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PanelView Plus USB Drive

PanelView Plus USB Drive

PanelView Plus USB Drive

(OP)
I am looking to purchase some USB Flash drives for use with the USB port on Allen Bradley PanelView Plus HMIs.  I asked the local rep if there was a "special" AB flash drive that I had to use to make use of this port, he replied, "No. But not all flash drives work either."  Of course you can imagine my next question was which ones work?  Unfortunately, He was unable to give me a difinitive answer.

It would be way easier (and cost effective) for me to write the program, load the runtime file to the USB drive, and give that to the service techs rather than send them with a laptop every time.

I need model numbers.... Please Help!!!!

RE: PanelView Plus USB Drive

I think the Allen Bradley rep may have just been covering his butt with that response.  As soon as they said any USB flash would work, you could find one that didn't.

I would stick with a name brand drive.  They are relatively in-expensive now too.  It may be difficult to find model numbers that people have used on an AB machine.

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This is normally the space where people post something insightful.

RE: PanelView Plus USB Drive

Devices can be 'choosy' about USB flash drives.

Below are two lists; one of USB keys known to work with another manufacturer's device; the 2nd list of those USB keys known not to work with the same device.  

Let it be clear that listing these flash drives in no way implies that these models will or will not work with the A-B panel cited in the OP post.

The lists below are just indicative of the fickle nature of devices that use USB flash drives.

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List of known working USB Keys, compiled mid 2006     

Manufacturer       Product Name   Memory Size
Corsair            USB Flash       128MB
Freecom                USB Stick       64MB
Intelligent          Stick          128MB
JMTek             USB Drive 2.0     256MB
Kingston                            64MB
Kingston          Datatraveler        256MB
Lexar            Jump Drive         128MB
Lexar    Jump Drive    256MB
Lexar    Jump Drive    512MB
Lexar    Jump Drive    1GB
Memorex    Travel Drive    512MB
M Flash        
New Link    Ultra High Speed    128MB
PNY        256MB
PNY    Attaché    512MB
PNY    Attaché    1GB
SanDisk    Cruzer Mini    256MB
SanDisk    Cruzer Micro    1GB
SanDisk    Cruzer Micro    2GB
Sony    Mini Micro Vault 2GO    2GB
Super Flash Drive        256MB
Super Flash Drive        64MB

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USB Key NOT Recognized

Manufacturer     Product Name    Memory Size
Iomega     “mini” USB Drive    128MB
Memorex     “mini” Travel Drive    256MB
Memorex     Travel Drive    1GB
Ridata         128MB
SanDisk    Cruzer Mini    512MB
SanDisk    Cruzer Mini    1GB

RE: PanelView Plus USB Drive

The sad thing is that USB keys are like underwear.. They change dang near weekly!  In a year most of these will have been retired and something else will be replacing them.  Very annoying.

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com

RE: PanelView Plus USB Drive

Good to know you change your underwear almost weekly Keith...
 

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  Sometimes I only open my mouth to swap feet...

RE: PanelView Plus USB Drive

I just knew!! there would be some wiseacre who would pull that out..colorface

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com

RE: PanelView Plus USB Drive

Bet you could have guessed it would be me too! noevil
 
 

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