Re: [foxboro] Communication problem b/w FBM231 & AB PLC

Imran,

How are you using an MG30 to communicate with an AB PLC?  Are you
using a Prosoft card?

Regards,

Kevin FitzGerrell

On 9/12/07, Imran Waheed Butt <butt.imran@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear All,
> Our customer is upgrading the I/A version form V4.3 Unix to V8.2 on XP and
> previous system has CP30FT communicating with 100 series FBMs and FBCs and
> quantity 3 MG30 gateways communicating with Allen Bradley PLC through CAM or
> Modem which is provided by Allen Bradley.
>
> The CP30FT is upgraded to FCP270FT and 100 series FBM and FBC are remain
> same.
>
> The 3 no. MG30 are replaced by and other FCP270FT with FBM231 (FT).
>
>  I am at the commissioning/installation of the system and facing following
> problems,
>
>   1.  FBM231 is not communicating with AB PLC through CAM or Modem as we
>   translate the same DIP switch setting which is on the P0970VN (MG30
>   configuration selection switch) to the FBM231 TA, the switch settings are
>   as,
>   MG30>>>         SW1-1,2,3,4,7,8 & SW2-1,3,4,6,8 are closed and
>   remaining are open
>   we translate them form documents B0193RL-Rev H page 49-50 and form
>   B0700AH Rev E page 62-63 and translated switch setting are as,
>   FBM231 TA>>>             A-2,4,6,8 & B-4,8 & C-1 are close and
>   remaining are open.
>   But it is not communicating with PLC.
>   2. The cable part number which is connecting PLC to Gateway is
>   P0970WY-C and we are using the same cable.
>   3. Previously AIN, AOUT, CIN and COUT blocks are in the database of
>   MG30 which communicate with PLC, and now these blocks we can't use with
>   FBM231 to communicate with PLC so, we create RIN, ROUT, BIN and BOUT blocks
>   and connect the out put of these blocks to the input of AIN and CIN and
>   output of COUT and AOUT to input of BOUT and ROUT.
>   Now problem is that the previous addressing of PNT parameter of CIN is
>   and COUT are like 4.12:0 and 16.15:0 and for AIN and AOUT have like
>   126:0 at their PNT parameter. Kindly guide me how to translate the above
>   format to PNT parameter to the format of BIN,BOUT, RIN and ROUT.
>   We copy the same PNT no. to the PNT of BIN, BOUT, RIN, ROUT's PNT but
>   when loaded to FCP it gives error W65.
>
> Kindly all the experts provide me solution of above issues.
>
>
>
> Thanks and Best Regards,
>
> Imran Butt,
>
> System Engineer,
>
> Manstock.
>
>
 
 
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