I just made the whole post, but cant find it online, so now i will try to make it shorter and more comprehensive:
I have a production line controlled by AB 5/40 PLC that I want to change to CtrlLgx and RS5000.
I only have one problem that i am not sure how to handle:
PLC 5/40 is hosted in a 1771 16-slot rack that is configured as a single slot rack.
First question is: Does RS5000 can be configured to scan this RIO (when i take out plc and put in RIO module) as a single slot configured chassis ?
Curently when i test the configuration, the only time when i get steady green light on the ASB module is when i configure it as a double slot. That might be a problem, since i have many 16 input bit cards in the adjecent slots, so it would require one whole group to be 32 input group, which i dont see possible in rs5000 addressing.
The only solution i have to this problem is to move every second card one slot forward, to become first card in every group where next slot is empty. This is viable since i only have 7 slots taken, but it require some rewiring. then i would keep the same addressing as it is now in RS5.
Is there any other way out for solving this problem?
I am sorry if I am not clear enough and i will explain it additionaly if there is any misunderstandings.
Thanks for all the help, I am looking forward sharing my knowledge and becoming part of the community.
I have a production line controlled by AB 5/40 PLC that I want to change to CtrlLgx and RS5000.
I only have one problem that i am not sure how to handle:
PLC 5/40 is hosted in a 1771 16-slot rack that is configured as a single slot rack.
First question is: Does RS5000 can be configured to scan this RIO (when i take out plc and put in RIO module) as a single slot configured chassis ?
Curently when i test the configuration, the only time when i get steady green light on the ASB module is when i configure it as a double slot. That might be a problem, since i have many 16 input bit cards in the adjecent slots, so it would require one whole group to be 32 input group, which i dont see possible in rs5000 addressing.
The only solution i have to this problem is to move every second card one slot forward, to become first card in every group where next slot is empty. This is viable since i only have 7 slots taken, but it require some rewiring. then i would keep the same addressing as it is now in RS5.
Is there any other way out for solving this problem?
I am sorry if I am not clear enough and i will explain it additionaly if there is any misunderstandings.
Thanks for all the help, I am looking forward sharing my knowledge and becoming part of the community.