Eaton Cutler-Hammer PanelMate 500 Series Getting Started User Manual

Also see for 500: Quick start guide Installation and user manual

Appendix A-5If you plan to use one of the PLC models and communication approaches notedpreviously, we recommend that you complete these steps:1. Examine the charts which follow, to determine the settings you will need to assign(baud rates, PLC ID numbers, etc.) in the PLC model you are using. Wheneverpossible, the settings are the default settings for the PLC model. Assign any settingsnecessary.2. Transfer to the PanelMate 500 unit the appropriate PLC driver (near the top of eachchart). Then transfer the communication startup configuration (named in the first linein each chart) for your PaneMate 500 online unit and PLC model. Note that for everyconfiguration name (such as ABDH485), there are actually 4 online file types,corresponding to the 4 categories of online units: 2 and 4 line vacuum fluorescent orLCD display versions. The online file extensions are:name.ova (2-line vacuum fluorescent)name.ovb (4-line vacuum fluorescent)name.ola (2-line LCD)name.olb (4-line LCD)For example, if you are connecting your 4-line vacuum fluorescent display online unitto an A-B SLC 5/03 PLC via DH 485, you will need to transfer:- the Allen-Bradley DH 485 PLC driver- the ABDH485.OVB communication startup configuration3. Connect the correct factory-built cable from the PanelMate 500 online unit to the PLC.(see the last line in the chart)4. Assign both the PLC and PanelMate 500 to be in RUN mode, and verify that thePanelMate display shows “Communication Link Established”.