Has any one had any luck running Honeywell IPC Loader 4.4 Software on Windows. If so, what operating system? And how did you do it? I can run it on XP but the software locks up when I try to go online. We are running it on Windows NT & 95 but want to upgrade to XP.
We can do everything except download a program to the PLC. We use an old laptop running DOS 6.0 to download the program. Supposedly, Honeywell is developing a WindowsXP version. I am very interested in any IPC620 experiences out there. We have a dozen IPC620-25/35s and 2 - IPC620-20. Hot off Honeywell's press a couple weeks ago. Date: October 26, 2005 Subject: 620 WinLoader, Version 5.4 From: Rick Zeigler, Product Manager Location: Fort Washington, PA Purpose: Announce the release of a Windows based 620 loader package Honeywell is pleased to announce the release for sale of the 620 WinLoader, version 5.4 The 620 WinLoader replaces the 620 MS-DOS Loader.
The 620 MS-DOS Loader was an MS-DOS based software that would not function in current Windows operating systems. The 620 WinLoader addresses this issue in that it is fully compatible with Windows 2000 & XP operating systems. Additional changes are listed below: - The Terminal Emulator & Utility Functions are not supported in the 620 WinLoader. Serial printer implementation must be done using the MODE command (described in the user documentation). The Append Ladder Logic function will validate the file to be appended and will be appended only if the file does not contain any invalid op codes. This release includes a self extractor that will also install the RTDM and UAIM configuration utilities. The RTDM & UAIM utilities are no longer purchased as separate software Known Issues in this release: - This was not tested on multidrop configuration.
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Inserting an Indirect Sendout instruction without defining a valid register value clears program memory. This is a platform issue and was not addressed in this release. Ordering: The 620 WinLoader has the following new part numbers. 623-6225 620 WinLoader (complete with converter & cables) $1500 623-6226 620 WinLoader (software & documentation only) $650 To upgrade an existing 620 MS-DOS Loader package, order part number: 623-6226. I use WinLoader 5.4 and I also use the old MS-Dos version 4.3 with DosBox: The WinLoader seems unstable on some PC's and can lcok up, especially when changing program modes on the controller (aka S/W Program Mode).
With the DosBox version 6.5 running on Win2000 on my old Dell Latitude C640 I have great success talking with all the IPC620's I work with. Some other computers running WinXP or Win2000 don't seem to work as well with DosBox, however.
I have run the Loader V4.3 in a window and that works well once you tweak some shortcut settings. Also, the WinNT security gives serial port access warnings when loading you have to ignore (minor issue). I use a homemade USB cable to power the RS-485 converter and that works fine. I haven't tried USB to RS-232 yet.
I don't know how many 620 still running out there. We / where I work took the Honeywell IPC620 in to this decade. We still run the loader v4.3 software tho, we now can: 1. Be online from anywhere (on wifi or ethernet). (yes see status and make changes, only 1 user at a time). Load the ladder program from our windows server directly. (which is backed up everyday).
Print out program and labellist directly on the network printer. Use new computers with WinXP,Vista or Win7 with no serial ports. This is an old plc from the start of the '90's and the loader software was dos only, a winxp version was made later on. The PLC's are very stable, and the programming that have been put into them are worth alot of hours and thats why we did this. So what did we do: Slam a $200 pc on it, thats less 1/3 the cost of the windows loader 5.4 sofware cost, installed opensource software on it and ran the loader software on it. Networked IPC620 over ethernet/wifi via Linux. Software that is free.
I would upload a video how it works. I automated is as much as you only need to click a shortcut on the desktop, the loader software loads on the linux box. You see the output of the loader on your screen. (as if you ran it localy). It only transmit the 80x25 chars on the screen so it runs well on low bandwith, I can be online on IPC PLC's over vpn. (remote support). I would think you could apply the same technique to other dos based serial communication devices or applications to network them.
I have not used any of the other IPC models than the 620, but as long as it run under dos it works. To IAS-HK: thanks for the information.
As if you haven't helped out enough already, I have one question now that I am programming. Do you know of any other programs out there that may interface to RSLogix Micro Starter Lite that would act as a 'real world' output scenario for my programs? I haven't yet bought a processor to attach any real I/O, but a gui with a conveyor, a fluid drum, thermal sensor.heck a stoplight would be good enough for me! I would just like to see some cool results (as if a rung turning green in online mode isn't cool enough in itself). I'm not sure that this is even possible, but I figure I will throw this out there for the masses to ponder and help me out with. Thanks in advance!
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'CPU 50' is a designation for hardware - the 'size' of the controller, which does not involve licensing. The Hybrid Control Designer (HCD) development software is definitely not freeware, it is sold as a product.
I've never read the End User License Agreement (EULA) for HCD to know what the exact licensing requirements are, but I can confirm that the version I installed 2 or 3 years ago required neither a license code nor a dongle. Subsequent HCD software updates have been free downloads from a public Honeywell web site. The firmware updates for the HC900 controller have also been free downloads from the Honeywell web site.
We pay no annual license fee for the software or firmware updates. It's part of the reason we continue to use the HC-900 hybrid controller. In that same period I've lost two licenses for Siemens PDM software; when the laptop harddrives on which the PDM was installed, died. You have clicked on the '?' Button for search help.
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