Hi all,
I have a Windows XP virtual machine running on a Windows 7 Professional host.
I installed RSLogix 5000 V20 and RSLinx V2.59.
Everything runs OK except when I try to connect to a CompactLogix using a USB cable.
At the VMware top bar I can see the USB icon and when I hover over it it read the correct PLC part number.
In RSLinx, the USB driver (AB_VBP-1) is shown as running under "Configure Drivers", but it does not show in the RSWho window.
I have read there can be problems with this USB driver in VMware, but I don't know if anybody has made it work.
In case this USB connection does not work, what would be the work around for loading the firmware to an out of the box CompactLogix? And to communicate via Ethernet to a CompactLogix whose IP address is unknown?
Thank you!
I have a Windows XP virtual machine running on a Windows 7 Professional host.
I installed RSLogix 5000 V20 and RSLinx V2.59.
Everything runs OK except when I try to connect to a CompactLogix using a USB cable.
At the VMware top bar I can see the USB icon and when I hover over it it read the correct PLC part number.
In RSLinx, the USB driver (AB_VBP-1) is shown as running under "Configure Drivers", but it does not show in the RSWho window.
I have read there can be problems with this USB driver in VMware, but I don't know if anybody has made it work.
In case this USB connection does not work, what would be the work around for loading the firmware to an out of the box CompactLogix? And to communicate via Ethernet to a CompactLogix whose IP address is unknown?
Thank you!
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