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Connecting to an Allen-Bradley SLC and Going Online
I get a lot of questions about going online with a PLC. Here is a section from PLC Programming with RSLogix
500 that covers going online with an SLC 5/03.
You have written your program and now you are ready to download, or send, the Batching program to the
computer.
WARNING
There are dangerous voltages present on terminals of the PLC. Follow all warnings and instructions
from the Allen-Bradley manual for connecting power to the PLC. If you are not familiar with hazards and
the potential dangers of these voltages STOP RIGHT NOW. Consult a trained professional who is able to
assist you.
First, backup up your original file and put it in a safe place.
Check the serial port settings of your computer in Control Panel. Make sure the baud rate (or bits per second) of
your COM port is set as high as possible 57600 should work there.
Allen-Bradley provides a cable to connect the serial port of your computer to the 9-pin serial port on the SLC
500 processor. Connect the cable and turn power on to the PLC.
Turn the key operated switch on the processor to the center position PROG (program).
If you do not have RSLinx installed, you will have to do that now.
After you install RSLinx, you will have to configure it for your computer and your PLC.
To do that,
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Start > Programs > Rockwell Software > RSLinx > RSLinx
In the Notification are of your Taskbar (the lower right of your Windows screen) that looks like this.
The one on the left is the RSLinx Communications Service. The other one is for the RSI Directory Service.
Click on the left one, the RSLinx Communications Service. The RSLinx screen will appear.
Choose
Communications > Configure Drivers
The driver screen appears.
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Choose RS-232 DF1 devices from the Available Driver Types drop-down menu.
Click Add New.
Click OK.
You probably have your cable connected to COM1 of your computer. Click Auto-Configure.
In the box to the right of the Auto-Configure button, you should see a message that says Auto Configuration
Successful. In addition, the Device: box should show SLC-CH0/Micro/PanelView.
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Click OK. You should see a screen like this.
Click Close. You may close the RSLinx screen RSLinx will still run, as indicated by the icon in the Notification
area of your taskbar.
Open RSLogix.
Choose Comms > System Comm from the menu. You will see a screen like this. You may have to maximize
the screen and resize the panels to get the right view.
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In the explorer panel on the left, click on the + next to AB_DF1-1, DH-485. You should see animation in the
icon, as the tiny blue square moves around the little network symbol. The computer icon for address 00
indicates your computer. The icon for address 01 indicated the PLC. In our case, it is an SLC-5/03.
Select the SLC in the left window and click OK. The communications window will close.
In the RSLogix 500 main screen, choose File. Select your program from the Recent File List (it is probably 1).
Choose Controller Properties from the Project tree. Click on the Controller Communications tab.
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Click on the Driver dropdown box and select AB_DF-1-1.
Click Apply then OK.
Choose Comms > Download
You should get a screen similar to this.
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Choose Yes.
The program will begin downloading.
Since we are downloading a new configuration, this screen will appear.
Choose Apply. The program is now in the PLC.
Sometimes it is necessary to cycle power on your computer. Making the first connection to a PLC can be tricky.
Prepare yourself by having the phone number for your Rockwell rep handy.
If things go well, you may be able to go online right away.
Choose Comms > Go Online
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Choose Browse and find the folder where you file is located. Click OK.
The file name will show in the bottom box. Click on it to select it, then click Upload Use File.
You may need to change the Baud Rate of the PLC. Click Channel Configuration in the Project tree and click
on the Chan. 0 System tab. Choose 19200 from the Baud dropdown menu. Click Apply and OK.
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Tip: In Allen-Bradley PLC vernacular, upload means get the program from the PLC and load it in RSLogix on
your computer.
Download means send the program from RSLogix on your computer to the PLC.
You will now see a screen like this. Notice that the ladder icon is animated to indicate you are online.
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