Networking micrologix and SLC500

[ToddM]

Hi Folks...Over the past couple of weeks I've aquired a couple of used PLCs. One is a micrologix 1000 1761-L16AWA and the other is a SLC500 1747-L20A. I would like to network the 2 together {just to expieriment with the MSG funtion or whatever else I can use}.Is there an easy, painless, inexpensive way to do this? I think I'm going to need a link coupler {I think its 1747-AIC or something like that} for the slc but I'm not to sure about the ML1000. Would I have to create a data hiway between the 2 somehow or is there a way to direct connect them? Any advice would be appreacated as well any diagrams etc.

Thanks and later...Todd

 

[TConnolly]

The L20A SLC500 (fixed IO unit) can only receive messages and send reply messages to command messages sent from other nodes on the DH-485 network; it cannot initiate communication and it does not support the MSG instruction.

The ML1K will need a Net-AIC to connect the RS232 port to DH485 and will have to be configured to talk DH485 protocol.

All communication (requests and commands) will have to originate in the ML1K.

 

[ToddM]

Alric...Is this what I need to do to connect them? Is there anything else that I need to know besides what you have already told me?

Thanks{again}and Later....Todd