Sltech88
Member
Hi
I have been asked by a customer to back up the code on a micrologix 1500 plc. Last time I used my RSLogix software was around 15 years ago!
Anyway, the setup is a standard 3 node network with micrologix connected thru its 8 pin din connector to a 1761-net-aic. The aic has a connector at the top going out to a panel view . The connector at the bottom of the aic is a serial rs232 port ready to receive (according to the Rockwell literature) a 1747-CP3 cable which will plug directly into my laptop, which has a real com port ! rs232 9 pin. So it all connects physically, here comes the problem, I am running windows 7 pro (32bit) but have seen somewhere that windows 7 didn't really like talking thru the com 1 9 pin serial port, perhaps somebody could confirm or deny this? So I have my activation in place and checked with factory talk activation. I am using RSLogix 500 9.05.01 along with RSLinx classic 4.10.
So I have tried starting the RSLinx software and adding the driver RS232 DF1 devices and then again with the DH485 UIC devices, but both times I am not getting any node pick up on RSlinx, the only thing happening is that the TX and RX lights on the aic are going solid instead of flashing , so something is happening, but not what I want to happen. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks
I have been asked by a customer to back up the code on a micrologix 1500 plc. Last time I used my RSLogix software was around 15 years ago!
Anyway, the setup is a standard 3 node network with micrologix connected thru its 8 pin din connector to a 1761-net-aic. The aic has a connector at the top going out to a panel view . The connector at the bottom of the aic is a serial rs232 port ready to receive (according to the Rockwell literature) a 1747-CP3 cable which will plug directly into my laptop, which has a real com port ! rs232 9 pin. So it all connects physically, here comes the problem, I am running windows 7 pro (32bit) but have seen somewhere that windows 7 didn't really like talking thru the com 1 9 pin serial port, perhaps somebody could confirm or deny this? So I have my activation in place and checked with factory talk activation. I am using RSLogix 500 9.05.01 along with RSLinx classic 4.10.
So I have tried starting the RSLinx software and adding the driver RS232 DF1 devices and then again with the DH485 UIC devices, but both times I am not getting any node pick up on RSlinx, the only thing happening is that the TX and RX lights on the aic are going solid instead of flashing , so something is happening, but not what I want to happen. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks