AndrewG

Looking at the first SCP: it looks like the actual Outdoor Temp will be between 32 degrees and 225 degrees. This looks Ok. But your raw values for your Thermocouple input look like they will be between -240 and 2000, this does not look right. Look at Joe E's post above where he explains how to set up the scaling in the TC module configuration. The minimum raw value is 0 and the max raw value is 7000 in his example.

Not sure if this will help but Rockwell has some sample code that uses the 1756-HSC here: http://search.rockwellautomation.com/search?client=samplecode&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=samplecode&site=sample_code&getfields=*&lang=en&hl=en&sort=date:D:L:d1&wc=200&wc_mc=1&ud=1&filter=0&q=+1756-hsc&dnavs=+1756-hsc (It is Filename/ID 72311 in the Sample Code Library)

I haven't done this before. I just did a google search and found this: http://www.prosoft-technology.com/Products/Gateways/EtherNet-IP/EtherNet-IP-to-Allen-Bradley-Remote-I-O-or-DH-Gateway It says: "Drive: This mode supports upgrading legacy Allen Bradley drives on Remote I/O to new EtherNet/IP enabled drives. No changes to PLC code required Supports up to 4 EtherNet/IP drives Configurable with 1/4, 1/2 and full rack addressing Supports all PowerFlex drives on EtherNet/IP " I did use some other hardware from Prosoft and their user manuals and phone tech support were pretty good. Hope this helps.

Can you post an image of your logic?

You can download the SCP instruction from Rockwell: see KB Tech note 38090 It says it works for RSLogix 5000 version 16 project or greater. I've used it myself in RSLogix5000 v20 and Studio5000 v30 and it works fine. Looks like JRoss uses something like this too.

This is how I do it too

Interesting, last week a Rockwell representative came to my company to do a presentation and said the L8x controllers were "coming soon" but did not give an exact date. (This was in the Northeast US)

I've never used this before, but I found this document online: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/resources/downloads/rockwellautomation/pdf/solutions/integrated-architecture/LogixTaskMonitorInstruction.pdf  

I would ask this person why they think you need an isolated card. The drawing is a little hard to read. I'm not that familiar with isolated vs. nonisolated, but in my experience: I have mostly used nonisolated cards (CompactLogix) because they are easier to wire. Also I think the nonisolated ones were cheaper (I could be wrong). But a few times we specifically used isolated cards because we knew we were going to have noise issues.

I just added a 1756-OA16 card to my Studio5000 v30 project, and I got 32 bits too. Local:X:O.Data.0 thru Local:X:O.Data.31. Not sure why either. Maybe call Rockwell?

I have not used this before but based on the user manual here: http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/rm/1606-rm036_-en-p.pdf It says "allowed batteries" are 3.9Ah to 40Ah. I'm assuming the larger the battery, the longer the UPS will last during a power failure. The manual also says that two "accessory" options are available: "two preassembled battery modules are available: a lightweight 7Ah battery that can be mounted on the DIN rail and a 26Ah module that can be panel-mounted for longer buffer times." So the 40Ah may not be a standard option. Hope this helps.

You can use a bunch of counters. Use 1 counter for each fault bit. Each time the fault bit = 1, the counter will count up. After a period of time, the counter with greatest ACC value shows which fault bit triggered the most. The downside is, you have to create 155 counters using this method.

Not sure, you tried to reinstall RSLogix which is what I would suggest. The only thing I can think of, is sometimes when I try to add a module I can't find it because I type the name wrong. Sounds stupid but it got me confused a couple times. Try to use the scroll bar on the "Select Module Type" window and slowly scroll down the whole list, maybe the modules are there but named differently than you thought.  

No, but I have used other Spectrum cards before. I remember I used the 1746sc-NI8u (for SLC PLC's) a couple years ago and it worked fine. Looks like they have tech support info here: http://www.spectrumcontrols.com/support/product-support/

I've never used AdvancedHMI before but their website says their software is free

I watched the video, it looks like this method uses Advanced HMI communication software instead of RSLinx. Sorry, I don't have time to test this method. Have you tried it? If you tried it and can not get it to work, maybe ask at the Advanced HMI support forum here: http://www.advancedhmi.com/forum/

A couple years ago, I read data from a Compactlogix 1769-L32E to Excel, basically using the method in the first link. This method should work Ok with your Compactlogix. I think your issue is, it will not work with RSLinx Lite. Sorry, I can't try your zip file on my work computer.

Try these links: https://theautomationblog.com/getting-allen-bradley-plc-and-pac-data-into-excel-using-rslinx/ http://www.plcdev.com/connecting_controllogix_excel  

Yes it could work. You would need to write a standalone VB application. At one of my old jobs, this was how we did it: CompactLogix PLC, FTView SE HMI, VB .exe application. The PLC communicated with the HMI, and the HMI communicated with the VB application. There was some "heartbeat" logic to make sure that communication was not lost. Not sure of the details because I never worked on the VB application personally.

I don't think you can do this. I think in RSView32, the VBA resides separately from any specific screen. But in FTView SE, I think VBA code can only reside in a specific screen or button.

I have to set up some commands to communicate with a Yaskawa V1000 drive. It has a SI-EN3/V Ethernet/IP interface card. I added a Generic Ethernet module (ETHERNET-MODULE) to my Studio 5000 project. My question is how to set up the Connection Parameters in the ETHERNET-MODULE. I got the user manual from Yaskawa. It says that "Basic Speed Control Output" is Assembly Number 20 and 4 Bytes. So, I put 20 in the Assembly Instance Output of Connection Parameters in the ETHERNET-MODULE. I put 4 for Size. Is this right? See images below. Thanks in advance.    

Thanks I don't know when I will get a chance to test it but I will give an update when I test it

Forgot to attach images, see attached Doc1.docx

Not sure what controller you are using but here is a manual on how to use MSG instructions in RSLogix5000: http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/pm/1756-pm012_-en-p.pdf

Yes basically you should be able to use the MOV command. You can also try the COP or CPS commands. You can look up these commands in the RSLogix Instruction Help to get familiar with them. If you added the module and it shows up in your IO configuration, go to Controller Tags. The left hand column is arranged by Tag Name. Find your module name (for example "M30"). Click on the "+" sign to expand and you should see every tag available to you for writing to/from this module.