Fixed Hardware SLC500 (1747-L40a) Program Upload

[alexbeatle]

Goodday!

I have a Fixed Hardware SLC500 (1747-L40a) connected to 1747-DTAM.
Can someone help me upload the program from it?

Trials:

1. 1747-AIC + 1747-UIC:
SLC500 -> 1747-AIC (CPU)
DTAM -> 1747-AIC (Peripheral)
1747-UIC -> 1747-AIC (RS485 network)
Outcome:
SLC500 and DTAM communicate
RSLinx cannot see neither device
Mistake: 1747-UIC only operates at 19200 baud. Communication baud = 9600

2.1747-AIC + 1761-NET-AIC:
SLC500-> 1747-AIC (CPU)
DTAM -> 1747-AIC (Peripheral)
1761-NET-AIC -> 1747-AIC (RS485 network)
Outcome:
SLC500 and DTAM communicate
RSLinx cannot see neither device

RSLinx config:
Device: SLC-CH0/Micro/PanelView
Baud: 9600
Station Number: 11 (DTAM Station Number is 00)
PArity: None
Error Checking: CRC
Stop Bits: 1
Protocol: Full Duplex

Thank you.

 

[Ken Roach]

DH485 protocol at 9600 baud is very uncommon, but there it is.

The 1747-UIC doesn't support 9600 baud DH485.

If you have an older Windows computer with XPSP2 (or the SP3 rollback described on this Forum in the past) and a built-in RS-232 port (no USB or expansion ports) you could try the "1747-PIC/AIC+" driver in RSLinx Classic.

This will not work with the 1747-UIC, any USB/RS232 converter, or Windows 7.

If this were my system I would get out an SLC-5/05 or ControlLogix and a 1761-NET-AIC and go after it with a Passthrough driver.

 

[alexbeatle]

If you have an older Windows computer with XPSP2 (or the SP3 rollback described on this Forum in the past) and a built-in RS-232 port (no USB or expansion ports) you could try the "1747-PIC/AIC+" driver in RSLinx Classic.

This will not work with the 1747-UIC, any USB/RS232 converter, or Windows 7.

Thanks.

Will the driver swap work on the WinXP SP3 VM?

 

[Ken Roach]

I have never heard of a virtual machine successfully running the 1747-PIC/AIC+ driver.

I have never tried, as it seems clear to be that the low-level port control necessary for the driver to work properly will be eliminated by the additional abstraction layer of the VM.

 

[alexbeatle]

As per https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4129/related/1

At this time, due to limitations in the older processors (Micro1000's series A and C, along with fixed SLC units, 5/01's and 5/02's), RSLinx will NOT display these nodes on the DH-485 (or DF1) network via pass thru. Therefore, programming of these devices is limited to direct connection over serial or DH-485 only.

In the RSLogix 500 "Processor Status\Ch 0 Nodes" I see both the Pasthru Node and the Fixed SLC, but RSLinx doesn't show the Fixed SLC.

I have never heard of a virtual machine successfully running the 1747-PIC/AIC+ driver.

I have never tried, as it seems clear to be that the low-level port control necessary for the driver to work properly will be eliminated by the additional abstraction layer of the VM.

Ken Roach, you are right. I made WinXP SP2 VM, but couldn't connect to AIC+.
Is the only solution to use a real machine with hardware RS232?

 

[TimWilborne]

I have never heard of a virtual machine successfully running the 1747-PIC/AIC+ driver.

I have never tried, as it seems clear to be that the low-level port control necessary for the driver to work properly will be eliminated by the additional abstraction layer of the VM.

I have tried with Virtualbox but could not to get it to work.

 

[alexbeatle]

Uploaded using Win SP2 on the real machine.
Thank you. Case Closed