Hardware
requirements
1784-KT card and network
connection to PLC
Setup the board address switches and interrupt jumper on the card.
Software requirements
Install
the Allen-Bradley supplied Interchange software 5850-WKTS. Edit
AB's CFG_KT.INI file. Run ABICRUN.BAT before entering windows.
ABICRUN.BAT would not work if it is started from winstart.bat.
| Boards
form
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| Board name: |
User supplied unique
name
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| Board type: |
ABKT |
| Address: |
0 |
| I/O Port: |
not used
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| Interrupt: |
not used
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| Special Opt: |
not used
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| Ports
form
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| Port name: |
User supplied unique
name
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| Port number: |
not used
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| Board name: |
Use the "Board
name" from the Boards form |
| Baud rate: |
not used
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| Data bits: |
not used
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| Stop bits: |
not used
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| Parity: |
not used
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| Special Opt: |
For best performance
configure a virtual port for each PLC. Up to 40 ports can be
defined. Maxpending * number of ports must not be more than
40.
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| I/O Devices
form
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| Name: |
User supplied unique
name
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| Number: |
Network wide I/O
device number
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| Address: |
PORT_ID,STATION_NUM
Where:
PORT_ID is the communication channel that the
Network Interface will use to access a remote PLC station. (e.g.
nKT for KT module n (n = 1 to 8));
STATION_NUM is the DH or DH+ node number of the
remote PLC station. It must be specified in octal notation and must
be between 1 and 376 (octal) inclusive (for Data Highway channels)
or 0 and 77 (octal) inclusive (for Data Highway Plus
channel) |
| Protocol: |
ABKT250 for
PLC-5/250
ABKT5 for PLC-5
ABKT3 for PLC-3
ABKT2 for PLC-2
ABKT500 for SLC 500 |
| Port name: |
Use the "Port
name" from the Ports form |
RS-232 DF1 and 1747-PIC serial communication
support
See Allen Bradley Interchange Software for Windows pages 2-5 to
4-4. For example if the SLC-500 DF1 port is configured as full
duplex, 19200 baud, no parity and crc error checking, address 2. If
the COM1 port is connected to the SLC 500 DF1 port. The following
files must be edited:
system.ini [386enh] section
Device=VDF1.386
COM1IRQ4
COM1VDF1
;Device=v485.386 1747-PIC
;COM1V485 1747-PIC driver
;COMxIRQy x is the com port 1 to 4 and y is the interrupt
3,4,5,7,10,11,12 or 15.
\abic\bin\cfg_kt.ini
[DTL_DF1.8]
DEVICE=DF1
BAUD=19200
IRQ=4
COM_PORT=1
NAME=DTL_KT 8
ERROR=1
PARITY=0
DUPLEX=1
In the IO Device Form the SLC 500 address will be 8kt,2
OFFLINK_ADDRESSING
See Allen-Bradley Interchange Software Release 6.0.3, Reference
Manual, pages 1-30 to 1-38 and pages 2-49 to 2-54.
Unsolicited Messages
If the Address of an IO device in is blank then this device is
for processing unsolicited messages from all PLCs. The protocol
must be ABKT2 since only PLC-2 type messages are supported. Only
one device should be used in this way to process unsolicited
messages.
Citect.ini option
[ABKT]
UnsolicitedBytes = 1024
The default size of the PLC-2 data table is 512 words (10 to 777
octal). Words 0 to 7 are not accessible.
Standard citect.ini options
[ABKT]
MaxPending = 2 (set to 1 if using more than 20 ports)
Block = 192 bytes
Retry = 1
Delay = 0
TimeOut = 4000 milliseconds
PollTime = 60 milliseconds
WatchTime = 30 seconds
Files
- ABKT.DLL KT Driver for windows using AB Interchange
Software
- AB_2.DBF PLC-2 Variable Template
- AB_3.DBF PLC-3 Variable Template
- AB_5.DBF PLC-5 Variable Template
- AB_5_250.DBF PLC-5/250 Variable Template
- SLC500.DBF SLC 500 Variable template
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DTLKTW.DLL Allen-Bradley supplied driver
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DTLKTWD.EXE Allen-Bradley supplied driver
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VDF1.386 Allen-Bradley supplied driver
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\V485.386 Allen-Bradley supplied driver
SLC-500 Variables
| Digital
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O:O/b |
Output image |
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I:O/b |
Input image |
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S:w/b |
Status words 0 to n |
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Tf:w.t |
Timer |
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Tf:w/b |
Timer |
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Cf:w.c |
Counter |
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Cf:w/b |
Counter |
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Rf:w.r |
Control |
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Rf:w/b |
Control |
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Bf:w/b |
Binary |
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Bf/b* |
Binary |
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Nf:w/b |
Integer |
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Ff:w/b |
Floating Point |
| Integer
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O:O |
Output image |
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I:O |
Input image |
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S:w |
Status words 0 to 96 |
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Tf:w.T |
Timer |
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Cf:w.T |
Counter |
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Rf:w.C |
Control |
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Bf:w |
Binary |
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Nf:w |
Integer |
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Af:w |
ASCII |
| String |
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STf:w |
String type is support for SLC-500 in
Allen-Bradley Interchange Software Release 6.0.3 |
| Real |
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Ff:w |
Floating Point |
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Af:w |
ASCII |
Where:
| f |
File Number 0 to 255 decimal |
| :w |
Element number 0 to 255 decimal |
| :O I/O |
Slot number 0 to 30 decimal |
| /b |
Bit Number 0 to 15 decimal |
| /b* |
Bit Number 0 to 4095 decimal |
| .T |
Timer/Counter Sub Element |
| PRE |
Preset Value |
| ACC |
Accumulated Value |
| .t |
Timer bits |
| EN |
Enable |
| TT |
Timing |
| DN |
Done |
| .C |
Control Sub Element |
| LEN |
Length |
| POS |
Position |
| .c |
Counter bits |
| CU |
Count Up |
| CD |
Count Down |
| DN |
Done |
| OV |
Overflow |
| UN |
Underflow |
| .r |
Control bits |
| EN |
Enable |
| EU |
Enable Unloading |
| DN |
Done |
| EM |
Empty |
| ER |
Error |
| UL |
Unload |
| IN |
Inhibit Comparisons |
| FD |
Found |
Error
37 Inconsistent Maxpending specified. You may get this error if
you are using the driver with version 2.0 CITECT. The maxpending in
[ABKT?] and [ABKT] in citect.ini (alternate citect.ini is not
supported) must be the same.
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