Earle Rich
Member
I've been monitoring this forum for a while, but now have run into a problem that someone surely has seen before. I have quite a bit of experience with AutomationDirect, Omron and Idec and A&B PLCs. A couple of years ago I had to translate a program from AD to Omron and then to A&B. Needless to say, the last translation was the toughest to do.
I managed most of it and then the project was taken over by an experienced PC programmer when I went on our annual trip to Florida for three months. Now he is unavailable and I now have a new laptop which does not have a serial connector for the A&B cable. The USB to serial connector is listed as Comm 5 in hardware properties, but I can't get the computer to talk to the A&B 1200 PLC.
I've gone through the help files, have the Lynx software and other software installed, but can't seem to make any progress.
The machine is used to put hooks or hangers on plant pots. Doesn't sound like much of a deal, but a typical greenhouse might have to do 6 million of these pots in a short growing season. That is a job that people should not be doing. It is a painful operation that is much better done by machine.
Thanks for any information.
I managed most of it and then the project was taken over by an experienced PC programmer when I went on our annual trip to Florida for three months. Now he is unavailable and I now have a new laptop which does not have a serial connector for the A&B cable. The USB to serial connector is listed as Comm 5 in hardware properties, but I can't get the computer to talk to the A&B 1200 PLC.
I've gone through the help files, have the Lynx software and other software installed, but can't seem to make any progress.
The machine is used to put hooks or hangers on plant pots. Doesn't sound like much of a deal, but a typical greenhouse might have to do 6 million of these pots in a short growing season. That is a job that people should not be doing. It is a painful operation that is much better done by machine.
Thanks for any information.