Installation Instructions Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter Catalog Number 1747-UIC Contents… Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Computer and Operating System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Install the Interface Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Install the Ferrite Collar (European EMC Compliance) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter Important User Information Solid state equipment has operational characteristics differing from those of electromechanical equipment. Safety Guidelines for the Application, Installation and Maintenance of Solid State Controls, publication SGI-1.1, available from your local Rockwell Automation sales office or online at http://www.literature.rockwellautomation.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 3 Overview The 1747-UIC allows you to connect devices that communicate using DH-485 protocol directly to a computer’s USB port, using either the 1747-UIC’s RS-232 or RS-485 port and user-provided programming cables. Three LED indicators on the 1747-UIC provide communication status. Computer and Operating System Requirements The USB to DH-485 interface converter works with RSLinx version 2.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 5. Plug the 1747-UIC USB cable into the computer’s USB port. The green OK LED indicator should turn on to indicate that the 1747-UIC is receiving power through the USB port. 6. If this is the first time that this interface converter has been connected to this computer, you must install the 1747-UIC drivers. See Install the Drivers on page 7. 7. Identify which COM port has been assigned to the interface converter.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 5 Connect DH-485 Devices to the Interface Converter’s RS-485 Port SLC 500 Fixed Controller Personal Computer with USB Port PanelView 300 and Higher Terminal USB (DF1) CAT 1747-UIC SER A FRN X.X USB OK USB to DH485 INTERFACE CONVERTER DH485 LISTED I.T.E.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter Connect DH-485 Devices to the Interface Converter’s RS-232 Port PanelView 300 and higher Terminal Personal Computer with USB Port SLC 5/03, SLC 5/04, and SLC 5/05 (Channel 0) Controller USB (DF1) CAT 1747-UIC SER A FRN X.X USB OK USB to DH485 INTERFACE CONVERTER DH485 LISTED I.T.E.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 7 Install the Drivers Before using the 1747-UIC, you must install drivers for both the 1747-UIC interface converter and the USB serial port. To install the drivers: 1. If you have RSLinx version 2.42, or higher, the 1747-UIC drivers are included on the RSLinx distribution CD. Otherwise, you may download them onto your hard drive from the Allen-Bradley product support webpage (http://www.ab.com/support/products/pccards.html). 2.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 5. The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears with Search for a suitable driver… selected as the default. Click Next. 6. When the Locate Driver Files screen appears, select the media where the drivers are stored. Click Next. 7. When the wizard indicates that it has found the driver for the 1747-UIC interface converter, click Next.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 9 8. Click Finish to complete the installation of the 1747-UIC interface converter. If you have Windows98/ME, your installation completes automatically and you may proceed directly to Identify the Assigned COM Port on page 11. Otherwise, continue with step 9. 9. The Found New Hardware Wizard continues immediately with installation of the USB serial port. Click Next. 10.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 11. When the Locate Driver Files screen appears, select Specify a location, Floppy disk drives, or CD-ROM drives, and click Next. 12. When the wizard indicates that it has found the driver for the USB Serial Port, click Next. 13. Click Finish to complete the installation of the USB Serial Port.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 11 Identify the Assigned COM Port Identify the assigned COM port using Device Manager, as shown below. Windows Version Required Steps Windows 98/ME 1. From the Start menu, choose Settings>Control Panel>System. 2. From the System Properties Window, select the Device Manager tab. 3. Select the View devices by type radio button. Windows 2000 1. From the Start menu, choose Settings>Control Panel>System. 2.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 3. Choose RS-232 DF1 devices from the Available Driver Types pulldown menu and click Add New… 4. Enter a name for your new driver and click OK. 5. Choose the COM Port to which the interface converter is associated, in this case COM 3. TIP You can determine the COM port to which the interface converter is assigned using the Device Manager. See Identify the Assigned COM Port on page 11. 6. Choose 1770-KF3/1747-KE as the Device. 7.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 13 8. The 1747-UIC interface converter operates at 19.2 Kbps only, so set the Baud Rate to 19200. Do not click AutoConfigure. 9. Assign the 1747-UIC interface converter an unused station number on the DH-485 network to which you are connecting. The interface converter cannot go online to a DH-485 network if it’s assigned station number is already being used.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 3. Click Change/Remove and follow the instructions. 4. Click Continue and then click Finish. Change the Station Number If you want to change the station number when the 1747-UIC interface converter is already online to a DH-485 network with an existing station number, you must: 1. Configure the new station number in the RSLinx DF1 driver. 2. Stop the RSLinx DF1 driver. 3. Unplug the 1747-UIC interface converter from the computer’s USB port. 4.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) to DH-485 Interface Converter 15 If the LED Indicators Show The Following Probable Error Exists Cause Recommended Action • All LEDs off No power to 1747-UIC 1. Check cable connection to computer’s USB port. 2. Verify power to the computer and it’s USB port. 3. Plug the interface converter into a different computer’s USB port to verify the condition of the interface converter.
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