The rack was scavenged, I have no idea its history. Also in the 4-slot rack are DI, DO and RIO Scanner cards. I would consider my self a competent programmer, but no A-B expert. Any ideas here would be appreciated.
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I have a 1746 HSCE2 card installed and working in a SLC 5/05 chassis. However, the SLC is running at a scan rate of 33ms, and that is hindering the accuracy of my machine. Here's what I'm doing: each time a prox is seen by a digital I/O card, the PLC takes the current encoder counts from the 1746 HSCE2 card, subtracts the previous encoder counts (last time the prox was seen), and stores the difference in a register. Basically, I'm just determining how many encoder pulses I have between each time the prox is seen. The problem is that with a 33ms scan rate of the PLC program and with the speed of the machine, the methodology isn't accurate enough. Is there a way to get more flexibility out of the 1746 HSCE2 card and have it handle more of the task so that I'm not hindered by the PLC scan rate? For instance, can I wire the prox into the 1746 HSCE2 card to the encoder 2 spot somehow, have the cards processor determine how many encoder counts were seen from encoder 1 between pulses of the prox, and then put that in the encoder 2 count value (the output from the card and the input to the PLC).
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Hello, At the plant I work at there are devices with IP addresses starting with 192.168.0, 192,168.1, and 193.168.2 The SLC in question is on 192.168.2 We would like to access it from our laptops which are on 192.168.0 The laptops have their subnet mask set to 255.255.252.0 and we are able to pull see other controllers on the 192.168.2 network. However, for some reason we can't with this one, not even when I'm plugged directly into the Ethernet port on the controller unless we change our IP address to one on 192.168.2 I believe the subnet mask on the controller isn't set right. Can anyone tell what I'm missing here? Here's an overview of the current settings: Laptop: 192.168.0.20, 255.255.252.0 Controller: 192.168.2.17, 255.255.252.0 Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ben
