MVI56-GEC Universal ASCII Communication Card

Description

The MVI56-GEC module requires the following minimum hardware and software components:

Rockwell Automation ControlLogix™ processor, with compatible power supply and one free slot in the rack, for the MVI56-GEC module. The module requires 800 mA of available power.

Rockwell Automation RSLogix 5000 programming software version 2.51 or higher

Rockwell Automation RSLinx communication software

Pentium® II 450 MHz minimum. Pentium III 733 MHz (or better) recommended

Supported operating systems: o Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or 2 o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 o Microsoft Windows Server 2003

128 Mbytes of RAM minimum, 256 Mbytes of RAM recommended

100 Mbytes of free hard disk space (or more based on application requirements)

256-color VGA graphics adapter, 800 x 600 minimum resolution (True Color 1024 × 768 recommended)

CD-ROM drive

ProSoft Configuration Builder, HyperTerminal or other terminal emulator program.

The sample program for your MVI56-GEC module includes custom tags, data types and ladder logic for data I/O and status monitoring. For most applications, you can run the sample ladder program without modification, or, for advanced applications, you can incorporate the sample program into your existing application.

The inRAx Solutions CD provides one or more versions of the sample ladder logic. The version number appended to the file name corresponds with the firmware version number of your ControlLogix processor. The firmware version and sample program version must match.

With the module securely mounted, connect your PC to the Configuration/Debug port using an RJ45-DB-9 Serial Adapter Cable and a Null Modem Cable.

1 Attach both cables as shown.

2 Insert the RJ45 cable connector into the Configuration/Debug port of the module.

3 Attach the other end to the serial port on your PC.