Ok, sorry to bring this back up, but I'm having a couple of issues with this card.
First, I configured the card EXACTLY like the user manual says to do. I configured it as "GENERIC" card and set up the input, output, and configuration files as it said to, but I'm getting something weird....The input and output words are supposed to be 5 words long each. I get that with no problem. The configuration word is supposed to be 32 words long, and even though I enter , it still comes out 120ish words long. I have no idea why. I've tried deleting the module and starting over, no change.
Also, I downloaded my program the other day and got everything up and running (even though the configuration for the OF4 was 120ish words) and everything seemed to work great. I set up each channel for 4-20mA and enabled the channels. I did this by going into the tag monitor and going to the configuration file for that module and changing the corresponding bits to a "1" manually. As I understood it, this was what I have to do since there is no "configuration" tab for the "generic" module.
It seemed to work great. I set up a test load on the bench with my meter in series and was getting 4-20mA output with no problems. I saved everything and put it up over the weekend.
I come back yesterday, plug it up and try to go online and the processor starts in "program" mode with the "i/o" not responding flashing at the top. The OF4 had the yellow triangle on it in the tree. When I right clicked and went to properties, it say that there was an invalid configuration parameter entered. So, I went to the configuration word and checked. Everything was exactly as I left it, but it wouldn't work. I ended up having to clear all the configuration bits back to zero and then set them back again. Then it started working fine again...
I'm confused. I am NOT altering the configuration bits in the ladder logic. Should I be?