Comm Cable For Micrologix 1200 PLC?

[calinorth]

Which communication cable should I buy to communicate with a micrologix 1200 plc. I have Windows xp sp 2 running on a virtual machine on my laptop but I only have usb connections available on my laptop. Also I have the keyspan high speed rs 232 to usb adapter that I use for the AB 5/03 PLC's at work. Will my keyspan adapter work with the micrologix 1200 com cable from ab or do I need something else thx in advance

 

[Ken Roach]

Keyspan USA-19HS with the 1761-CBL-PM02 cable is the gold standard for communicating with MicroLogix controller serial ports.

I prefer to let the VM connect to them over USB instead of using the virtual COM port; that method tends to be faster.

 

[geniusintraining]

Keyspan is good but its two pieces and 3 if you count the 1761-CBL-PM02, I dont like having connections... everyone is a possible failure point or misplacing one of them

We sell a one piece for a fraction of the cost of the 3 above http://www.plccable.com/allen-bradley-usb-1761-cbl-pm02-for-all-micrologix-plc-communication/

$27.95, free shipping and a lifetime guarantee, works with any OS (XP to W10) or VM