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I need to do a service call on a CPM1a and I'm wondering if the cable I have here, a CS1W-CN226 I used for a CJ job, will work. They're both Peripheral ports, but I don't find any success stories. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks to all for your replys, that is exactly what I was looking for!

I have a machine with an old Siemens S5 controller. The customer provided the programming files, I need to print them for review and troubleshooting. Can anyone help with this? A .pdf would be best, but a text file is OK too. Thanks! S5 prog.zip

Hmmm, that keyboard hack may have legs... If that doesn't work, I may try a VB app with the ActiveX controls... how easy is it to use those? Can I just edit its properties to watch a location in the PLC? Or is there more to it? Thanks!

Wow, this sounded easy at first but now I'm stumped... I have an Omron CQM1 and I want it to launch a program on a PC. I looked at the Omron ActiveX controls, but I'm short on both time & money. I'd prefer an I/O based solution over serial, etc. Does anyone know of a device that will accept a contact closure and launch a Windows program or keyboard macro? Thanks!