Rockwell Cables

Hi Thanks All,

I am new to Rockwell Automation Service.
So What are the different communication cables for the Rockwell Products

Might be easier if you state what devices you need cables to communicate with. This selection guide may be helpful.
http://www.theautomationstore.com/allen-bradley-plc-cable-selection-guide/

Hey thanks and what about Power Flex Drives

Powerflex drives (at least the ones I am familiar with) use a protocol called "DSI". It stands for Drive Serial Interface and is an Allen Bradley protocol. Of course a lot of this varies based on what PLC you are using, and I'm delving into the subject myself, but you need to remember a few things about cables:

1. A cable is more than just "a connection". Even if a cable has the appropriate connectors the pins may or may not be correct, and this goes for voltages too. Some PLCs have an RJ-45 port (such as my SLC 5/03), but one of the wires runs at 24V, which will fry a standard nic used in computer ethernet applications.

2. You need to familiarize yourself with RSLogix and the different cable types for connecting, if you have specific questions on connecting to a PLC I would be glad to answer them, as this is often half of the battle when you are new. I spent a week learning to connect to different PLCs and trying different cables (like serial to usb). There are a TON of modules out there, but each one has a specific purpose and protocol.

3. For any kind of PLC network utilizing older protocols/hardware you will need some kind of device to keep track of the other devices on the network. This device is referred to as a "Master."

4. I reiterate that there are a TON of different protocols and ways to connect. You can, for instance, use analog to connect to a Powerflex drive and control it's speed.

Thanks,

But i am talking about PowerFLex Drives to PC/Laptop Communication cables.

PowerFlex 1203-USB Converter

Our local AB "Drives Guy" came in the other day and had a cable that he said would connect USB to virtually any AB AC Drive or Servo Drive. It had 5 or 6 different ends on the one end of it, and a USB on the other. He told me the name of the cable, but I have forgotten it since...sorry, might check your local AB Distributor and ask about it...seemed like it'd be pretty handy to have around...I need to check on it myself in fact!!

Hey Thanks All

Is there any other cables for Rockwell Products.

Ngaraju said:

Is there any other cables for Rockwell Products.

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Here are the ones we sell http://www.plccable.com/allen-bradley/

This is our best selling set and should have you covered for just about all of them.. http://www.plccable.com/1747-uic-us...1-cbl-pm02-1756-cp3-complete-programming-set/

We have not made the PowerFlex yet... not sure if the demand is large enough for it