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Configuring Your Operator Panel
You also have several ports which can be used to connect your communications
cable. Some of these ports have fixed PLC address assignments, and some
do not
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The ports which allow configuring the PLC addresses can be set to a unique
address, ranging from 1 through 90.
Refer to your User Manual for specific
information on the ports of your PLC
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NOTE:
For Allen-Bradley, you will need to connect to Channel 0 (bottom serial port),
using DF1 full duplex. Additionally, the Allen-Bradley software allows you to set the
bottom port to a unique PLC address. The software default is PLC Address 1. You
must select CRC error detection and make sure the address on the configuration
screen matches the address you have assigned. This port must also be configured
for either 4800 or 9600 baud. No other baud rates are supported for communicating
between the OP--panels and an Allen-Bradley PLC. Since the Allen-Bradley
software uses a default baud rate of 1200, you must change the settings.
* These ports do not 5VDC. You must use the OP--PS400
external power supply.
PLC Model
Port/Baud Rates
Parity
DL105/D2--230/
D2--240
D4--430/440
Top
9600
Odd/None
D3--340
Stop
Bit
1
1
D4--450
9600
1
Odd
Odd/None
Odd
9600/19.2k
(DL240 only)
4800/9600/19.2k
9600/19.2k
Odd/None
9600
Odd
9600/19.2k
Odd/None
9600/19.2k
Odd/None
Bottom
Bottom &Top*
DB25*
DB15
RJ12
D3--350
1
Odd
Top*
Bottom*
9600
4800/9600/19.2K
1
Odd/None
Top
Bottom
9600
9600/19.2K
D2--250
1
Odd/None
9600
Odd/None
9600/19.2K
Odd
1
DL05
Port 1
Port 2
Odd/None
Top
Bottom*
Odd/None
D3--330
4800/9600/19.2k
DCU Only*
1
Select the Base Register Address --
This step is very important because it
establishes the link in your PLC memory to the panel. Chapter 3, Understanding the
Features, describes the mapping process. Once you are familiar with the mapping
process and you know which memory block in your PLC to use (refer to the user
manual for your PLC), enter your selection.
If you choose Allen-Bradley as your PLC Type, you must enter the PLC File Number
in addition to a Base Register Address. You must expand the memory map in the
Allen-Bradley PLC to include all registers being used by the OP-panel. The panel will
only recognize integer file types N7 and user-defined file types N9 through N255.
Enter the number only and not the prefix N. The Base Register Address is any
number between 0 and 255.
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