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Hello everyone,
I'm a small hydroelectric developer, and in charge of our automation. This is just one part of my job, and I'm certainly not an expert, just trying to stumble my way through this. We have used A-B SLC 5/03 for many years to control our generators, turbines, etc. We have been using RSLogix to program them, and then as a crude HMI. I want to add a real HMI using RSView, but I am having trouble establishing communication between the SLC and RSView.
What I'm using:
A-B SLC 5/03 OS302
RSLogix 500 6.00.00
RSLinx Classic Single-Node 2.50.00
RSView Works 6.30.17
Windows XP Pro, SP2
The SLC shows up fine in the RS-Who window of Linx. It says the device is AB DF1-1, and the rest I auto-configured successfully. RSLogix is working fine with Linx and the SLC. I can upload programs and go online and watch the ladder logic work. I can provide more detail, but I'm not sure what will be useful. My point here is that Linx seems to be properly configured for my hardware.
Now for my problem with RSView:
I started a new Project in RSView. In the "System/Channel" box I set up Channel 1 for DH-485 network type, AB DF1-1 Primary Communication Driver. Then, in the "Node" box, I selected this same Channel 1, and selected the SLC as the Station. Inside RSView, my PLC does properly show up here when I browse for it. I set the Type as SLC 5.
Next I set up a Tag in the Tag Database box. I gave it a name, set it to Digital, Data Source is "Device", selected my SLC, Scan class A, and then for address I entered "O:3/0" which is a valid address on the SLC as it is configured. I just want to do something simple to start, like turn an output on/off using RSView and the PC.
I put this tag into the tag monitor. It is recognized, it turns green and in the left-most "?" column I get a "Y". But in the State column I get "error".
Then, when I try to run the project, at the bottom of the screen I get an error message: Channel 1 ERROR - '(01) The communication driver has not been configured.'
I'm sure this is rich in meaning for people who do this every day, but I'm stumped. As far as I can tell, I've been through all the driver configuration steps and have tried lots and lots of combinations. The Rockwell help files have been no help either. So hopefully this is something simple and you all can point me the right way.
Thanks,
Kevin Edwards
I'm a small hydroelectric developer, and in charge of our automation. This is just one part of my job, and I'm certainly not an expert, just trying to stumble my way through this. We have used A-B SLC 5/03 for many years to control our generators, turbines, etc. We have been using RSLogix to program them, and then as a crude HMI. I want to add a real HMI using RSView, but I am having trouble establishing communication between the SLC and RSView.
What I'm using:
A-B SLC 5/03 OS302
RSLogix 500 6.00.00
RSLinx Classic Single-Node 2.50.00
RSView Works 6.30.17
Windows XP Pro, SP2
The SLC shows up fine in the RS-Who window of Linx. It says the device is AB DF1-1, and the rest I auto-configured successfully. RSLogix is working fine with Linx and the SLC. I can upload programs and go online and watch the ladder logic work. I can provide more detail, but I'm not sure what will be useful. My point here is that Linx seems to be properly configured for my hardware.
Now for my problem with RSView:
I started a new Project in RSView. In the "System/Channel" box I set up Channel 1 for DH-485 network type, AB DF1-1 Primary Communication Driver. Then, in the "Node" box, I selected this same Channel 1, and selected the SLC as the Station. Inside RSView, my PLC does properly show up here when I browse for it. I set the Type as SLC 5.
Next I set up a Tag in the Tag Database box. I gave it a name, set it to Digital, Data Source is "Device", selected my SLC, Scan class A, and then for address I entered "O:3/0" which is a valid address on the SLC as it is configured. I just want to do something simple to start, like turn an output on/off using RSView and the PC.
I put this tag into the tag monitor. It is recognized, it turns green and in the left-most "?" column I get a "Y". But in the State column I get "error".
Then, when I try to run the project, at the bottom of the screen I get an error message: Channel 1 ERROR - '(01) The communication driver has not been configured.'
I'm sure this is rich in meaning for people who do this every day, but I'm stumped. As far as I can tell, I've been through all the driver configuration steps and have tried lots and lots of combinations. The Rockwell help files have been no help either. So hopefully this is something simple and you all can point me the right way.
Thanks,
Kevin Edwards