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Select ‘Allen Bradley DF1’ from the Device Type ‘Device Type’ dropdown menu, and choose the appropriate parameters. These parameters should be matched with the PLC.
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Station Name | Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used in the database window accompanied with by the ‘Device Name’. |
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Station Type | Choose the ‘SLC500/MicroLogix’ (no other type can be selected). |
Network ID | This field has no meaning in this driver . (ignored in runtime). |
Station No. | This number must be matched with the one of PLC. |
16Bit Data Swap | This field has no meaning in this driver. |
32Bit Data Swap | This field has no meaning in this driver. |
String Data Swap | This field has no meaning in this driver. |
Using Checksum | This field has no meaning in this driver. |
Comm. Error Message Pop Up | If this item is checked, Xpanel displays a communication error message at every Rx and Tx error. Otherwise, Xpanel does not display an error message. However, if there is an error when writing a tag value to the station value, the notification message will pop up. This message box automatically closes after 5 seconds. |
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The following picture shows a screenshot of the RSLogix channel configuration. The network address and communication speed (Baud Rate) of the PLC are configured in this dialog box. ‘BCC' must be selected in for the ‘Error Detection’ and ‘DF1 Full Duplex’ must be selected for the 'Driver’.
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