I recently acquired the USB 1747-CP3 converter. I installed the accompaning adapter so that I could connect to the DH+ port on the ABSLC. Still no success can anyone help me figure out which driver I need to use and how to set it up?
A DH+ card for a PC, not cheap. There is not an inexpensive way to connect to a DH+ network. The one exception being if you have a SLC 5/04, you can use the serial port and setup a pass through link to the DH+ network. However, it is slow, since you are still using a serial connection at the beginning.
This thread on another forum covers it very well:
AB has a USB to DH+ converter for under a hundred bucks. I beleave its cat #1747 ???. Call your AB supplier, these USB converters are dirt cheap and work great.
The 1747-UIC will give you USB-DH485 conversion with the option of either RS-232 or RS-485 connections for the DH-485 side. Cost of the 1747-UIC is reasonable and it works properly, unlike the earlier 1747-PIC which works when it feels like it.