kaiser_will
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2711P-T6C20D is not a PanelView 550, but is a PanelView Plus 600
PanelView 550 catalog & manual, page 19 http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/2711-um014_-en-p.pdf
PanelView Plus 600 manual, page 23 http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/2711p-um001_-en-p.pdf
Your HMI model has ports Ethernet, RS-232 and USB, plus has a communication module interface (for add-on modules)
PanelView Plus 600 RS-232 cables, page 28 http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/2711p-um001_-en-p.pdf
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Contact your local Rockwell/Allen-Bradley distributor for SLC-500 CPU firmware upgrades. Rockwell's firmware update only shows certain SLC-5/05 CPUs under firmware support.
http://compatibility.rockwellautomation.com/Pages/MultiProductDownload.aspx?crumb=112
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Kinetix 6500, Fault S55 => (a) Improperly sized drive or motor, (b) Mechanical system out of specification. The servo controller is telling you that when it tries to move the load to the commands you have given it (i.e., position, velocity, acceleration, etc.), that it detects this cannot be achieved properly.
Have you modeled the load in Motion Works, to verify that the mechanical engineers properly sized the motor and gearbox and servo controller?
A-B/Rockwell servos often typically tune "hot". What allows you to tune and jog the servo without issue may be covering up the inability to command to position.
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Again, open RSLogix500, go online with the processor, and seek out the fault code
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What version of RSLogix 500 are you using.
http://theautomationblog.com/rslogix-5-500-and-micro-support-for-windows-xp-7-8/
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You turned the keyswitch from REM to RUN and back to REM, and the processor did not go into run mode? Have you gone online with RSLogix500? Open the RSLogix500 program, go onilne, and verify that the mode is REM RUN in the top-left status bar.
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Post the manufacturer name and model number of the temperature controller
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Understand RSlinx and what it is telling you: you have (2) communication drivers setup in RSlinx (left pane) - DF1 (Rockwell's serial-like RS-232) and Ethernet; under each communication driver you searched and RSlinx stored all devices it can "see"; for your Ethernet connection, how you are going to connect to this PLC processor, RSLinx sees the CompactLogix processor with its internal Channel 00 DF1 port and its Channel 01 Ethernet port.
If you want to connect to this processor through Ethernet, you want to select Channel 01 under the CompactLogix rack...the Ethernet port
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Post the FULL part number of your HMI and Micrologix PLC
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"inadequate system power" => Either your incoming 120/240V is sagging poorly OR rack power supply cannot maintain system power OR the chassis backplane is not properly powering the rack OR the rack power supply jumper is not set properly (120/240). Get multimeter...capture data.
Do you have a spare power supply? Do you have a spare PLC rack chassis?
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You can share any HMI tag with the PLC, so you can easily share HMI tag status with the PLC.
Attached is an old (Micrologix/FTView 6 or 7) work instruction to add a HMI-PLC heartbeat. If you can code in a macro the information needed, this information can easily be shared with (and controlled by) the PLC.
Note that for this example, the HMI-PLC heartbeat macro runs on HMI startup.
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Well, that depends on how you want the macro to run. At startup only? After an event? After a button press?
Refer to page 494.
http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/viewme-um004_-en-e.pdf
You create a tag in the HMI; this tag will be used to trigger execution of the macro; if you want the macro to execute with a button press action, you add the animation to the button to toggle the state of the new tag (which in turn executes the macro).
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The PLC-2/20 processor came with a programming terminal package; the PLC-5 was the first (I believe) to utilize a software package and a standard computer. These were bulky CRT-based suitcase computers, usually the first to be gathering dust (or tossed in the trash).
http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/pm/1772-pm001_-en-p.pdf
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Which SLC-500 CPU model do you have? Identify the CPU model you have, please. Identify the all status light conditions, also, please.
Well, (a) pg. 144 - if the FAULT light is ON and all other status lights are OFF => inadequate system power; (b) pg. 146 - if POWER light is ON and FAULT light is ON and all other status lights are OFF => CPU fault (memory module or processor or power supply).
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Refer to page 144. Fault light combined with other diagnostic points can be a multitude of root-causes.
http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/1747-um011_-en-p.pdf
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Can you open the panel and look at the back of the HMI to get the specific HMI part number? If you cannot determine the exact part number, refer to page 19 and take your best guess at which one of the ~ 25 various flavors that the PV550 comes in.
http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/2711-um014_-en-p.pdf
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PanelView HMIs run a .MER file that is compiled from a project .APA file. Having the source project .APA file is the safest backup method as you can render a .MER file anytime or make changes to the application (and deal with FTViewME version changes).
If you want to run a PanelView application (i.e., FTViewME running on a PC), yes, your PC will need to have licensed FTViewME and RSLinx on it.
You can host a FTViewME application on your development PC, but it will only run in this manner for a short time (2 hours?). Select APPLICATION from the system tray, select TEST APPLICATION (which spawns a pop-up).
You will want to use the same version or newer that the PView HMIs were created with; FTView Ver. 9 is latest.
Do you have the full .APA application project files for all of your PView HMI terminals? Many OEMs often do not provide the .APA files, but may if you ask (nicely).
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Are you doing this for a HMI with FTViewME or for a PC with FTViewSE? I have run into issues making FTViewSE perform like iFix; the script editor in FTView doesn't afford all functions.
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Stickman...which Ethernet driver are you using in RSLinx? Post a screenshot, please.
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Yes, the FTView 7 User Manual is vague for this step; page 308
http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/viewme-um004_-en-e.pdf
Refer to page 120 of the Lab Manual for importing PNG/BMP/JPEG graphical objects in a FTView 7 application.
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Have you read through the users manual for FTView 7?
http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/viewme-um004_-en-e.pdf
If you can find a Lab exercise PDF, it should answer you many questions on building your first FTView HMI application.
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Screenshots are one of the best ways to sum up your issue and get concise suggestions
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Have you tried also connecting the B+ B- connections?
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Consider creating a maintenance screen that has a table of tags and values, whatever datapoints that add value to you doing your job. You can host the FTView application running on your development PC for a short period of time (2 hrs). This is a great tool for testing and debugging before you download the application.
Firmware Support Problem
in Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation
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Most current Allen-Bradley controls utilize ControlFlash for managing firmware. It has been 7 years since I wrote this Work Instruction for CompactLogix firmware upgrading, so some of the steps may be different.
The number one lesson with A-B/Rockwell firmware flashing...if using USB as your communication method, do NOT disrupt the time consuming flashing as this will often "brick" the processor and you will have to replace it. I have experienced my screen saver coming on, disrupting the USB connection, and that is all she said.
Download from A-B/Rockwell the proper ControlFlash patch, first.
Work_Instruction_-_Allen-Bradley_CompactLogix_Firmware_Upgrade[1].doc