Does anyone have the driver or know where to DL from for a PKTS card? The drivers that are listed on AB's web site do not seem to work.

We're running Windows 2000 Pro. The card fits in a PCI slot. All we're trying to do is get RSLinx to see the card. What's the best way to handle this?

thanks,

CTG

 

I'm not sure if you are mentioning PKTX card. But if I am correct that you are having problem with the PKTX card, the driver can be available on the RSLinx CD or on Rochwell website.

However, if RSLinx still can't access or see this card please follow my recommendation:
1. Close RSLinx
2. Go to Windows device manager in the Control Panel and make sure that the PKTX is listed as a device and shows no problem, properties should show "This device is working properly". If you don't see this exact message, maybe your PC does not properly install the PKTX driver. You may remove the existing PKTX driver and install a fresh driver from the CD.
3. This is just to verify and confirm that this card did works under Windows before trying to do something else on the RSLinx.
4. After the card id properly detected and running under Windows, you may now configure this card on the RSLinx configure drivers utility. Also be sure to use the correct specified cable from the card to the PLC.

Good Luck........

 

Is it a DL-PCI card that you have? It uses the standard 1770-KF2 serial DF1 driver to the com port that is installed when the Plug and Play initialises the card. Check the Device Manager under System to see where the card was installed.

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Andrew

 

You have what you have. There are no drivers for the PKTS board from AB. That board is to configure your PC as a rack on the universal I/O link. Because AB does not know what PC, CPU, Op Sys or other factors they couldn't possible write a driver for it. You have to write the driver.

Sorry for the bad news.

 

I'm guessing you have a 1784-PKTS card.

These cards are different from the more common 1784-PKTX and -PKTXD cards because they are scanners for the A-B Universal Remote I/O (RIO) protocol, not stations on the Data Highway Plus (DH+) network.

RSLinx supports only the DH+ cards. As far as I know, the 1784-PKTS cannot function like a -PKTX.

There was a plug-and-play driver for Windows 95/98 for the 1784-PKTS card, but there are no plug-and-play drivers for Windows NT, 2000, or XP. The SoftLogix 5 controller's driver is an old NT mode driver and should still work in Windows 2000. SoftLogix 5 will configure and control the card, not RSLinx.