Rockwell Automation 1784-PCD User Manual
DeviceNet
Communication
Card
1784-PCD
Installation
Instructions
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ATTENTION
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IMPORTANT
Important User Information
Because of the variety of uses for the products described in this publication, those
responsible for the application and use of this control equipment must satisfy
themselves that all necessary steps have been taken to assure that each application
and use meets all performance and safety requirements, including any applicable
laws, regulations, codes and standards.
The illustrations, charts, sample programs and layout examples shown in this guide
are intended solely for purposes of example. Since there are many variables and
requirements associated with any particular installation, Allen-Bradley does not
assume responsibility or liability (to include intellectual property liability) for actual
use based upon the examples shown in this publication.
Allen-Bradley publication SGI-1.1, Safety Guidelines for the Application, Installation
and Maintenance of Solid-State Control (available from your local Allen-Bradley
office), describes some important differences between solid-state equipment and
electromechanical devices that should be taken into consideration when applying
products such as those described in this publication.
Reproduction of the contents of this copyrighted publication, in whole or part,
without written permission of Rockwell Automation, is prohibited.
Throughout this manual we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations:
Attention statements help you to:
Allen-Bradley is a trademark of Rockwell Automation
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Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can
lead to personal injury or death, property damage or economic
loss.
• identify a hazard
• avoid a hazard
• recognize the consequences
Identifies information that is critical for successful application
and understanding of the product.
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European Communities (EC) Directive Compliance
If this product has the CE mark it is approved for installation within the European
Union and EEA regions. It has been designed and tested to meet the following
directives.
EMC Directive
This product is tested to meet the Council Directive 89/336/EC Electromagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) by applying the following standards, in whole or in part,
documented in a technical construction file:
• EN 50081-2 EMC — Generic Emission Standard, Part 2 — Industrial
Environment
• EN 50082-2 EMC — Generic Immunity Standard, Part 2 — Industrial
Environment
This product is intended for use in an industrial environment.
Low Voltage Directive
This product is tested to meet Council Directive 73/23/EEC Low Voltage, by
applying the safety requirements of EN 61131-2 Programmable Controllers, Part 2 Equipment Requirements and Tests. For specific information required by EN
61131-2, see the appropriate sections in this publication, as well as the
Allen-Bradley publication Industrial Automation Wiring and Grounding Guidelines,
publication 1770-4.1.
Open style devices must be provided with environmental and safety protection by
proper mounting in enclosures designed for specific application conditions. See
NEMA Standards publication 250 and IEC publication 529, as applicable, for
explanations of the degrees of protection provided by different types of enclosure.
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Summary of Changes
This release of the 1784-PCD installation instructions contains new and updated
information about Windows Me and 2000. It also contains information about the
new PCD Test Utility. You will see change bars, as shown to the left of this
paragraph, throughout this manual to help you quickly identify revisions.
Other information was revised extensively. For those chapters that contain all new
information, or extensively revised information, you will find a change bar in the
margin of the chapters.
In this Chapter or Section: We:
Preface made changes as noted by change bars
Chapter 2 added information pertaining to Windows Me and
Chapter 3 re-wrote the chapter to include only Windows 95
Chapter 4 re-wrote the chapter to include Windows 98 and
Chapter 5 • re-wrote the chapter to include more
Chapter 6 added a new chapter covering Windows 2000 driver
Chapter 9 re-wrote the chapter to include instructions for
Chapter 10 re-wrote the chapter to include more extensive
2000
16-and 32-bit driver information
Me driver information
information about third-party
plug-and-play software
• extensively revised Windows NT driver
installation information
information
running the new 1784-PCD Test Utility and
diagnostics
troubleshooting tips for all operating systems
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Preface
About the Manual
Use this manual to install, configure, and troubleshoot the DeviceNet PC card
(PCMCIA interface), catalog number 1784-PCD. This interface enables a computer
with PCMCIA slots to communicate on a DeviceNet network.
Audience
The information in this manual is intended for users who are:
• familiar with Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows ME, or
Windows 95
• experienced with DeviceNet configuration software and the DeviceNet
network
Refer to the following table for the version of RSLinx you will need for your
operating system.
Operating System: Version of RSLinx:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT 2.00.97 or later
Windows 2000 2.2 or later with RSLinx Service Pack 2 installed
Note: For RSLinx versions later than 2.2, no
Service Pack is required for the 1784-PCD card
to work.
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Rockwell Automation Support
Rockwell Automation offers support services worldwide, with over 75 sales/support
offices, over 500 authorized distributors, and 260 authorized systems integrators
located throughout the United States alone, plus Rockwell Automation
representatives in every major country around the world. Contact your local
Rockwell Automation representative for:
• sales and order support
• product technical training
• warranty support
• support service agreements
Obtain Pre-Sales Product Support
If you need to contact Rockwell Automation for pre-sales product support, try one
of the following methods:
• Call your local Rockwell Automation representative
• Network pre-sales support line, 1.440.646.3638 (3NET)
• Pre-Sales e-mail, RACle3net@ra.rockwell.com
Obtain Technical Product Support
If you need to contact Rockwell Automation for technical assistance, try one of the
following methods:
Type of technical support: Access at:
Personalized Service Call your local Rockwell Automation representative
Post-sales Technical Support 1.440.646.5800
Email your questions to racleasktheexpert@ra.rockwell.com
Internet site www.ab.com, then select Product Support
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or
www.ab.com/support/products/pccards.html
Note: You can access Rockwell Automation Knowledge
documents from this internet address.
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IMPORTANT
Abbreviations
Throughout this manual, we abbreviate some terms. Use the following table to
become familiar with our terminology.
This abbreviation: Means:
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
IRQ Interrupt Request
PC Personal Computer
Conventions
You will see the following conventions used in this document:
Convention: Shows:
bold text you type, items you select from a menu, or anything you click
this symbol: ⇒ the mouse movement you make to access a sub-menu selection (for
The driver and firmware versions that appear in the screen
captures in this manual may differ from the versions you are
using.
example, Start ⇒ Settings ⇒ Control Panel)
In this document, we refer to the DeviceNet PC card as the 1784-PCD card or the
PCD card.
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Table of Contents
Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
European Communities (EC) Directive Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EMC Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Low Voltage Directive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Summary of Changes
Preface
About the Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1
Rockwell Automation Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-2
Obtain Pre-Sales Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-2
Obtain Technical Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-2
Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-3
Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-3
Chapter 1
About the PCD Card
What’s in This Chapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
What is PCMCIA? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
What is a PC Card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
What is the PCD card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Chapter 2
Pre-installation Procedures
What’s in This Chapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Verify Your Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Remove Previously Installed Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Determine Which Driver to Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Locate the 1784-PCD Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
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Chapter 3
Install and Use the 16- and 32-bit Drivers for Windows 95
What’s in This Chapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Guidelines for Using the Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Install the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Stop the PCD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Method 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Method 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Remove the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Chapter 4
Install and Use the 32-bit Driver for Windows 98/Me
What’s in This Chapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Guidelines for Using the Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Install the Driver in Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Install the Driver in Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Stop the PCD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Method 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Method 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Remove the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Chapter 5
Install and Use the Driver for Windows NT
What’s in This Chapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Do You Have Any of the Following Third-Party Plug-and-Play PC
Card Controller Software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
SystemSoft’s CardWizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Phoenix/Softex’s Card Executive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Unicore/Touchstone Software’s CardWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Install the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Test the PCD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Remove the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
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Chapter 6
Install and Use the Driver for Windows 2000
What’s in This Chapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Install the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Update the 1784-PCD Plug and Play Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Stop and Eject the 1784-PCD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Unsafe Removal of Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Show the Card Unplug/Eject Icon on the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Chapter 7
Insert and Remove the 1784-PCD Card
What’s in This Chapter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Insert the PCD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Multiple Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Remove the PCD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Chapter 8
Connect the Card to the DeviceNet Network
Chapter 9
Run the 1784-PCD Test Utility and Access Diagnostics
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Run the PCD Test Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Access Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Chapter 10
Troubleshoot the Card
General Troubleshooting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Avoid Network Errors by Specifying a Unique Node Address and
the Correct Baud Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Understand What Hearing Multiple Tones Means . . . . . . . . 10-2
Use the PCD Test Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Troubleshooting on Windows 95/98/Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Understand What a Missing PC Card (PCMCIA) Icon Means 10-2
Enable the PC Card Icon in the Taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
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If the Driver Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Troubleshooting on Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Understand What a Missing PC Card (PCMCIA) Icon Means 10-7
Change Memory and Interrupt Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Troubleshooting on Windows 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Check for Incompatible BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
If the Driver Does Not Work in Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . 10-10
Use the Hardware Properties Screen to Verify Your Card is
Working Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Appendix A
Specifications
1784-PCD Communication Card (Series C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Agency Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
1784-PCD1 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Glossary
Index
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Chapter
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About the PCD Card
What’s in This Chapter?
Read this Chapter to familiarize yourself with PCMCIA technology and the PCD
card.
For information on: See page:
What is PCMCIA? 1-1
What is a PC Card? 1-1
What is the PCD card? 1-4
What is PCMCIA?
The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA)
developed a standard for credit-card size personal computer (PC) cards. The
PCMCIA standard defines an architecture and communication method for these PC
cards.
PC cards developed under Release 1.0 of the PCMCIA standard are used for data
storage. PC cards developed under Release 2.0 of the PCMCIA standard can be used
for both I/O and data storage.
What is a PC Card?
Since personal computers have become smaller, a need for smaller storage media
developed. The PC card is a small form-factor adapter that can add memory,
storage, and I/O capabilities to these smaller computers.
Architecture
All PC cards measure the same length and width (85.6 mm x 54 mm or 3.37 in. by
2.13 in.), but differ in thickness at the center. The thickness at the connector end
along the rails is the same for all types of PC cards.
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IMPORTANT
Currently there are three types of PC cards:
85.6 mm
3.37 in.
54 mm
2.13 in.
Typ e I
3.3 mm thick
13 in.
Type II
5.0 mm thick
197 in.
Type III
10.5 mm thick
41 in.
data storage, such as Flash
memory cards
Center
I/O such as modem, LAN, and
host communications (the
Allen-Bradley 1784-PCD,
-PCMK, and -PCC cards are
Type II cards)
data storage or I/O capabilities
that require more space, such as
rotating media and wireless
communication devices
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If the PCMCIA slot in your computer is thick enough to
accommodate a Type III card, then it can also accommodate a
Type I or II card.
All three types of PC cards use the same
68–pin connector. The pins are in two
parallel rows of 34 pins. When inserted
into the PCMCIA slot on your computer,
the connector mates with a single molded
socket.
Communication
The socket provides the physical connection to the PC card. The PC card then is
connected to the I/O bus in your computer through a hardware interface called the
adapter.
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About the PCD Card 1-3
Software interfaces defined by PCMCIA enable communications between an
installed PC card and the computer. We call these software interfaces Card and
Socket Services. Windows 95/98, Me, NT and 2000 have built-in card and Socket
Services capabilities. Once you establish communication, the PC card identifies
itself through its Card Information Structure.
Socket Services identifies how many sockets are present in your computer and
detects if a PC card is inserted into one of these sockets. The PCMCIA adapter
handles communication between the PC card and the sockets in your computer.
Socket Services controls this adapter.
Card Services provides access to system resources (such as memory and interrupt
requests) and automatically releases the system resources when you remove the PC
card from a socket. Card Services also provides an interface to higher-level software
if you need to load any hardware drivers.
After the PC card establishes communication with the computer, the card
Information Structure provides configuration information about the PC card, such
as available storage, device type, and data format to the computer.
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IMPORTANT
What is the PCD card?
The PCD card is a PCMCIA Type II form-factor card that interfaces between your
computer and a DeviceNet network.
.
Your computer must be PCMCIA 2.1 compliant to support the
1784-PCD card. To verify that your computer is PCMCIA 2.1
compliant, see your computer’s user manual.
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Chapter
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Pre-installation Procedures
What’s in This Chapter?
The following table describes what this Chapter contains and where to find specific
information.
For information on: See page:
Verify Your Package Contents 2-1
System Requirements 2-2
Remove Previously Installed Drivers 2-2
Determine Which Driver to Install 2-3
Locate the 1784-PCD Driver 2-3
Verify Your Package Contents
Be certain that you have these items before you discard any packing material. If an
item is missing or incorrect, contact your local sales representative.
• 1784-PCD Communication card
• three 1784-PCD Setup disks. The one you use will depend upon your
operating system. The disks are labelled:
– 1784-PCD Installation Windows 95/98/2000/Me 32-bit Setup Disk
– 1784-PCD Installation Windows NT 4.0 Setup Disk
– 1784-PCD Installation Windows 95 16-bit Setup Disk
• 1784-PCD1 cable
• clear, plastic PC card carrying case
• installation manual, publication 1784-IN029C-EN-P
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System Requirements
operating system
application software RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software
memory for computer resources at least 8 MB
memory for card resources 4KB
IRQ 1 available IRQ
hard disk space 300K
diskette drive one 3.5” diskette drive
PCMCIA slot one Type II slot
Microsoft
Windows 95/98/Me/NT: RSLinx 2.00.97 or later
Windows 2000: RSLinx 2.2 or later with RSLinx Service Pack 2
installed
Note: For RSLinx versions later than 2.2, no Service Pack is
required for the 1784-PCD card to work.
DeviceNet Manager software version 3.005 or later (16-bit driver
only)
Windows 95/98/Me, 2000, or NT 4.0
Remove Previously Installed Drivers
Always remove PCD drivers you may have installed previously before you install
new ones. Refer to the procedures for uninstalling the driver in the chapter specific
to your operating system.
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Determine Which Driver to Install
Before you install the PCD card, you will need to determine which driver to install.
Refer to the table below to help you decide.
If you are using this operating
system:
Windows 95 (16-bit) • DeviceNet Manager
Windows 95 (32-bit) • RSNetWorx for
Windows 98/Me • RSNetworx for
Windows NT • RSNetWorx for
Windows 2000 • RSNetWorx for
And this software: Do this:
• third-party WinDNet16
• DeviceNet Monitor
DeviceNet
• RSLinx (version 2.00.97
or later)
DeviceNet
• RSLinx (version 2.00.97
or later)
DeviceNet
• RSLinx (version 2.00.97
or later)
DeviceNet
• RSLinx (version 2.2 or
later, Service Pack 2
installed)
Note: For RSLinx versions later
than 2.2, no Service Pack is
required for the 1784-PCD card
to work.
Locate the 1784-PCD Driver
Install the Windows 95 16-bit
driver. Refer to Chapter 3 for
more information.
Install the Windows 95 32-bit
driver. Refer to Chapter 3 for
more information.
Install the Windows 95/98/Me
32-bit driver. Refer to Chapter 4
for more information.
Install the Windows NT driver.
Refer to Chapter 5 for more
information.
Install the Windows 2000
driver. Refer to Chapter 6 for
more information.
There are three ways to obtain the 1784-PCD driver. The driver is located:
• on one of the following disks shipped with the card:
– 1784-PCD Installation Windows 95/98/2000/Me 32-bit Setup Disk
– 1784-PCD Installation Windows NT 4.0 Setup Disk
– the 1784-PCD Installation Windows 95 16-bit Setup Disk
• on the RSLinx product CD, located in the PnPDrivers folder
• or, for the latest versions, visit www.ab.com, then select Product Support
or www.ab.com/support/products/pccards.html
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Install and Use the 16- and 32-bit Drivers for
Windows 95
What’s in This Chapter?
This Chapter describes installation procedures for the 16- or 32-bit Windows 95
drivers. This Chapter describes how to:
For information on: See page:
Guidelines for Using the Driver 3-2
Install the Driver 3-4
Stop the PCD Card 3-7
Remove the Driver 3-8
The instructions in this Chapter assume that you:
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• have already determined which operating system you are using, and which
driver you need to install
• are using Windows 95
You can have only one PCD card inserted into your computer
at one time in Windows 95. If you insert more than one card,
Windows 95 recognizes only the first card.
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IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
Depending on the version of Windows 95 you are using, your
screens may look slightly differen from the ones shown in this
Chapter.
If you plan to use DeviceNet Manager software, DeviceNet
Monitor software, or other WinDNet16 software, you must
install the Windows 95 16-bit driver.
If you plan to use RSNetWorx for DeviceNet or RSLinx, you
must install the Windows 95 32-bit driver.
If you have a previously installed PCD driver on your PC, you
must remove it from your computer before installing the
current driver. Refer to Remove the Driver on page 3-8.
Guidelines for Using the Driver
Follow these guidelines for using the driver:
• Do not simultaneously load 16- and 32-bit drivers
• Do not use the Update Driver option in the Windows 95 Device Manager:
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Although you can alternate between using the 16-bit and the
32-bit driver in your application, do not load both the 16-bit
and 32-bit drivers simultaneously. Windows 95 operating
systems allow only one driver per card type. You must
remove one driver before you install the other.
Instead, remove any existing drivers, then load the new drivers as described
in this Chapter. For information on how to remove the drivers, refer to
page 3-8.
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• When changing the series of the PCD card in Windows 95:
If you change the series of the PCD card, when the PC recognizes the new
PCD card for the first time, Windows reports that it has found new hardware
and may prompt you to insert the appropriate setup disk. If prompted, insert
the setup disk with the driver for your application. Be certain to install the
same type of driver (16- or 32-bit) for both cards. You will need to reboot
your PC after you install the card.
These drivers will work with the series A, B, and C PCD
cards. The series A, B, and C PCD cards use the same
setup disks.
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Install the Driver
1. Some earlier versions of the driver do not appear in the Add/Remove
Programs utility on the Windows Control Panel and can only be removed by
running the pcdupdt.exe program. To verify that an earlier version of the
driver is not installed, run the pcdupdt.exe program from the root of the
1784-PCD Installation Windows 95/98/Me 32-bit Setup Disk.
a. Place the 1784-PCD Installation Windows 95/98/2000/Me 32-bit Setup
Disk into your computer’s floppy disk drive.
b. Browse to x:\pcdupdt.exe where x: is your floppy disk drive letter.
c. Double-click on the pcdupdt.exe file to run it.
2. Insert one of the following disks into your floppy disk drive:
• the disk labelled 1784-PCD Installation Windows 95/98/Me 32-bit Setup
Disk
• the disk labelled 1784-PCD Installation Windows 95 16-bit Setup Disk
3. Insert the PCD card into your system as described in Chapter 7.
After you insert the card, the system will detect it and begin to build the
driver information needed to run it. To do this, the system must locate the
driver for the card, so it prompts you to specify where to find the driver.
4. Click Next. You see the following dialog box:
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5. Click Next. You see a dialog box similar to this one:
You may see a message indicating that no driver was found. If
you do get this message, type the path where the driver is
located (on the disk, or on your hard drive, if you downloaded
it). If Windows is still unable to find the driver, reboot your PC.
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6. Click Finish. The system begins to load the driver, then prompts you with
the following dialog box:.
If you see this dialog box, specify the drive letter for your disk
drive (usually a:) in the Copy files from... pulldown (see the
screen capture shown above). Press Enter or click OK.
You may be prompted to restart your computer for the driver to take effect.
7. For the 32-bit driver, run the PCD Test Utility to verify the installation. Refer
to Chapter 9 of this manual.
8. For the 16-bit driver, follow these instructions to verify the installation:
a. Start DeviceNet Manager Software.
b. Select Utilities ⇒ Set Up Online Communications.
c. Select PCD Interface version 2.2 or Later.
d. Click Ok.
e. Click Test Card.
f. Click Ok.
If: Then:
you do not see the message:
All Tests Passed
your computer is not connected to a
DeviceNet network
refer to Chapter 10. If your are still having
problems, contact Rockwell Automation
Technical Support.
you see the following message on the bottom
of the DeviceNet Manager window:
1784-PCD is not connected to a network or
there is no network power
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Stop the PCD Card
Before you remove the PCD card from its socket, you should stop the card, which
also stops the driver. There are two methods for stopping the card.
Method 1
1.Right-click the PC card icon in the
Windows taskbar.
2.Select Adjust PC Card Properties.
3. On the list of PC cards that appears, click on the 1784-PCD card you want to
stop.
4. Click Stop.
5. When you see the message that tells you that you may safely remove this
device, click OK.
Method 2
1.Left-click the PC card icon in the Windows
taskbar.
2.On the list of PC cards that appears, click on
the 1784-PCD card you want to stop.
3. When you see the message that tells you that you may safely remove this
device, click OK.
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Remove the Driver
You can use the uninstaller provided by Windows 95 to remove the driver from
your system.
1. Stop the PCD card as directed above.
2. Click Start ⇒ Settings ⇒ Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
4. Select Allen-Bradley 1784-PCD.
5. Click Add/Remove. Click Next.
6. Before files are deleted, you are prompted to confirm that you want to
remove the PCD card.
As an alternative, you can remove the driver by running
the pcdupdt.exe program from the root of the 1784-PCD
Installation Windows 95/98/Me 32-bit Setup Disk.
a. Place the 1784-PCD Installation Windows
95/98/2000/Me 32-bit Setup Disk into your
computer’s floppy disk drive.
b. Browse to x:\pcdupdt.exe where x: is your
floppy disk drive letter.
c. Double-click on the pcdupdt.exe file to run it.
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