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How do I setup my 3170-PDP in Step 7 software?

Make sure to drop the "3170-PDP 1.2 status" information into the first slot, then each of your I/O modules after that. Any unused slots must have a "flex I/O empty slot" defined in the configuration

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Can the ProSoft/ProLinx Ethernet I/P products (DFNT driver, exp MVI46-DFNT, 5201-DFNT-MCM, PTQ-DFNT, etc…) communicate with any EtherNet I/P device?

(slave) device. A PCCC message always uses a file address like N10:0, F15:2, etc This type of addressing is not used on Control Logix, Compact Logix, or Flex Logix processors, but using the Map PLC

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What is the largest Compact Flash memory card size I can use in my ProSoft inRAx MVIxx communications solution?

know from past experiences will happen if the module is left unpowered for more than 2-3 weeks), the MVI would no longer be able to read the card until an operator connects a monitor, enables the set up

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The Wallclock in my ProSoft MVIxx-AFC module seems to be showing Greenwich Mean Time (GMT or Universal Time) instead of Local Time. How do I get it to use Local Time?

and installing the latest version of the AOI from the appropriate product web page Downloads link. If you decide to use the newest AOI, please be sure to delete the previous AOI ladder instruction and rungs

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MVI56-BAS does not list edits, Why?

in the program. Why? When the MVI56-BAS module is placed in "PROG2" mode, the BAS module executes from EPROM. This affects how the program in XRAM is listed. By typing a "PROG0" command, the BAS module is taken

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