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alanc5 · December 11th, 2002, 07:48 PM

I AM MESSING AROUND WITH A KOYO/AUTOMATION DIRECT I/O CHASSIS(A 205) IT HAS A 16 PT. INPUT MODULE AND A 12 PT. OUTPUT MODULE. I AM COMMUNICATING TO A H2-EBC EITHERNET MODULE. I AM ALSO USING ENTIVITY VLC TO CREATE LADDER TO TEST. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I SEEM TO HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP AND WHEN I PUT 24V ON AN INPUT TERMINAL THE INPUT LIGHT ON THE MODULE COMES ON BUT NO CHANGES IN THE SOFTWARE(IE. COLOR CHANGE OR VALUE CHANGE 1 OR 0. I AM COMPILEING THE PROGRAM AND THEN I LOAD AND GO, THEN TRY TO MONITOR IN THE MANTINANCE MODE, BUT NO CHANGES. ANY SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED.

Eric Nelson · December 11th, 2002, 09:41 PM

Just an idea... Is the PLC in "RUN" mode?...

I'm not familiar with Entivity software... I use DirectSOFT

beerchug

-Eric

RDay · December 12th, 2002, 07:23 AM

I haven’t used Entivity VLC but I use Entivity Studio. In Studio using Connectivity Center you have to connect, and then scan the I/O to see a change in state on the PC. If you go to Entivity's web site you can go to the eAnswers section do a search for your problem, or you could post your question there. They usually respond to you fairly quickly.
Hope this helps.

awalinski · December 12th, 2002, 11:30 AM

Or is the ALL STATUS ON in Debug menu checked?

alanc5 · December 12th, 2002, 11:44 AM

OK HERE IS THE DEAL . THE SIMULATION BOX WAS CHECKED( IN THE DRIVER EDITOR ,I UNCHECKED IT).

THE MODULES WERE CONFIGURED IN THE WRONG SLOTS. IT IS A 6 SLOT CHASSIS. THE FIRST POSITION IS NOT COUNTED( REGARDLESS IF IT IS A CPU OR EITHERNET MODULE ). THEN YOU START COUNTING SLOTS STARTING WITH 1 AND ENDING WITH 5 (WITH A 6 SLOT CHASSIS). THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE'S..

Eric Nelson · December 12th, 2002, 12:45 PM

Glad to hear you got it...

In the future, don't think of the first slot (the CPU slot) as "mot being counted"... Think of it as "Slot 0 (zero)"

beerchug

-Eric

alanc5 · December 12th, 2002, 03:14 PM

I WAS INCORRECT. THE FIRST SLOT IS NOT COUNTED (CPU OR EITHERNET MODULE). THE NEXT SLOT STARTS AT 0 THEN THE CHASSIS ENDS IN 4 (IT'S A 6 SLOT CHASSIS). THE INPUT AND OUTPUT MODULES ARE LOCATED IN SLOTS 0 AND 1. I KEPT PUTING THEM IN AS 1 AND 2. APPERENTLY THE CPU/E NET MODULE SLOT IS NOT EVEN COUNTED AS A ZERO. THANKS

December 11th, 2002, 07:48 PM	#1
alanc5 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Mt. pleasant,South Carolina Posts: 61	Koyo/ Automation Direct I/o I AM MESSING AROUND WITH A KOYO/AUTOMATION DIRECT I/O CHASSIS(A 205) IT HAS A 16 PT. INPUT MODULE AND A 12 PT. OUTPUT MODULE. I AM COMMUNICATING TO A H2-EBC EITHERNET MODULE. I AM ALSO USING ENTIVITY VLC TO CREATE LADDER TO TEST. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I SEEM TO HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP AND WHEN I PUT 24V ON AN INPUT TERMINAL THE INPUT LIGHT ON THE MODULE COMES ON BUT NO CHANGES IN THE SOFTWARE(IE. COLOR CHANGE OR VALUE CHANGE 1 OR 0. I AM COMPILEING THE PROGRAM AND THEN I LOAD AND GO, THEN TRY TO MONITOR IN THE MANTINANCE MODE, BUT NO CHANGES. ANY SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED.

December 12th, 2002, 07:23 AM	#3
RDay Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Evansville, Indiana. Posts: 143	I haven’t used Entivity VLC but I use Entivity Studio. In Studio using Connectivity Center you have to connect, and then scan the I/O to see a change in state on the PC. If you go to Entivity's web site you can go to the eAnswers section do a search for your problem, or you could post your question there. They usually respond to you fairly quickly. Hope this helps. __________________ RDay

December 12th, 2002, 11:30 AM	#4
awalinski Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 36	Or is the ALL STATUS ON in Debug menu checked? __________________ Alexandra

December 12th, 2002, 11:44 AM	#5
alanc5 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Mt. pleasant,South Carolina Posts: 61	I GOT IT OK HERE IS THE DEAL . THE SIMULATION BOX WAS CHECKED( IN THE DRIVER EDITOR ,I UNCHECKED IT). THE MODULES WERE CONFIGURED IN THE WRONG SLOTS. IT IS A 6 SLOT CHASSIS. THE FIRST POSITION IS NOT COUNTED( REGARDLESS IF IT IS A CPU OR EITHERNET MODULE ). THEN YOU START COUNTING SLOTS STARTING WITH 1 AND ENDING WITH 5 (WITH A 6 SLOT CHASSIS). THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE'S..

December 12th, 2002, 03:14 PM	#7
alanc5 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Mt. pleasant,South Carolina Posts: 61	MISTAKE I WAS INCORRECT. THE FIRST SLOT IS NOT COUNTED (CPU OR EITHERNET MODULE). THE NEXT SLOT STARTS AT 0 THEN THE CHASSIS ENDS IN 4 (IT'S A 6 SLOT CHASSIS). THE INPUT AND OUTPUT MODULES ARE LOCATED IN SLOTS 0 AND 1. I KEPT PUTING THEM IN AS 1 AND 2. APPERENTLY THE CPU/E NET MODULE SLOT IS NOT EVEN COUNTED AS A ZERO. THANKS



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December 11th, 2002, 09:41 PM	#2
Eric Nelson Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Randolph, NJ Posts: 4,088	Just an idea... Is the PLC in "RUN" mode?... I'm not familiar with Entivity software... I use DirectSOFT beerchug -Eric

December 12th, 2002, 12:45 PM	#6
Eric Nelson Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Randolph, NJ Posts: 4,088	Glad to hear you got it... In the future, don't think of the first slot (the CPU slot) as "mot being counted"... Think of it as "Slot 0 (zero)" beerchug -Eric

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