Rockwell Automation 1746-QS,D17466.19 SYNCHRONIZED AXES MODULE - Manual (Page 16)

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Publication 1746-6.19 March 1998
You must establish communication between Hydraulic Configurator
software on your PC and the module.
1. Connect your PC to the module with Allen-Bradley cable (cat. no.
1747-CP3): one end to a serial port on your PC such as COM1, the
other end to the 9-pin D-shell connector on the module.
Windows ’95 provides a virtual connection to the serial port without
any intervention unless that port is already used by another application.
Important: You may run RSLogix500 and Hydraulic Configurator
concurrently on your PC if you have both COM1 and COM2
available. If only one serial port is available, you may use the
Communication Interface Card (1784-KTx) for the connection
between PC and SLC processor.
2. Open the Hydraulic Configurator by running QsCfg.exe.
The main screen appears.
If you also get the message “No Motion Controller Detected,” then:
– check the1747-CP3 cable connection between PC and module
– match the software/hardware
COM ports (step 3.)
Otherwise, go to step 4.
3. Set the Hydraulic Configurator COM port to match your PC.
To do this, click Tools on the toolbar, then Monitor Options from
the menu. Enter the
COM port number you used for your PC cable
connection to the module in step 1.
4. To verify communication with the module, observe that the Com:
window (screen bottom left) displays “Online“.
Important: You can run the Hydraulic Configurator offline to view
plots, stored data files, and access Help screens.
Setting Up Communication
Between PC and Module