Installation Instructions for the U71000 back-plane master to the SLC series PLC (Revised for firmware 2.15)

The U71000, using the set of instructions below, will be configured as follows:

Channel 1 active

Run-time parameter changing enabled

Auto addressing enabled

Extended addressing modules enabled

Module configuration via Hyperterminal

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  1. Establish communications between the SLC processor and the PC using RSLinx and an RS232 cable.
  2. Open RSLogix and start a new project.
  3. Select the appropriate processor type.
  4. Under the “Controller” file select the “IO Configuration” option.
  5. Select the appropriate rack from the pull down menu under the “Racks section.”
  6. Select the slot number that the U71000 resides in.
  7. Under “Current Cards Available” select “Other.”
  8. Enter the value 13635 as the IO card ID number.
  9. Highlight the new card and select the “ADV Config” button on the bottom left.
  10. Insert 337 for the M0 Length and M1 Length.

[Analog signals are found in the M0 and M1 files. When using analog modules, add 4 words to the M0 and M1 files for every analog module on the system.

For example: 1 analog module = M0 and M1 lengths are set to 341

2 analog modules = M0 and M1 lengths are set to 345]

  1. Insert 160 for the G File Length.
  2. Select the “Edit G Data” button.
  3. Insert the decimal value 13635 into word 159.
  4. Insert the decimal value 263 into word 1.

14A. Optional step to activate channel 2: Insert decimal value 263 into word 80. Skip to step 15 if channel 2 is not used.

  1. All other words in the G-file are set to zero. The only exception is word 0 because it is reserved by the PLC.
  2. Select “OK”.
  3. Select “OK” again to return to the original “IO Configuration” screen.
  4. Save the new project.

This completes the setup of the U71000.

Accessing the U71000 card via Windows Hyperterminal.

  1. Turn the key switch on the SLC 5 processor to “PROG.”
  2. Establish a connection between the PC and the U71000 via an USB cable.
  3. Open Hyperterminal.
  4. Select the “Hypertrm” icon.
  5. Give the new connection a name and select an icon.
  6. Under “Connect using” select COM the COM port used by your PC for USB.
  7. Hit “OK”
  8. Under “Bits per second” select 38400.
  9. Under “Flow control” select None.
  10. The timer on the bottom left will start to count up. Hold the shift button down while hitting the 8 key to access the U71000.
  11. Use the menu commands to proceed with configuring the card.