We are going to be removing an existing GE Fanuc 90-30 that is running a particular waste water program. I have an old printed version of the program with hand-written changes. These changes have been made using the old handheld programmer. The original program was written using LM90, as that's what the printout shows as the directory folder name of the logic. i.e. C:\LM90\WasteWater I need to get a copy of the current logic off of the processor to validate the old printed copies for the conversion from the GEFanuc PLC to DCS programming.
I have a copy of Proficy ME version 5.6 on an older laptop and our instrument/PLC guy who has been making the changes using the handheld programmer says he cannot get Proficy to communicate with the processor. That is the extent of my knowledge of that.
I have version 8.0 Proficy ME on its way for my newer laptop, as I contacted a "local" supplier of GEIP and he suggests that there should be no issue uploading a copy of the program. The research I have done led me to the hardware/software compatibility matrix. It shows some of the 331 CPUs as being compatible with Machine Edition and others not. How can I determine the revision of the processor I have? I see it shows 331 on the front of it, but that is it. This is a currently running system, so it cannot be shut down for this work. If we cannot get a copy of the program in the processor, then they will simply work off of the old copies and hope for the best, but I would really like to provide the actual running logic, albeit without comments/descriptions.
Second question: Is there a way to get a copy of the logic off of the processor using the handheld programmer...a copy that can be printed out to compare against our original printout?
Any and all input will be greatly appreciated. By the way, I am fairly new to PLCs in general, and am trying to gain as much knowledge and experience as I can, so please bear with me as I try to figure this out.
I have a copy of Proficy ME version 5.6 on an older laptop and our instrument/PLC guy who has been making the changes using the handheld programmer says he cannot get Proficy to communicate with the processor. That is the extent of my knowledge of that.
I have version 8.0 Proficy ME on its way for my newer laptop, as I contacted a "local" supplier of GEIP and he suggests that there should be no issue uploading a copy of the program. The research I have done led me to the hardware/software compatibility matrix. It shows some of the 331 CPUs as being compatible with Machine Edition and others not. How can I determine the revision of the processor I have? I see it shows 331 on the front of it, but that is it. This is a currently running system, so it cannot be shut down for this work. If we cannot get a copy of the program in the processor, then they will simply work off of the old copies and hope for the best, but I would really like to provide the actual running logic, albeit without comments/descriptions.
Second question: Is there a way to get a copy of the logic off of the processor using the handheld programmer...a copy that can be printed out to compare against our original printout?
Any and all input will be greatly appreciated. By the way, I am fairly new to PLCs in general, and am trying to gain as much knowledge and experience as I can, so please bear with me as I try to figure this out.