Run backplane startup function failed after you successfully compiled and downloaded the sample program to the MVIXX-ADM. It doesn't work and you get the following message on the debug port: error: Startup function failed! Although the sample... Read More

There is no difference between these two modules. The module was originally called DOS, then we renamed it to ADM to match our other ADM products. Read More

The MVI56DD.exe file must be run in the config.sys file. The following line should be added to the config.sys file: install = a:MVI56DD.exe Read More

That means that somewhere in your program you are assigning to a string a value larger than the defined limit using the string statement. In a program that uses strings you need to place at the start of the program the following statement:string(a,b)... Read More

The MVI56-ADM is essentially the same product as the 1756-MVI.  The 1756-MVI (and MVID) are no longer sold by Rockwell Automation. ProSoft's MVI56-ADM has additional libraries that were not available from Rockwell for the 1756-MVI. These... Read More

For all ADM and ADMNET products, an industrial grade compact flash card is required for use with the ADM cards. There are specific cards that we have tested with, and these are the only cards recommended for use. These cards can... Read More

System RAM = 1MB, OS flash RAM = 1MB, application compactflash module: up to 2GB. note: the ADM module uses a version of DOS as the operating system. Read More

The attached procedures will step you through the creating, compiling, and building of a C program for the ADM modules using the Borland 16-bit C compiler. Read More

If you are using the backplane API you need to execute in the autoexec.bat the program mvi56dd.exe before executing your application. This program is a device driver that allows your application to communicate to the backplane. Read More

The transfer of data between the PLC5 processor and the MVI71-ADM can be made in two ways: using block transfers or using the side connector. In this application note we will discuss the way to do the block transfers. The MVI71-ADM can not use... Read More

First use the MVIcip_open function to open the backplane then you will need to use   'MVIcip_WriteConnected' function call and the 'MVIcip_ReadConnected' function call to change the I/O size.     ... Read More