I have a Panelview 1000 (2711-T10C3) it only has a DH485 and a RS232 printer port. Apperantly the RS232 port can only be used for printing and not for downloading/uploading to the Panelview. The Panelview is connected to a 1761-NET-AIC throgh a 1761-CBL-AS03 cable. The 8-pin din port on the NET-AIC module is connected to a compact logix L31 processor to comm port 1 and this port is configured to DH485 protocol Node 1(The Panelview is Node 2 on DH485). It looks like the compact logix and the panelview are communicating with no problems.
Where my com problems arrise is, trying to connect my laptop to the 9-pin serial connector on the NET-AIC module. I'm using the 1747-PIC/AIC+ driver in RSLinx, but I can't get it to run because my laptop doesn't have a 9-pin serial connector, so I'm going through a PCMCIA 9-pin serial card. For some reason I can't get the driver to run. I keep getting a "Failed to swap" error message. From reading on the forum, it looks like the 1747-pic driver can't be used with a USB or PCMCIA serial port. Is there workaround or another driver I can use for this connection or do I have to get a computer with a 9-pin serial port?
The second question is, what cable do I use to connect from the laptop 9-pin serial port to the 9-pin serial port on the NET-AIC module?
TIA
Jr.
Where my com problems arrise is, trying to connect my laptop to the 9-pin serial connector on the NET-AIC module. I'm using the 1747-PIC/AIC+ driver in RSLinx, but I can't get it to run because my laptop doesn't have a 9-pin serial connector, so I'm going through a PCMCIA 9-pin serial card. For some reason I can't get the driver to run. I keep getting a "Failed to swap" error message. From reading on the forum, it looks like the 1747-pic driver can't be used with a USB or PCMCIA serial port. Is there workaround or another driver I can use for this connection or do I have to get a computer with a 9-pin serial port?
The second question is, what cable do I use to connect from the laptop 9-pin serial port to the 9-pin serial port on the NET-AIC module?
TIA
Jr.