Dave_BP

I just got back from a week off and all I can say is WOW! Thanks so much for making that all so clear. The files that I sent were backups from different dates hence the bits look to be out of sync. Thanks again.

S_Pad_PLC_5_Files.zip Ok, here are my .RSS files: S441_F&G is the 5/12 and WPS-MAIN is the 5/40. Thanks for all the help. I've already learned a lot! Dave

Thanks for the feedback. On the 5/12 there is no Rack 3, only a Rack 0 with 4 1771-IBD's. How can I tell if it's using RIO? The 5/40 channels are setup as: ch. 0 = ASCII, ch. 1A = DH+, ch. 1B = DH+, ch. 2A = Remote I/O Scanner, ch. 2B = Remote I/O Scanner, ch. 3A = Ethernet/C. Are any of these what you are refering to? Thanks again. Dave

I'm a newby here so pardon my dumb question please. Here goes............... In a PLC 5/12 Series A processor there is an input bit (I:031/1, labeled "PLC 5/40 Communications Status Bit") that is giving us intermittent alarms. I have cross referenced the point, looked by hand through the IO Configuration tables, etc. and it only shows up in one rung, driving a XIC contact. Can someone tell me what else I can do to find the ultimate source of this bit? It looks like something is writing directly to that location. There may another PLC 5 talking peer-to-peer with this one, but I can't say for sure as there is no Channel Configuration information available for the 5/12 in RSLogix for some reason. Any ideas? Thanks for a geat forum. Dave Standerfer BP Alaska

That did work. Now if I can get it organized in Excel the way I need it I'll be in good shape. Thanks for the help! Dave

Ideally all three but, at the least, the address and values. Thanks.

Does anyone out there know how to get RSLogix 5 to do this? With the Report options all I can get is a .prn file but Excell doesn't know what to do with it. I've looked at some conversion programs on the web and haven't seen anything too promising. ASCII Export doesn't look to be an option either. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks. Dave