PLC5 Symbol Descriptions, and rung Comments.

[Maverick]

I'm Loosing Descriptions of PLC5 Symbols when I go online with PLC. Ussually I can merge the files, except for this time it blows by the pop up screen to do this.

All this started when I wanted to look at a PLC in the field to help our electricians troubleshoot a problem. I the DCS SA and really haven't delt much with PLC's. The program version that the PLC' thinks it has is version5, the version it is running is 7. I made a copy of seven and called it 5 for the purpose of going online with it. I've had to to this in the past. Usssually I get the pop up that says to either create a new file or if I find an existing file ie version5 I can Merge with it. RSlinx blows by this screen. Any help.

 

[Maverick]

Anyone with any Ideas? BUMP

 

[Ken Moore]

Open the file with symbols present OFFLINE, then go on line with the PLC, you should be prompted to upload and merge, select yes.

 

[russrmartin]

There were a couple of other posts on this site within the last two weeks. I don't have the time at the moment to find it for you, but I know it is there. Make sure that you are not just grabbing the online now icon, as that will just upload the PLC file and ignore what you have open.

 

[Maverick]

What I just did to fix. I saved the Project as 08 with a complete save of the databases. Then I opened the 06Project and went online. Again I lost my rung and symbol comments. Once online I went to tools, database, Native Import, Searched in the folder I had saved the 08 to and chose it. Hit import and there they are.