Eaton Cutler-Hammer PanelMate 500 Series Getting Started User Manual

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

A-2 AppendixCommunication Startup ConfigurationsThe part of the electronic operator station startup process which seems to produce themost common “stumbling blocks” is when a user first attempts to run the operator stationonline with a PLC. In the case of PanelMate 500, even if the configuration created by theuser contains no syntax errors (it passes the “verify” process), and the correct PLC driveris resident in the PanelMate 500 online unit, some of the typical causes of problemsinclude:• the cable from PanelMate 500 to PLC is wired incorrectly• the communication parameters which must be set in the PLC and in PanelMateare not correctly matched (e.g. wrong baud rate, wrong PLC ID number, etc.)• the PLC address references in the PanelMate 500 configuration were assigned tothe incorrect locations in the PLCIf basic communication has been successfully established, problem #3 above can stilloccur due to human errors in configuring reference addresses for the PanelMate pages, orerrors in programming the PLC. However, committing either of the first two errors abovewill make it impossible for basic communication to occur between PanelMate and PLC.As a result, to increase the likelihood of success at the first communication attemptbetween PanelMate 500 and the PLC, Cutler-Hammer IDT makes available the following:• a set of “Communication Startup” files which can provide rapid verification of basiccommunication for many of the most common small PLC models, without evenhaving a program running in the PLC - these configuration files are furnished onthe “Examples” diskette which is supplied with the PanelMate 500 configurationsoftware• optionally available factory-built cables for most PLC models supported by thePLC driver software