Evening all,
I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction with this issue where I cannot set up a 1770-KFD driver in RSLinx without getting a KFD32 error.
I thought it was time to get my head around some Devicenet principles and at least how to connect to the 1747-SDN scanner card and at least be able to upload / download configs so dragged out a brand new SDN card and a brand new SLC processor from my stock squirreled away.
I've set up on my test rig a SLC 5/05 processor and the 1747-SDN scanner card with nothing else fitted. I have also made up a 3 metre length of correct spec devicenet cable running from the scanner card to my 1770-KFD rs232/devicenet convertor. The devicenet connector also has the 24VDC connected as well. Terminating resistors are fitted at both ends of this devicenet cable as this is to be my "network". The RSLinx version has the devicenet driver drop down box on the config drivers and is the newest version that works with XP and RSNetworx is V24.
When I power up the rack - the scanner does its self test - showing the major / minor revision number / speed (00 = 125k) and node 63 (default DN node address). it also shows error 72.
I can successfully set up a 1747-SDNPT driver using the ether/IP driver I have set for the 5/05 comms and this sets up without any issues. I can open RSNetworx and using the PT driver and going online in RSNetworx I can see the scanner showing up as node 63 in the graph view. So far so good... But..
I cannot for the life of me get the 1770-KFD to talk to the scanner when I set up a devicenet driver using the 1770-KFD option. With the KFD connected to the other end of my devicenet cable to the scanner, the status led is flashing green (scanner module led is flashing red). When I try to set the KFD driver all I get is a brief flash of green on the RS232 status led on the KFD convertor then nothing more.
After a short time I get the error KFD32 error stating timed out.
I've tried manually setting the 3 speeds in the 1770-KFD driver - I know the real serial port works fine and is set up within XP normally (I can set a DF1 driver up to talk to the processor instead of the Ethernet and it works fine). There is no other drivers running in RSLinx when I try to set this KFD driver up. The KFD driver is set as node 62.
What am I missing or doing wrong???. Can the 1770-KFD work directly connected to the scanner card or does it have to be in a network with other devices?. I've also tried the enabling the scanner bit in the plc output table but still nothing. I've even tried a flush of the scanner card just incase but still the same. To say i'm stumped is an understatement!!!. When you check around the issues others have had on google etc - everyone seems to be able to get the bugger to connect without any major issues.
Any advice given very gratefully received!. Every days a school day!.
Bolty
I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction with this issue where I cannot set up a 1770-KFD driver in RSLinx without getting a KFD32 error.
I thought it was time to get my head around some Devicenet principles and at least how to connect to the 1747-SDN scanner card and at least be able to upload / download configs so dragged out a brand new SDN card and a brand new SLC processor from my stock squirreled away.
I've set up on my test rig a SLC 5/05 processor and the 1747-SDN scanner card with nothing else fitted. I have also made up a 3 metre length of correct spec devicenet cable running from the scanner card to my 1770-KFD rs232/devicenet convertor. The devicenet connector also has the 24VDC connected as well. Terminating resistors are fitted at both ends of this devicenet cable as this is to be my "network". The RSLinx version has the devicenet driver drop down box on the config drivers and is the newest version that works with XP and RSNetworx is V24.
When I power up the rack - the scanner does its self test - showing the major / minor revision number / speed (00 = 125k) and node 63 (default DN node address). it also shows error 72.
I can successfully set up a 1747-SDNPT driver using the ether/IP driver I have set for the 5/05 comms and this sets up without any issues. I can open RSNetworx and using the PT driver and going online in RSNetworx I can see the scanner showing up as node 63 in the graph view. So far so good... But..
I cannot for the life of me get the 1770-KFD to talk to the scanner when I set up a devicenet driver using the 1770-KFD option. With the KFD connected to the other end of my devicenet cable to the scanner, the status led is flashing green (scanner module led is flashing red). When I try to set the KFD driver all I get is a brief flash of green on the RS232 status led on the KFD convertor then nothing more.
After a short time I get the error KFD32 error stating timed out.
I've tried manually setting the 3 speeds in the 1770-KFD driver - I know the real serial port works fine and is set up within XP normally (I can set a DF1 driver up to talk to the processor instead of the Ethernet and it works fine). There is no other drivers running in RSLinx when I try to set this KFD driver up. The KFD driver is set as node 62.
What am I missing or doing wrong???. Can the 1770-KFD work directly connected to the scanner card or does it have to be in a network with other devices?. I've also tried the enabling the scanner bit in the plc output table but still nothing. I've even tried a flush of the scanner card just incase but still the same. To say i'm stumped is an understatement!!!. When you check around the issues others have had on google etc - everyone seems to be able to get the bugger to connect without any major issues.
Any advice given very gratefully received!. Every days a school day!.
Bolty
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