Steve Bailey
Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator
What programming software did you have on the old laptop? Based on it being a Windows 95 machine, you could have been using either Logicmaster or VersaPro. Logicmaster will not be able to upload a program created with VersaPro.
VersaPro will not run under anything newer than Windows XP. Logicmaster will have to run in a DOSbox on anything newer than XP. The current software, Proficy Machine Edition will be able to connect no matter which software package was in use originally.
Assuming serial communications between programming software and the PLC, I have never had good luck with a USB/serial converter and Logicmaster. I can establish a connection but it won't stay open long enough to upload or download a program.
Regardless of the programming software you end up using you won't get any rung comments or variable descriptions. Once you have established a connection you will need to navigate to the fault tables to find out what shut the program down.
VersaPro will not run under anything newer than Windows XP. Logicmaster will have to run in a DOSbox on anything newer than XP. The current software, Proficy Machine Edition will be able to connect no matter which software package was in use originally.
Assuming serial communications between programming software and the PLC, I have never had good luck with a USB/serial converter and Logicmaster. I can establish a connection but it won't stay open long enough to upload or download a program.
Regardless of the programming software you end up using you won't get any rung comments or variable descriptions. Once you have established a connection you will need to navigate to the fault tables to find out what shut the program down.