Allen-Bradley ControlNet PLC-5 User Manual

Table of Contents
1785-UM022B-EN-P - February 2002
Installing Your ControlNet
PLC-5 Processor
Chapter 1
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Prevent Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Identifying ControlNet PLC-5 Processor Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Before You Install the Programmable Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Install or Remove the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Setting the I/O Chassis Backplane Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Setting the I/O Chassis Configuration Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Installing Keying Bands for the Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Selecting the DH+ Station Address of Channel 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Specifying the Serial Interface of Channel 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Selecting the ControlNet Network Address of Channel 2 . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Inserting/Removing the Processor into/from the I/O Chassis. . . . . . . 1-13
Installing a Remote I/O Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Installing a DH+ Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Connecting to a ControlNet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Connecting a Programming Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
DH+ Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Serial Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
ControlNet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Selecting Appropriate Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Serial Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
DH+ Programming Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Remote I/O Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
ControlNet Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Planning to Use Your ControlNet
PLC-5 Processor
Chapter 2
Using This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Understanding ControlNet I/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Scheduled Data-Transfer Operations on a ControlNet Network. . . . 2-2
Unscheduled Data-Transfer Operations on a ControlNet Network. . 2-4
Using I/O Forcing Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Using Immediate Data-Transfer Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Using Process Control Sample Complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Clearing the PCSC New Data and PCSC Overflow Bits. . . . . . . . 2-11
Considerations When Using PCSC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Understanding Scheduled Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Allowable Scheduled Connection Type Combinations. . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Multiple Processors Can Control I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
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Allen-Bradley ControlNet PLC-5 Specifications

General

Brand	Allen-Bradley
Model	ControlNet PLC-5
Category	Controller
Language	English