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ABD Allen-Bradley DF1 Half Duplex v6.xx
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Description
ProductVersionModule
HMI/SCADA - iFIX All All
Code : ABD
Vendor : GE Intelligent Platforms
Hardware Manufacturer : Allen-Bradley
Notes : Available for use with FIX32 and iFIX only.

General

Platform Version Type
Windows 95 / NT / 2000 / XP(SP2) / Server 2003 / Vista 6.40 COM

Supported
Devices

Device Manufacturer Comment
Mailbox Allen-Bradley -
MicroLogix PLCs Allen-Bradley -
PLC-2 Allen-Bradley -
PLC-3 Allen-Bradley -
PLC-5 Allen-Bradley -
PLC-5/250 Allen-Bradley -
SLC-5 Allen-Bradley -
SLC-5/04 Allen-Bradley -

Additional
Requirements

Software Manufacturer Vendor Part No. Comment
none

Protocol

Type Supported Baud Rates Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Error Checking Hand Shaking Comment
Communication Network Driver Communicates DF1 half Duplex to Interface Module which can Talk DH or DH+ (WinNT, Win95) Selectable from 110 to 38400 7, 8 1, 2 None, Even, Odd CRC, BCC
(BCC recommended)		 None, RTS Delay -

Supported
Data Types

Data Type Comment
Adapter PLC-5/250 Adapter Status structure
ASCII 8-bit character
Control Control structure
Counter Counter structure
Float 32-bit floating point (IEEE)
Long Unsigned 32-bit integer
MSG PLC Message structure
PID PID structure
Signed Signed 16-bit integer
String ASCII String storage area
Timer Timer structure
Unsigned Unsigned 16-bit integer

Supported
Memory Types

Device Memory Type Comment
PLC-2 N/A Starting Address Range: 10-37777 Octal excluding 78-109
PLC-3 O, I, T, C, N, D, B, S, F Output, Input, Timer, Counter, Integer, BCD, Binary, Status, Float
PLC-5 O, I, T, PD, C, N, D, B. S. F. A, L, R, MSG, ST Output, Input, Timer, PID Control, Counter, Integer, BCD, Binary, Status, Float, ASCII, Long, Control, Message Control, String
PLC-5/250 IS, O, I, T, C, N, B, S, F, L, R, PD, MSG, BTD. AS. ST Internal Storage, Output, Input, Timer, Counter, Integer, Binary, Public Status, Float, Long, Control, PID Block, Message Control, Block Transfer Data, Adapter Status, String
SLC-5 T, C, N, B, S, R Timer, Counter, Integer, Binary, Status, Control
SLC-5/04 O, I, T, C, N, F, B, A, ST, S, R Output, Input, Timer, Counter, Integer, Float, Binary, ASCII, String, Status, Control

Commands

Device Command Description Uses
Mailbox PLC2 Unprotected Write/ Unprotected Read - -
PLC-2 Write Digital Blocks, Write Analog Blocks, Read Analog Blocks - -
PLC-3 Write Digital Blocks, Write Analog Blocks, Read Data Blocks - -
PLC-5 Write Digital Blocks, Write Analog Blocks, Read Data Blocks - -
PLC-5/250 Write Digital Blocks, Write Analog Blocks, Read Data Blocks - -
SLC-5 Read Digital Blocks, Read Analog Blocks, Write Digital Bits - -
SLC-5/04 Read Digital Blocks, Read Analog Blocks, Write Digital Bits - -

Signal
Conditionings

Signal Type Description Comment Typical Gain Convergance Range
12AL 12 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - Alarming on out of range Ignores most significant 4 bits (nibble). - -
12BN 12 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs- No Alarming on out of range Ignores most significant 4 bits (nibble). - -
15AL 15 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - Alarming on out of range Ignores most significant bit. - -
15BN 15 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - No Alarming on out of range Ignores most significant bit. - -
3BCD 3 Digit Binary Coded Decimal Scaled to EGUs. Alarming on out of range. Ignores most significant 4 bits (nibble). - -
4BCD 4 Digit Binary Coded Decimal Scaled to EGUs. Alarming on out of range. - -
8AL 8 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - Alarming on out of range Ignores most significant byte. - -
8BN 8 Bit Binary Scaled to EGUs - No alarming on out of range Ignores most significant byte. - -
LIN Value scaled to EGUs No alarming on out of range. Signed and Unsigned data types. - -
NONE Returns raw value No alarming on out of range. - -

Miscellaneous
Info

Relevant Notes
none

History

Revision History
Reason for 1/9/97 Release:
* Driver released including all previous SIMs.

Reason for 1/13/97 Release:
* Driver released including all previous SIMs.

Reason for 6/22/98 Release:
* Corrected problem of driver always using COMM1.

Reason for 6.12 Release on 10/19/98:
* Added support for MicroLogix 1000 and MicroLogix 1000 Analog processors. Updated documentation.

Reason for 6.12a Release on 5/5/99:
* Added new I/O address field. Refer to documentation for further information.

Reason for 6.12b Release on 3/16/00:
* Changed the driver to re-send a poll-ENQ when a message with an invalid transaction id is received. We were re-sending the entire request causing the buffers in the process hardware to fill up.

Release for 6.12c Release on 7/3/02:
* Corrected a problem with disabling a single PLC using the #DISABLE I/O address.

Reason for 6.12d Release on 6/2/05:
* Driver has been rebranded to reflect GE Fanuc.

Reason for 6.13 Release on 9/16/2005:
* Driver is now supported on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Reason for 6.40 Service Pack release on 10/23/2007:
* ABD now validated for use with Microsoft Vista OS.


Details
ID: DG5
Category: I/O Drivers
Last Updated: 03/29/10
Date Created: 04/24/00
Status: Published
Attachments: Yes
Language: English


 


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