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Allen-Bradley DH+/DH-485 Device Driver Help

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CONTENTS

Overview

What is the Allen-Bradley DH+/DH-485 Device Driver?

Channel Setup

How do I configure a channel for use with 1784 KTX(D), 1784 PKTX, 1784 PCMK/B, 5136-SD-ISA or 5136-SD-PCI?

Device Setup

How do I configure a device for use with this driver?

Hardware Setup

How do I configure hardware for use with this driver?

Optimizing Your AB DH+/DH-485 Communications

How do I get the best performance from the Allen-Bradley DH+/DH-485 driver?

Data Types Description

What data types are supported by this driver?

Address Descriptions

How do I address a data location on an Allen-Bradley DH+/DH-485 device?

Error Descriptions

What error messages are produced by the Allen-Bradley DH+/DH-485 driver?

Overview

The Allen-Bradley DH+/DH-485 Device Driver was specifically designed for use with 32 bit OPC server products running

on Intel microprocessor based computers. For operating system (OS) requirements, please refer to the OPC server help

documentation.

This driver supports the Allen Bradley SLC family and PLC5 series PLCs, excluding the PLC5/250 series. Address ranges

are open to support future models of these series of PLCs.

Channel Setup

Supported Network Cards

AB 1784-KT

AB 1784-KTX(D)

AB 1784-PKTX

AB-1784-PKTX(D)

AB 1784-PCMK/B

SST 5136-SD-ISA

SST 5136-SD-PCI and SST 5136-DHP-PCI

Supported Networks

Data Highway Plus (DH+)

Data Highway-485 (DH-485): applicable to AB cards only.

Channel Properties

Board Type

This driver supports 8 different board types. They are KT, KTX, KTX-D, PKTX, PKTX-D and PCMK/B by Allen-Bradley and

5136-SD-ISA and 5136-SD-PCI by SST.