Rockwell Automation 1784-KTCX15 INSTL INSTR CONTROLNET COMM. User Manual
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ControlNet Communication Interface Card
Publication 1784-5.33 – September 1997
Running the KTCX15 Card Installation Check Utility in DOS or WIN95
To make sure you have installed the card properly, run the installation check
utility. Follow these steps:
1. Place the utility disk in drive A of the host computer.
If you are running the utility software from another drive, use the appropriate
drive letter.
If you are using WIN95:
a.
From the Windows 95 Start Menu, select RUN.
The Run dialog box appears.
b.
Type the path and command to run the utility.
a:\ktcinst 8
(where
8
is the network address you’ve selected)
c.
Click OK.
If you are using DOS or a DOS window in WIN95:
a.
At the DOS prompt, type:
a:\ktcinst
You see a screen/window similar to this one:
1784–KTCX15 Card Installation Check Utility
Version 1.xx DD–MMM–YY
Copyright 1997 Allen–Bradley Company, Inc.
Usage: KTCINST NetworkAddress [IOaddress]
NetworkAddress= KTCX Network Address, in hex
IOaddress = KTCX I/O base address (Default 220), in hex
In order to run the KTCX installation utility, you must specify the
network address and the I/O address, if other than 220.
For a network address of 3 and I/O address of 260, type the following:
KTCINST 3 260
For a network address of 2 and I/O address of 220, (default) type the
following:
KTCINST 2
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2. Type:
a:\ktcinst 8
(where
8
is the network address you’ve selected)
You see:
Warning.. Make sure that the card is not connected to a network. Press any key.
3. Press any key.
You see a similar message:
Succeeded Make sure that the card is not connected to a network.
Succeeded Hard resetting KTCX.
4. Recheck the I/O address if hard resetting fails.
Succeeded I/O Address: 220, Dual Port Address: D000:0000
Are these your intended address settings? [y/n]
5. Press
Y
for yes or
N
for no.
You see a similar message:
Boot code version: 1.3 8/20/96, Serial #: 20 (14)
Main code version: 99.65 4/29/97
Succeeded Testing dual-port interface.
If this test fails, contact your local Rockwell Automation sales representative
or distributor, or Rockwell Automation Technical Support at (440) 646-6800.
Waiting.. Soft resetting KTCX as network address 8. Press any key.
The utility initializes the network media access controller.
6. Press any key.
You see a similar message:
Succeeded Soft resetting KTCX as network address 8.
If this test fails, make certain that you are not connected to a network.
Contact your local Rockwell Automation sales representative or distributor,
or Rockwell Automation Technical Support at (440) 646-6800.
Waiting.. Setting KTCX to online. Press any key.
The utility tests the card’s ability to connect to the network.