Hi,
I just got a new laptop without serial port. I am working on a project with Mocrologix-1500 and devicenet card 1769-SDN. I have the communication adapter 1770-KFD with and I have buy a USB to serial adapter for my laptop to connect to the devicenet card on serial port.
I was refering to the the below article from AB knowledgebase
The USB ( Universal Serial Bus) adapters that will convert the USB port to a serial port. Listed are two vendors that we recommend.
*See the special notes at the end of this Document to use the 1770-KFD with these adapters.
Here are the test results:
Product Testing Results
Summary
To replace the laptop serial connector, Rockwell Software has tested both Belkin (model no. F5U103) and Keyspan (model no. USA-19W) USB to RS-232 interfaces. RSI has found that, with these interfaces, RSLinx serial connectivity works with all processors and panel-mount interfaces under Windows 98/NT/2000 operating systems. Both products sell for less than $80 and are available for purchase globally.
RSLinx/USB Belkin & Keyspan Serial Converter Test Results
Device
Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows ME
1770-KF2
Yes
Yes
Yes
1770-KF3
Yes
Yes
Yes
1770-KFC
Yes
Yes
Yes
1770-KFD
Yes
Yes
Yes
CompactLogix
Yes
-
-
ControlLogix
Yes
-
-
FlexLogix
Yes
-
-
MicroLogix
Yes
Yes
Yes
Panelview 300
Yes
Yes
Yes
PLC-5
Yes
Yes
Yes
SLC-500
Yes
Yes
Yes
Notes:
1. Testing was performed using the RSLinx DF1, full-duplex driver with Allen-Bradley serial cables. Note the 1770-KFD requires AB cable P/N 96881501.
2. RSLogix software and DDE/OPC clients were used to test communications stability.
3. Testing was performed using the Belkin F5U103 and Keyspan USA-19QW USB-RS232 adapters.
4. “Yes” in the table indicates that the device was successfully tested with the Belkin an Keyspan adapters and that operating system.
5. Auto-Configure in RSLinx Configure Devices window doesn’t work in Windows 2000, so you should set the baud rate manually and make it equal to the baud rate of the serial channel of the particular device.
6. To configure 1770-KF3 in Windows 2000, select (1770-KF3/1747-KE) as the device type in the RSLinx Configure Devices window.
7. To configure 1770-KF3 and 1770-KF2 in Windows ME, select the appropriate device as the device type in the RSLinx Configure Devices window.
8. The RSLinx PIC driver will not work with either the Belkin or Keyspan devices.
Special Note: The Keyspan product will work with the cable (P/N 96881501) included with the 1770-KFD because it does not require handshaking. The Belkin product will not work with the serial cable included with the 1770-KFD because the 1770-KFD does not support handshaking while the Belkin product requires handshaking. In order to successfully use the Belkin product with a 1770-KFD the handshake lines need to be connected together. The 1784-CP10 cable could be used with the 25 pin connector with adapters be connected to the 1770-KFD. A cable with the handshake lines looped back on each side would also work. Each D9 side would need to have pins 4 (DTR) , 6 (DSR) and 1 (DCD) connected together and 7 (RTS) , 8 (CTS) connected together.
Keyspan adapter that AB recommends is discontinued does anybody out there know which is the best one for this.
AB offers 9300-USBS but I am not sure if this works with 1770-kfd and this is priced at around CDN $200.00.
My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pentium4 running on Windows XP.
Thanks,
Kiran.
I just got a new laptop without serial port. I am working on a project with Mocrologix-1500 and devicenet card 1769-SDN. I have the communication adapter 1770-KFD with and I have buy a USB to serial adapter for my laptop to connect to the devicenet card on serial port.
I was refering to the the below article from AB knowledgebase
The USB ( Universal Serial Bus) adapters that will convert the USB port to a serial port. Listed are two vendors that we recommend.
*See the special notes at the end of this Document to use the 1770-KFD with these adapters.
Here are the test results:
Product Testing Results
Summary
To replace the laptop serial connector, Rockwell Software has tested both Belkin (model no. F5U103) and Keyspan (model no. USA-19W) USB to RS-232 interfaces. RSI has found that, with these interfaces, RSLinx serial connectivity works with all processors and panel-mount interfaces under Windows 98/NT/2000 operating systems. Both products sell for less than $80 and are available for purchase globally.
RSLinx/USB Belkin & Keyspan Serial Converter Test Results
Device
Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows ME
1770-KF2
Yes
Yes
Yes
1770-KF3
Yes
Yes
Yes
1770-KFC
Yes
Yes
Yes
1770-KFD
Yes
Yes
Yes
CompactLogix
Yes
-
-
ControlLogix
Yes
-
-
FlexLogix
Yes
-
-
MicroLogix
Yes
Yes
Yes
Panelview 300
Yes
Yes
Yes
PLC-5
Yes
Yes
Yes
SLC-500
Yes
Yes
Yes
Notes:
1. Testing was performed using the RSLinx DF1, full-duplex driver with Allen-Bradley serial cables. Note the 1770-KFD requires AB cable P/N 96881501.
2. RSLogix software and DDE/OPC clients were used to test communications stability.
3. Testing was performed using the Belkin F5U103 and Keyspan USA-19QW USB-RS232 adapters.
4. “Yes” in the table indicates that the device was successfully tested with the Belkin an Keyspan adapters and that operating system.
5. Auto-Configure in RSLinx Configure Devices window doesn’t work in Windows 2000, so you should set the baud rate manually and make it equal to the baud rate of the serial channel of the particular device.
6. To configure 1770-KF3 in Windows 2000, select (1770-KF3/1747-KE) as the device type in the RSLinx Configure Devices window.
7. To configure 1770-KF3 and 1770-KF2 in Windows ME, select the appropriate device as the device type in the RSLinx Configure Devices window.
8. The RSLinx PIC driver will not work with either the Belkin or Keyspan devices.
Special Note: The Keyspan product will work with the cable (P/N 96881501) included with the 1770-KFD because it does not require handshaking. The Belkin product will not work with the serial cable included with the 1770-KFD because the 1770-KFD does not support handshaking while the Belkin product requires handshaking. In order to successfully use the Belkin product with a 1770-KFD the handshake lines need to be connected together. The 1784-CP10 cable could be used with the 25 pin connector with adapters be connected to the 1770-KFD. A cable with the handshake lines looped back on each side would also work. Each D9 side would need to have pins 4 (DTR) , 6 (DSR) and 1 (DCD) connected together and 7 (RTS) , 8 (CTS) connected together.
Keyspan adapter that AB recommends is discontinued does anybody out there know which is the best one for this.
AB offers 9300-USBS but I am not sure if this works with 1770-kfd and this is priced at around CDN $200.00.
My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pentium4 running on Windows XP.
Thanks,
Kiran.