Allen-Bradley SLC 5/03, /04, /05 & MicroLogix 1000, 1100, 1200, 1400 and 1500 DF1 (Half Duplex) Protocol Setup

Topic: CM001

The following information applies to Allen-Bradley SLC 5/03, /04, /05 & MicroLogix 1000, 1100, 1200, 1400, and 1500 PLC compatible with C-more panels using DF1 Half Duplex Protocol.

The C-more panel is the master by default.

C-more Protocol Manager Settings

1. Do one of the following:

• Click the Protocol Manager button on the Home tab
  — or —
• Click the Protocol Manager button on the Setup tab
  — or —
• from the Navigation window, click the Function tab, click Setup and then select Protocol Manager.

2. From the Protocol Manager window, click the Device name on the tree to the left.

• The Device Setup window opens.

3. From the PLC Protocol field, click on the down arrow and select Allen-Bradley DF1 Half Duplex (MicroLogix/SLC500).

When you select a different PLC Protocol than the one currently in use, the warning Message shown below appears.

• Click Yes to accept.

Setup RSLogix 500

These settings must match the Protocol Manager in the C-more Programming Software.

To set up the RSLogix 500 for these PLC, follow these steps:

1. In RSLogix 500, choose Channel Configuration in the left navigation window.

2. From the Channel Configuration window shown below, choose the Channel 0-System tab.

Note: If you are using DF1 Half Duplex (DF1 Slave in PLC), then you must match the Station Address to the PLC Address in the C-more Protocol Manager. Also match the Error Detection to the Checksum Type in the C-more Panel Manager.

3. From this Configuration window, set the following:

• For the Driver field, select DF1 Half Duplex.
• For the Node Address, set the value to match the PLC Address in the C-more Protocol Manager window shown at the top of this page.
  
• For the Control Line field, choose No Handshaking.
  
• For the following fields, match the C-more Protocol Manager settings:
  
• Baud Rate
  
• Parity
  
• Stop Bits
  
• Error Detection (Checksum Type)

Caution: Record your PLC settings as you change them so that you can reconnect using the same settings later if needed.

4. Select OK from the Channel Configuration window.

• The warning window shown below appears.

5. Choose Apply from this window and continue to next subject below.

PLC Address Configuration

There must be an address in the PLC for every address referenced in the C-more Project.

2. First, check for a file number (where 3 is the File Number for B3:0/0 and 7 is the file number for N7:0).
3. Verify is that there are enough elements in the file.

• Right-click and choose Properties to verify that there is the proper number of elements in the file.
  

To create a new Data File:

1. Right click on Data Files and choose New.

Note: You must be offline to do this.

• The Create Data File window shown below opens.

2. Enter the File Number you wish to use.
3. Choose the Data Type.
4. Choose the number of elements that you need.

• For B3:4/0, the 4 is the Element Number. This is also the same screen that you would use to increase the Number of Elements of an existing file.

5. Select OK and download the changes to the processor.

Connection Through Another Panel

You can configure this protocol for any PLC supported by C-more panels.

You can connect a C-more panel to other C-more panels on your network via an ethernet connection. This type of connection is also known as a Pass Through Connection.

Go to Connection Through Another Panel (Pass-Through) to learn more about Pass Through and using Connection Through Another Panel.

Troubleshooting

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