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  1. LoggerHead

    pic

    A PIC, assuming that you are talking about a AB 1747-PIC, is a Personal computer interface converter. It is used to connect a computer to a SCL 500 AB PLC. Some of the processors didn't have a rs232 port and it was used mostly for hooking up a laptop to the PLC for program downloading and...
  2. LoggerHead

    Need a driver for using Wonderware with AB device net

    I am currently using a DH 485 network to link several plc together using ABKF2 driver for our wonderware application that is communication to all of the plc's. I am needing to change over to ab device net for my plc communications and will need a different driver for the device net to...
  3. LoggerHead

    Thermocouple module causing flashing display

    Turned out it was being caused by the Open TC detection scan. I disabled this and it is working fine now. Thanks djs and everyone else who took the time to give it some thought. I have used this forum several times and have yet to be dissappointed. Daymond
  4. LoggerHead

    Thermocouple module causing flashing display

    Oh yea, its a k type TC reading a temp of approx. 235 deg. C
  5. LoggerHead

    Thermocouple module causing flashing display

    When I say that they are parallel, I mean that we have one TC coming in to the prowers controller and it is daisychained over to the PLC. We have TC's daisy chained at other parts of the plant to several devices with out any trouble. We only use it for a lolo alarm and several degrees of...
  6. LoggerHead

    Thermocouple module causing flashing display

    I have several Powers 535 controllers controlling verious Processes using a k type thermocouple as the pv. I am needing to input these temp. signals into a AB 5,03 PLC. My plc is located close to the controllers so I just paralled the TC's over to a 1746-NT8 Thermocouple/mV Analog Input Module...
  7. LoggerHead

    Excel spread sheet help

    Thanks alot. I did get a macro wrote that would log the data on a time basis but I had not got the auto run working. This will be helpful and I am new to VB but I think I can fumble my way through making any changes that I need to make. Thanks again. Daymond
  8. LoggerHead

    Excel spread sheet help

    That sounds great. I will look into your advice on having wonderware create a historical data base.
  9. LoggerHead

    Excel spread sheet help

    I'm trying to do this all through excel. We do have wonderware poking some infomation into excel but it is a lot of data and already slows down the system everytime it does this (every 5 minutes). The formula I have in excel is very simple.It is VIEW|TAGNAME!b_fce3_CoolingValveOutput I was...
  10. LoggerHead

    Excel spread sheet help

    I have excel getting data from my wonderware program. Every time my data changes in wonderware it is updated in excel. My problem is that I have a formula in one cell to gather this data. Each time the value changes in my wonderware program it changes the value in that cell. What I am trying to...
  11. LoggerHead

    Excel spread sheet problem

    Thanks for directing me to the proper forum. I will try inserting a new line above that one and recording a macro to do this every time. Daymond
  12. LoggerHead

    Excel spread sheet problem

    I have excel getting data from my wonderware program. Every time my data changes in wonderware it is updated in excel. My problem is that I have a formula in one cell to gather this data. Each time the value changes in my wonderware program it changes the value in that cell. What I am trying to...
  13. LoggerHead

    Using excell to collect data from wonderware?

    Wondering if anyone uses excell to gather data from wonderware instead of using wonderware to write to excell? I have been told it can be done but have not ever seen it. If I remember right, excell and wonderware can either one be the client or server. I'm no expert in excell by any means and...
  14. LoggerHead

    adding a plc to a dh 485 existing network??

    I got it working. Its wasn't that hard once I quit trying to use the network to set up th processor and used the laptop to get the node right. thank for all the help. Daymond
  15. LoggerHead

    adding a plc to a dh 485 existing network??

    I am adding a plc 5/03 to an existing network that has 4 other plc's communication through a DH-485 communication interface. My plc's are adressed nodes 1-3, I have added a plc and it is now my first plc from the DH-485. Its the first one in the daisy chain. I thought when I added one it would...
  16. LoggerHead

    AB plc 500 with 1747-PIC

    Thats the problem. We still have severial 5/02's.
  17. LoggerHead

    AB plc 500 with 1747-PIC

    It doesn't use it normally, but Rockwell tech support said that it is possible to use it in some versions and get it to work on a Windows 2000 system. I believe my version may be too old of a version. I thought someone may had found a way to do it. There is no support for the program on windows...
  18. LoggerHead

    AB plc 500 with 1747-PIC

    My RS logics is working fine with the pic. I'm trying to also use the dos based plc 500 software. It uses a ACH. format instead of a RSS. one. I have my rs linx seeing the plc but I cain't get the plc 500 software to see the rs linx. When I try to have it see what driver is being used, it...
  19. LoggerHead

    AB plc 500 with 1747-PIC

    We just got a new rugged laptop in for our electricians and I am trying to get PLC 500 dos base software to work with my PIC. The problem is that I have windows 2000 professional and they are not very compatiable. I have seen this work before using the rs linx to communicate but have been unable...
  20. LoggerHead

    Video Cards

    I don't know if this is what you meant by your "dragging" problem, but be sure you uncheck the "Show Windows content while dragging". Go to the Display properties in the Control Panel. Under one of the tabs there should be the "Show Windows content while dragging&quot...

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