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thanks Ken. I am using discrete transfer az it mentioned in the manual, max scaling iz available. I also recall that yes - monitoring of fault bit essential to verify realtime data. 1791 block i/o is networking with 1747-SN card. at present time all word 0 bit are false. As I mentioned, using discrete transfer. I will take a look at mo table and view itz status. will reply later. have a good weekend all.

Hello and good day! Lookin for some experienced/pro advice. I've been doin this about 15yrs, but I'm not exactly sure about this one. Confidence level is medium I have a rio network setup and running. The other day I installed an additional 1791-n4c2 on the network. As we were rushed to get this done, I forgot to tie in the comm wires. As the 504 was down to change the G file, I never noticed, and the guyz were chappin at the bit to get goin - I put the 504 into run. So all was fine, but I then noticed no communication lines to the device. So I noticed the adjacent n4c2 and 8ar were working and communicating fine and so I connected comm wires and the comm lite lit up. So my initial reaction iz that if a rio device failz - the the other devices continue to function. Yeh, I knew that. right? that iz true? So I went to look at the i/o table and noticed that it has some values. But wait, the values are not functioning??? oh yeah - the device (n4c2) has to be configured (dumb a$$). ok, but this is two dayz later now. So I have the settingz figured out. I have a move instruction set to dump the value into the output table when the bit iz toggled. The all important question iz -Will It accept the input and function, without shutting down the processor??? perhaps the n4c2 will need to be power cycled - still not a problem. I just don't need the hassle of having to restart the process - plus all the pissy guyz - you know how that iz :] So whadda ya think? I'm 90% sure all will go fine. none of the inputz/outputz are referenced in the program, so there wont be conflictz that way. Both power and comm lites are green for GO! anybody have any experience with this. itz more a rio question i guess. cheerz

Hello and Happy New Year 2010. Just to update. Ken had mentiomed that the pic has to be assigned a bit in order to get the thing to talk. at least that is my understanding. in the old days of basic commands and dos software vs windows (dos 6+) it is harder to get the assigned (i think irq #) to work with the driver when and when it wants. If you still have a parrell printer or devise and it is running and takes over the pc, i think thats when its waiting for a responce. so the communications is important. as with a serial device and or modem. the modems i believe need a irq to set up comm correctly. I ordered a Dell laptop with a serial port because of these issues and was not impressed when it would not work, be it dos, programming, or what ever. then it occured to me that on my laptop the modem is disconnected or inactive when the power cord is unhooked. so i fired up the laptop without the powercord and that left a spot for the pic n serial to converg. it worked fine. Now that was with my laptop which HAS a serial port. NOT an adapter. Thanks to those that responded and good luck to those just tuning in. btw: i will be buying a 1747-uic and will try it. and keep posting back. the laptop wont work forever. :) cheers.

ah Ken. Your the greatest. I'm gonna nominate you for good guy of the year. It might be short lived but better late than never huh. cheers.

Season Greeting to you Ken. Well first off, we dont have a big budget too keep buying Everything we need or want. that would be sweet. second xp2 third I did lots of searches for the pic with little results forth I dont/ havent need much help with stuff until now and thought the rockwell forum was shut down - so never tried fifth - thanks for the heads up about the uic . i will look into that. sixth - im sure your on salary Ken. wouldn't you rather be sitting at home in your kozy chair as opposed to driving 1000 miles during the holidays. finally for today though, i guess I will loadup an old laptop and go that route. fastest way i can think of. and will phone my guys in the queen city. ttfn.

HI guys HELP. cant get my pic to run under windows xp. have a dell latitude600 with serial port. unloaded rslinx. reloaded 2.4 getting errors. tried to search the forum, but no responce. any know of update or work around. i also tried compatibility mode on linx itself. no difference. updated to 2.41 same responce. it worked once. reloaded an 502. fired up today n nothing. maybe something to do with server mode ??? im stuck. need a hand here. shut down. thanks in advance. OPPS SORRY 1747_PIC mybad it says there is a kernel error. thats bad. under linx pro - driver is stopped. can i use linx lite. is there a difference with the key/pro/ver # / xp. ???

Hello everybody. I/m new. Iwas wondering if anyone could help me with a project I am trying to make work. We still use icom software with winview mmi 's. the operators have been using multiple screens for years but on two different computers. I am trying to get two packages of runtime to opperate on one machine. that doesn't seem possible. the two ktx cards are not a problem, but when the second rt software is activated it reverts back to origional program. I have opened each rt seperatly - restored their respective programs and each runs on its own but not together. I have a dual monitor card, placed origional rt on alternet display and still boots up in same window with the same project. I suspect common files, paths, are the same??? anybody know of a simple trick or fix that would work? thanks in advance. sparkyc: