Allen-Bradley Plc-5 Df1; Series - Quartech 2800 Manual

2800 & 2900 Series PLC Drivers

Allen-Bradley PLC-5 DF1

The PLC-5 DF1 interface uses RS-232 signal levels and is intended for point to point communications, i.e., only a
single peripheral device may be connected to the DF1 port.
ScreenMaker 2000 Port setup:
Byte format: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
Use Allen-Bradley programming software to configure the PLC-5 processor as shown below.
The baud rate may be 9600bps as long as it matches the OIT setting.
Diag. file:
Remote mode change:
Mode attention char.:
Baud Rate:
Stop bits:
Control line:
Duplicate Detect:
ACK Timeout (20 ms):
The following schematic shows the cable connections required between the OIT and the PLC-5 DF1 port. This cable
is available from Quartech in a standard length of ten feet. Cables up to fifty feet in length may be ordered.
25 Pin Male D-Type
RXD
TXD
SC
RTS
CTS
DSR
DCD
DTR
Baud rate: 9600 bps or 19200 bps
Interface type: RS-232 or RS-485
A single Dialogue File address is assigned and must be an Integer type file.
Element 0 is the Command Word.
Element 1 is Screen Trigger one.
Element 2 is Screen Trigger two.
PLC-5 processor configuration
System Mode (DF1 Point to Point) Channel 0 Configuration
DISABLED
NO HANDSHAKING
Allen-Bradley PLC-5 DF1
Quartech Part Number: 2139-10
PLC-5
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0
System mode char.:
\0x1b User mode char.:
19200 Parity:
1
OFF Error Detect:
500 NAK Retries:
ENQ Retries:
2800/2900
15 Pin Female D-Type
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< 7
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S
U
NONE
CRC
3
3
TXD
RXD
SC
RTS
CTS
FG
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