sparkytex
Lifetime Supporting Member
Hey Guys,
I have to load a program onto a new compact logix L32E Processor and swap it out with the existing processor (L35E). I do not want to bring the plant down for longer than 10 minutes. I would like to preload the "UV Disinfection" program onto the new processor and have it ready to go so I can just swap them out quickly with only 10 minutes of downtime. Of course, before I do this I have a few questions regarding the methods to do this.
1.) The company I'm doing this for does not have a Laptop with RSLogix 5000 on it, rather they have an HMI desktop with dual ethernet cards. This HMI computer has RSLogix 5000 on it as well as RSLinx and the HMI software. Am I Able to use the ethernet card on the HMI desktop used for the PLC network and plug it directly into the new processor's ethernet port and connect to it via ethernet IP driver on RSLinx? I realize I would lose the HMI connection to the PLC but that wouldn't be an issue as long as I limited the time it was disconnected .
2.) Would I need a minimum of the compact logix power supply and the processor connected together and powered up in order to load a program onto the processor? I wouldn't need to have the processor plugged into the existing rack in order to accomplish this would I?
3.) If the new processor is a L32E and the existing one is a L35E, are they compatible? seems like the only difference is memory. When I looked at the existing processor (L35E) it's not using even close to the 750 KB memory that's limited by the L32E.
Thanks in advance,
Tex
I have to load a program onto a new compact logix L32E Processor and swap it out with the existing processor (L35E). I do not want to bring the plant down for longer than 10 minutes. I would like to preload the "UV Disinfection" program onto the new processor and have it ready to go so I can just swap them out quickly with only 10 minutes of downtime. Of course, before I do this I have a few questions regarding the methods to do this.
1.) The company I'm doing this for does not have a Laptop with RSLogix 5000 on it, rather they have an HMI desktop with dual ethernet cards. This HMI computer has RSLogix 5000 on it as well as RSLinx and the HMI software. Am I Able to use the ethernet card on the HMI desktop used for the PLC network and plug it directly into the new processor's ethernet port and connect to it via ethernet IP driver on RSLinx? I realize I would lose the HMI connection to the PLC but that wouldn't be an issue as long as I limited the time it was disconnected .
2.) Would I need a minimum of the compact logix power supply and the processor connected together and powered up in order to load a program onto the processor? I wouldn't need to have the processor plugged into the existing rack in order to accomplish this would I?
3.) If the new processor is a L32E and the existing one is a L35E, are they compatible? seems like the only difference is memory. When I looked at the existing processor (L35E) it's not using even close to the 750 KB memory that's limited by the L32E.
Thanks in advance,
Tex