Hello everybody, I'm trying to setup a RIO network and I need help. This is one of those deals where all the equipment is in the field, installed, and I never got to put my grubby little paws on it ... and I'm expected to go out there and wave a magic wand and make it all work. I have done a RIO or two with AB before, but those memories are vague and kind of ominous. I think they have made it much simpler since then. So, without further ado, let me lay out what i got for yall. Then I'll tell you what i think i have figured out, and what i think i need help with, then yall can tear into me and get me going the right direction.
PLC is a SLC 5/04. There's one rack thats been running the station for years, so I need to go in like a ninja and add this RIO. That rack looks like this:
Slotccupant
A : 5/04 (1747-L541C)
B : Empty
C : Empty
D : 8 pt DO (1746-OA8)
E : 16 Pt DO (1746-OA16)
F : 4 ch AO (1746-NO4I)
G : 4 ch AI (1746-NI4)
H : 8 ch AI (1746-NI8)
I : 4 ch AO (1746-NO4I)
I plan on putting my 1747-SN/B into that first empty slot. I'm planning on setting up my Remote rack like this.
A : 1747-ASB
B : 16 pt DI (1746-IA16)
C : 16 pt DI (1746-IA16)
D : 8 pt DO (1746-OA8)
E : 4 ch AI (1746-NI4)
F : 4 ch AO (1746-NO4I)
And the rest of the 10 slot rack is empty. Here are the dip switch settings I have decided to go with.
SW3 - on, on, on, off, off, on, on, on
SW2 - on, on, off, on, off, on, on, on
SW1 - on, on, on, on, on, on, on, on
As you can see, if you are fluent in dip switch settings, I opted for 1/2 slot addressing and discrete specialty IO mode. It is my most fervent hope that i can get away with directly addressing those analog cards with no Block transfers required. The book says it'll work. I think thats all i can tell you about my equipment, other than the fact that I'm using RSLogix v6, so now lets move on to what I think i know.
First, as i just said, i should be able to skip using block transfers. Second, I feel like i have a pretty good handle on the addressing. For instance, my first DI in the Remote rack will be address I:2.0/0. The first one on the second card will be I:2.2/0. The first DO will be O:2.4/0.
I'm not as sure about the analog addressing, but i think my AIs will be I:2.6 through I:2.9,. and my AOs will be O:2.6 through O:2.9. The other thing i cannot figure out is if/how to set up my remote rack in the IO config in RSLogix500. There is no option for an ASB module in the setup. That, combined with the fact that when i put the new rack and cards into the configuration, it generated an IO table for them as if they were part of a local rack, makes me think the program is supposed to be blind to those cards other than what it sees in the SN module. I cannot find any information about configuration for the RIO rack, not even anything to say it doesn't need to be done. Course, i'm sure I'm just not looking in the right manuals. I'm a little surprised I havent been able to find a manual just for setting up a RIO network. And finally, for now, Do I need to setup the G-data for the SN card? If so, how? The best i can tell, since I'm not using Block Transfers, that setup screen should be left blank.
I need to work my magic monday, so hopefully yall can get me straightened out friday, or over the weekend.
thanks,
-jeff
PLC is a SLC 5/04. There's one rack thats been running the station for years, so I need to go in like a ninja and add this RIO. That rack looks like this:
Slotccupant
A : 5/04 (1747-L541C)
B : Empty
C : Empty
D : 8 pt DO (1746-OA8)
E : 16 Pt DO (1746-OA16)
F : 4 ch AO (1746-NO4I)
G : 4 ch AI (1746-NI4)
H : 8 ch AI (1746-NI8)
I : 4 ch AO (1746-NO4I)
I plan on putting my 1747-SN/B into that first empty slot. I'm planning on setting up my Remote rack like this.
A : 1747-ASB
B : 16 pt DI (1746-IA16)
C : 16 pt DI (1746-IA16)
D : 8 pt DO (1746-OA8)
E : 4 ch AI (1746-NI4)
F : 4 ch AO (1746-NO4I)
And the rest of the 10 slot rack is empty. Here are the dip switch settings I have decided to go with.
SW3 - on, on, on, off, off, on, on, on
SW2 - on, on, off, on, off, on, on, on
SW1 - on, on, on, on, on, on, on, on
As you can see, if you are fluent in dip switch settings, I opted for 1/2 slot addressing and discrete specialty IO mode. It is my most fervent hope that i can get away with directly addressing those analog cards with no Block transfers required. The book says it'll work. I think thats all i can tell you about my equipment, other than the fact that I'm using RSLogix v6, so now lets move on to what I think i know.
First, as i just said, i should be able to skip using block transfers. Second, I feel like i have a pretty good handle on the addressing. For instance, my first DI in the Remote rack will be address I:2.0/0. The first one on the second card will be I:2.2/0. The first DO will be O:2.4/0.
I'm not as sure about the analog addressing, but i think my AIs will be I:2.6 through I:2.9,. and my AOs will be O:2.6 through O:2.9. The other thing i cannot figure out is if/how to set up my remote rack in the IO config in RSLogix500. There is no option for an ASB module in the setup. That, combined with the fact that when i put the new rack and cards into the configuration, it generated an IO table for them as if they were part of a local rack, makes me think the program is supposed to be blind to those cards other than what it sees in the SN module. I cannot find any information about configuration for the RIO rack, not even anything to say it doesn't need to be done. Course, i'm sure I'm just not looking in the right manuals. I'm a little surprised I havent been able to find a manual just for setting up a RIO network. And finally, for now, Do I need to setup the G-data for the SN card? If so, how? The best i can tell, since I'm not using Block Transfers, that setup screen should be left blank.
I need to work my magic monday, so hopefully yall can get me straightened out friday, or over the weekend.
thanks,
-jeff
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