Ron Beaufort
Lifetime Supporting Member
Greetings to all ...
I got this in my emails today from somebody new ... I’m answering it here to benefit the forum ... I’ve cleaned out everything that I think MIGHT be “secret” or anything along those lines ...
first things first ... you’re NOT using “DH+” for this ... instead you’re using RIO (Remote I/O) ... blue hose - YES ... Data Highway - NO ...
next ... in most cases you’ll need to consult the User Manual for your specific Analog Card in order to come up with the proper “bit pattern” data to be sent to the card ... or ... if you’re blessed like I am, you have a spare PLC-5 and RSLogix5 software standing by ... so you run the configuration through that system - and then copy the data over into the “latest and greatest” ControlLogix and RSLogix5000 platform ... as you’ve noticed, RSLogix5000 doesn’t include the capability to help configure this “oldie-but-goodie” 1771 stuff ...
the notes below should get you going ... if you have specific questions you may CALL me ... if you email, I’ll eventually get a chance to answer, but it will probably be several days ... lately I have more time to talk than I have time (and energy) to type ...
or ... better yet, post your future questions on the forum ... there are many members here who are qualified to help you ... and questions asked on the forum benefit everybody ...
you didn't mention any details about how you want your module to be configured (scaling, etc.) - so I went with the “plain vanilla” settings that I use in my classes ... this is the way MOST systems in the field are set up ... your mileage may vary ...
hope this helps ...
I got this in my emails today from somebody new ... I’m answering it here to benefit the forum ... I’ve cleaned out everything that I think MIGHT be “secret” or anything along those lines ...
Hi Ron
Going through some posting you have entered on PLCTALK, you seem rather knowledgeable on the matter.
Attached is a screen shot of the hardware setup of a PLC – Control Logix 5555. On installing the card (1771-OFE2 B) in the remote rack using DH+, the Controller tags inserted do not include any Configuration registers. How do I go about setting up this card using a Message call? The Modbus card inserted in the slot before the analogue output is functioning correctly.
Regards,
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first things first ... you’re NOT using “DH+” for this ... instead you’re using RIO (Remote I/O) ... blue hose - YES ... Data Highway - NO ...
next ... in most cases you’ll need to consult the User Manual for your specific Analog Card in order to come up with the proper “bit pattern” data to be sent to the card ... or ... if you’re blessed like I am, you have a spare PLC-5 and RSLogix5 software standing by ... so you run the configuration through that system - and then copy the data over into the “latest and greatest” ControlLogix and RSLogix5000 platform ... as you’ve noticed, RSLogix5000 doesn’t include the capability to help configure this “oldie-but-goodie” 1771 stuff ...
the notes below should get you going ... if you have specific questions you may CALL me ... if you email, I’ll eventually get a chance to answer, but it will probably be several days ... lately I have more time to talk than I have time (and energy) to type ...
or ... better yet, post your future questions on the forum ... there are many members here who are qualified to help you ... and questions asked on the forum benefit everybody ...
you didn't mention any details about how you want your module to be configured (scaling, etc.) - so I went with the “plain vanilla” settings that I use in my classes ... this is the way MOST systems in the field are set up ... your mileage may vary ...
hope this helps ...
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