OmronSerialHostLinkCom1 driver does not seem to work

[sunny]

Hi,

I am working on a project with a omron PLC. It is a CPM1 and I am using the OmronSerialHostLinkCom1 driver.
I use 2 DM words for the inputs. If I use 2 Annunciators to view for exaple D0.00 and D0.01 and turn only D0.00 true, than both of them light up. But on the label I put in to read the whole D0 word I see the correct value. And I can only read one word. If I put another annunciator on the mainform that reads D1.00 it wil do nothing. Unless I delete the first two annunciators.
When I want to wright it is pretty much the same thing. If I put two BasicButtons on the mainform and try to wright to D2.00 and D2.01. I can only see that D2.00 is doing something.

With regards Marcel

[Archie]

I'm going to look into these Omron drivers over the next couple days.

[Archie]

Have you tried the FINS serial driver?

[sunny]

Hi Archie

I have not tried the FINS driver yet, because this plc does no support FINS commands.
I am completely new to VB and ahmi. So I first wanted to test this driver and understand how everything works befor I was going to try something else.
greetings Marcel

[Archie]

I was confusing your controller with the CP1H, which does support FINS. I am currently testing to locate why bits do not work properly with Host Link.

[sunny]

Hi All

I continued this project I was working on. Now I use version 3.99. But it looks like I have still the same problems with OmronSerialHostLinkCom1. Can someone help me or have an example maby I am doing something wrong.

regards

[Archie]

I have confirmed the HostLink driver does have some issues. Since that driver gets essentially no use, it still has a very outdated architecture. I'll try to fix some of these problems, but it really needs to be rewritten to the most current driver architecture in order to ensure its stability.

[sunny]

Hi Archie

Thanks for the reply. I understand that that driver is resonably obsolete. But it is for a hobby PLC at home.
I hope that you can fix some of the problems