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Hello Everyone, Hope you all have a good and safe weekend. Just in case anyone gets bored or rained out this weekend, I have posted a spreadsheet and .RSS for my conversion project from DH+ to RIO. If you look at profgram file 16 for the BTW and BTR, The spreadsheet shows DH+ addressing in column W and my conversion in column Z. Am I on the right track???? Thanks to all. L3_RIO.RSS L3_rio.xls

Hello Again, I have a new app here is the office not started up yet but is complete and working. SLC 5/04 and PV+ 1000 communicating DH+. Custormer wants it changed to RIO. We can use same PV+---only chamges I think are in PLC and RSView program. Have the BTW and BTR complete. Is there any simple fast organized way to make all other changes on PV addresses and PLC addresses?? I can go thru them and do it---just thought someone has done this before an easy method. Glad customer has lots of money to do this. Thanks for looking.

I'm creating an Excel spreadsheet as I read this message. It works now but I'm sure I'll miss a tag when converting to RIO or be a line off somewhere si I want to be able to find it without the extreme grief. Thanks for the idea and time to respond.

ifwoodland, I'll give it a shot. Yeah, it makes sense to me I think. I'll print what you posted and see what happens. Thanks a bunch.

Hello, I'm lost on how to do something. All Devicenet with SN in slot 9. System is SLC, PV 600, Ultra 3000 controlling a linear actuator. The actuator motor has 2000ppr encoder and 8000 pulses is 1 inch of travel I believe. I enter on dnet PV the length to extend out when energized. Have that OK going to floating point register in PLC. After quick delay, return to original retracted position. Length can be changed at any time via PV. Anyone have any ladder rungs for SLC that will do this?? Or ideas to do this?? Comments/help appreciated.

I haven't heard what's going on with customer and my boss concerning new unit. But still have a question. There is numeric entry on PV600 to enter distance to travel---8", 6.58", etc. I have this going to a floating point in the data table in the SLC. I have reading to do but where does this go into the drive---or how does this number get to the drive for movement??? Retract on the actuator will be same number. Thanks,

Yeah, basic program and PV screens and tags. Was done and working in the office and now we have to change. This involves multiple panels and systems. I cannot find any fast easy way to make changes so guess I will drag theru it til done.

Thank you ifwoodland. I'll look at this tomorrow.

You guys are correct---the wrong drive was purchased. The customer purchased everything and my boss is in the process of getting things corrected. I did get the actuator to move with help from our home office. He assigned instances 9 and 11. By toggling a bit with enable high, it will move back and forth. I guess this is much easier with an index drive. I may need some help here with the PLC code to get the actuator to move in and out. This is new to me although I've been doing this for several years---just not dnet and ultra 3000. Thanks for your comments. It is much appreciated. If anyone has sample code using index drive and dnet, I would appreciate studying it until the new drive get here. Thanks again.

Thanks for the comments. The customer along with our company suggestions purchased the equipment. I have been on line with the drive with the Ultraware 3000. The actuator moves fine with parameters I enter if doing an autotune. Will read the book closer and see if that helps. Thanks

I have added the devicenet program. I believe I have to somehow address in the RSS the mapped I/O in the dnet for the ultra 3000. I want to extend by a set amount then retract. Also need a home position I guess. Any help/comments/rungs appreciated very much. Thank you, DeviceNet_practice.dnt

attached is PLC program. Most is original program that was not devicenet---the PV prgram file is mine for devicenet. Actuator is controlled via Ultra 3000 drive and I'm trying to figure out settings. I'm trying to get the actuator to move out the distance in F8:40 and return. The existing controller is of unknown brand to me now. Any help or comments appreciated. Program attached is no where near complete yet to me. This is where my trouble is. Thanks 3587_05112007.RSS

Hello Everyone, I read some posts from a year ago on this and still have some questions. First, I have an existing control panel that was used and working with a SLC 5/04, Panelview 600 RIO, and 1305 drives on a conveyor system. We are refurbing the panel and replacing the drives with PowerFlex 70's. The panelview screens and PLC program are being changed for a bit different operation but still a conveyor system. I have the 20-COMM-R manual here and also Bulletin 1203 Remote I/O Comms Module manual. But I cannot find the status words for the old 1305 to compare to the PF 70 status words to see what I have to change if anything. I must be missing something. The program uses BTR & BTW file. All help and comments appreciated. Thanks.

Am about done with prgram in ME for a panelview plus 1000DH+, SLC 5/04. When pressing an object, have an HOA popup screen that comes up to control the object. When pressing the 2nd object, a second popup HOA screen pops up on top of the first popup. I want the first HOA popup screen to disappear when the second popup comes up. How do I do that. I believe it's a check box but cannot find it. Second, I have date and time on screen. Can I delete seconds from showing on the clock?? Used the "object"---"drawing"----"text" date and time choice. Last, there are many examples for control logic and PLC5 for lost comms between PV+ 1000 and PLC, but not for SLC processor. Anyone have standard sample logic for this??? Any comments and/or assistance appreciated. Thanks a lot, DD

Thanks Ken, I may send you an email later with a couple of questions. I'm going to look around the prgram and see what I can do from your response. I'm not going to worry about the seconds on the clock. It's minor and I have more important issues to tackle to finish this. I need to make sure there is comms loss indication on the main screen, that the current HOA popups disappear when a second, third, etc are on the screen. I can only have one there at a time. Thanks for now. DD

Hello everyone, I'm trying to export an entire display screen from one project program to another project program. Saves re-doing everything again. Any simple way to move everything including tags, text, colors, etc?? Am using RSView Studio latest version. Thanks,

I got it. It just didn't work the first time. Thanks,

Hello Everyone, I previously posted a devicenet system using a SLC 5/03, Panelview 600 devicenet, and I'm now adding the Ultra 3000 to the system. The unit is 2098-DSD-010-DN- Using RSLogix 500 V7.0 Panelbuilder V3.82 RSNetworx for Devicenet V7.0 Ultraware Software V1.64 I have the Panelview screens complete and working fine. I have everything mapped from the Panelview to the PLC using the M0 & M1 mapping. I cannot add the Ultraware program below for some reason but it's default now anyway. I haven't done anything to it. The 3587.RSS below is the existing running program at the customer site. We are replacing a linear actuator with a new one and a Total Control HMI with the PV600 and poutting everything on devicenet. The operation of the actuator is when told in the program it will extend to preset on PV and then retract after reaching its preset length. Basically a continuous operation when machine is running. The other RSS below is what I am working on to add to the original program. It's a work in progress at the moment. I have all the hardware running on my desk except for the actuator which should be here late next week. Below are the programs I have right now. I'm not understanding what to do with the Ultraware and PLC and am reading and trying as fast as I can here. Any comments, assistance, welcome. Thanks much for your time. 3587.RSS DeviceNet_practice.dnt SLC502_Practice.PBA SLC502_PRACTICE.RSS

Hello everyone, I have another thread where I got help getting this DeviceNet set up. And I have one more question. I have a 5/03, PV 600 touch, and 1747-SDN. I have everything working so far. I have numeric entrys on the PV 600 touch that will change preset on timers. When I go to edit the tags for the numeric entries, I have choice of the following: I/O Slave Explicit-Server Explicit-Client Listen Only I tried I/O slave and validation says the address must have and I or O for the first letter. I configured them using Explicit-Client, unsigned integer, have a write tag enetered, and clicked on write tag box on the edit box. I have no errors on validation and downloaded into the PV600. I can enter a number on the PV and it shows in the box but I don't understand where the T4:??.pre gets to the PLC database and changes the preset. Any ideas???? Thanks, Don Devins

I finally figured out that I needed to do exactly what you all have described. And it worked. After printing out countless knowledgebase docs and reading, reading, reading. It finally worked. That's for solidifying my work as being correct. Hope you all had a good time at the automation fair. My boss went this year and all I've heard about is the seafood. Guess it was good anyway. Thanks again

All the above help is good. I recently attended an ethernet seminar at local AB distributor. It is amazing what a difference managed enet switches can do to solve traffic problems. Easy to config. and reduce unneeded traffic. Hope this helps.

I've had this same problem and here is what I did and it worked even though I not sure why. Close RSLinx, then close programs and reboot. Make sure service isn't running. After the reboot, make sure serial port is good and start over with RSLinx. Sometimes something grabs the port and you won't know it. Hope this helps.

Ken, It works fine now. There was only one typo that I found and fixed. I have the Ultra 3000i configured on the devicenet. I'll take you up on the Ultra 3000i assiatance next week after I get into it more. I'm on vacation the rest of this week. Thanks so much and take care.

Hello everyone, Have a question. First I'm using SLC5/03, PV 600 touch for Devicenet, and 1747-SDN in 7-slot rack. SDN in last slot right now. Have to add more later but this is setup on my desk. Have start and stop and flashing message when comm is good. Have same in PLC. Both download fine and have D-net cable installed and everything seems to be working hardware wise. I cannot get the PV bottons to show in PLC and forcing I/O in PLC doesn't make flashing message go high. I have downloaded several RA pubs and keeps seeing "mapping I/O to SDN". Can someone elplain to me what I need to do??? I have input card in slot 3 and output card in slot 4. I guess this mapping has me lost. I'll keep reading to see if I can figure it out. Thanks for reading and your time.

Ken and BobLFoot, You have spent a great deal of time on this with comments and researching my files. I really appreciate it. I'm printing everything and going to get started going thru it all and see what I need to do here. I'll let you know how this much goes. I'm glad the project is a ways off so I can learn the basics and then be ready to tackle the entire project. Thanks