Allen-Bradley

CONTROLLER INFORMATION SHEET SLC500 Series (DF1)

Overview
Maple Systems’ Silver Series Operator Interface Terminals (Maple OITs)
communicate with Allen-Bradley SLC500 Series PLCs using the DF1 Full
Duplex protocol. When configured with EZware, the Maple OIT is the master in
a point-to-point single master, single slave format. Please refer to the Silver
Series Installation and Operation Manual for information on connecting
multiple Maple OITs to a single DF1 port.

Compatible PLCs
Family Model
SLC500 Series SLC5/01, SLC5/02, SLC5/03, SLC5/04, SLC5/05

Communications Cable
For the SLC5/01 and SLC5/02 the Maple OIT should be connected to:
• the DF1 port on the 1747-KE or 1770-KF3 module;
for the SLC5/03, SLC5/04 and SLC5/05 the Maple OIT should be connected to:
• the Channel 0 (RS232) Port on the PLC.

A list of communications cables offered by Maple Systems as well as cable

assembly instructions to assist you in assembling your own communications
cable are available on our website.

WARNING: If your communications cable is not wired exactly as shown in

our cable assembly instructions, damage to the OIT or loss of communications
can result.

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PLC Settings
Full Duplex Operation must be set.
No Hardware Handshaking must be set.
The Checksum must be set to CRC (this is the Default).

Accessible PLC Memory

Register Memory

The following table lists the PLC’s register memory ranges that the Maple OITs are able to access.
Please note that your PLC’s memory range may be smaller or larger than that supported by these OITs.
The following register memory can be displayed in 16, 32, or 64 bit format on the Maple OIT.

PLC Register Type Address Range Format PLC Register Description

T4SV 0-254 ddd (d=decimal) Timer Preset Values
T4PV 0-254 ddd Timer Accumulated Values
C5SV 0-254 ddd Counter Preset Values
C5PV 0-254 ddd Counter Accumulated Values
N7 0-254 ddd Integer Data
F8 0-254 ddd Floating Point Data
Ffn 0-254254 fffnnn1 Floating Point Data
N10 0-254 ddd Integer Data
N11 0-254 ddd Integer Data
N12 0-254 ddd Integer Data
N13 0-254 ddd Integer Data
N14 0-254 ddd Integer Data
N15 0-254 ddd Integer Data
Nfn 0-254254 fffnnn1 Integer Data

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NOTE: The device type of Ffn allows access to any data file (fff) and address (nnn) in the Floating
Point (F) memory area. Likewise, the device type of Nfn allows access to any data file (fff) and address
(nnn) in the Integer (N) memory area. fff specifies the data file 000-254, and nnn specifies the data
address 000-254. For example, to specify Integer data file 97, address 45 (N97:45), select device type
as Nfn and enter 097045 into the device address field. Ensure that the data file and data address are
entered using leading zeroes when necessary.

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Discrete Memory

The following table lists the PLC’s discrete memory ranges that the Maple OITs are able to access.
Please note that your PLC’s memory range may be smaller or larger than that supported by these OITs.
The following discrete memory is displayable in single-bit format on the Maple OIT.

PLC Bit Type Address Range Format PLC Bit Description

B3 (note 2) 0.0 to 254.15 ddd.bb Bit Data
B10 (note 2) 0.0 to 254.15 ddd.bb Bit Data
B11 (note 2) 0.0 to 254.15 ddd.bb Bit Data
B12 (note 2) 0.0 to 254.15 ddd.bb Bit Data
B13 (note 2) 0.0 to 254.15 ddd.bb Bit Data
Bfn (note 3) 00300000-25425400 fffnnnbb Bit Data
Nfn Bit (note 3) 00700000-25425400 fffnnnbb Bit Data

NOTE 2: When accessing bit data, use the following syntax in the Device Address field:

<word>.<bit>

The bit value must contain the leading 0. For example, to address bit 8 in word 5, the Device Address
field would contain:
5.08

NOTE 3: The Bfin and Nfn Bit devices allow access to bits in any bit data file and any word data file
respectively. In the former, fff refers to the data file (000-254), nnn refers to the data address
(000-254), and bb refers to the bit number (00-15). For example, Nfn bit 01110702 refers to
N11:107.2. Note that the leading zeroes are required in all three fields.

NOTE: Although the tables list data files 10 - 13 as both Bit and Integer, a PLC Data File can exist only
as one data type.

Memory Not Supported

The following PLC memory areas are not currently supported by the Maple OITs:

• Input File (I1)

• Output File (O0)
• Status File (S2)
• Data File 9 (of any type)
• Control Files (Type R)

NOTE: Although input files (I1) and output files (O0) are listed in EZwar, these are only supported for
Allen-Bradley MicroLogix PLCs.

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Important Memory Considerations

If your PLC’s memory range is smaller than the range supported by the Maple OITs, it is possible to
configure the OIT to monitor a PLC memory address which does not exist. Since this can cause
unpredictable results, when you configure the OIT please ensure that all selected PLC memory
addresses are valid for your PLC model.
Do not configure the OIT to write to any PLC memory address which should only be written to by
the PLC.

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EZware Settings
The following table lists the communications settings that must be configured in EZware. These settings
can be found in the Edit-Set System Parameters menu under the PLC tab. Please note:

• the Recommended Settings column provides the recommended setting based upon the default
settings most commonly used in the Allen-Bradley SLC500 PLC
• the Options column lists EZware’s options; your PLC may not support every option

Recommended
Name Options Important Notes
Settings
AB DF1
PLC type: MicroLogix,
SLC500, PLC5
Serial port I/F: RS232 RS232, RS485
Data Bits: 8 7 or 8 Must match the DF1 port setting.
Stop Bits: 1 1 or 2 Must match the DF1 port setting.
9600,19200, Must match the DF1 port setting.
Baud Rate: 19200 38400,57600, Use the fastest baud rate supported
115200 by the PLC.
Parity: None Even, Odd, None Must match the DF1 port setting.
Must match the address assigned to
HMI station No.: 0 0-31
the DF1 port.
Must match the node address
PLC station No.: 1 0-31 assigned on the Data Highway
network.
Disable, Master,
Multiple HMI: Disable use for multiple OITs
Slave
HMI-HMI link
38400 38400, 115200 use for multiple OITs
speed:
PLC time out
3.0 1.5 to 5.0 adjust if longer timeout is required
constant (sec)
see Silver Series Installation and
PLC block pack: 0 0-10
Operation Manual

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