Well I've just been lumbered with looking into one of the EX40 Toshiba's that's came my way as it isn't playing nicely (suspect one of the output relays is faulty)so after a bit of research and downloading manuals etc, I've got the D100 software to run in a W98 VM but now need to get it to talk to my laptop.
The laptop I have has a genuine serial port (thankfully) and I have an RS232 to RS422 adaptor lying around. looking through the manuals it sort of suggests that the PLC uses the RS422 protocol, sooo… could I make a lead wiring an RJ45 connector at one end to connect to the PLC and wire the other to the RS422 adaptor RX + / - and TX+ / - and if so, does anyone have the pin out needed for the RJ45 end? - eg pin 1 RX+ / pin 2 RX- etc?.
I might be barking up the wrong tree here and its not the correct protocol but thought I might give it go first.
Any advice gratefully received.
Bolty.