| Allen Bradley/Rockwell have many PLC
programming and Interface packages on the market. Only some of
these are useable by non AB proprietary applications such as Citect
to interface to AB hardware. RSLinx is a 32 bit application for use
under Win95 and NT. I believe it is an enhanced version of the AB
Interchange software which is 16 bit and runs under wfw311 and
Win95. However the Version of RSLinx shipped with many AB
programming suites is actually RSLinx Lite - a cut down version of
the application which, amongst other things. Citect cannot
interface with this module. Even though the Linx diagnostics will
detect no errors, if you start Citect with RSLinx Lite running you
will encounter faults such as failure to find the allocation key or
"DTL_E_Server is not running". These are not Citect Error messages,
but messages read from RSLinx Lite.
We are attempting to obtain a list Allen Bradley products which
ship compatible interface software and will post new information
here as it becomes available.
Note: If you are prepared to upgrade your processors to 5/04's
you can use a DH+ network and our CIKT board driver and ABTCP500
protocol. This will result in significant performance gains and
does not require any AB interface software.
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