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Tac 20 tool not communicating #16843 04/25/16 04:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 3 C Chris Tabor stranger
Chris Tabor stranger C Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 3	My tool won't communicate. I replaced the IOA board and the 186o board and chip. Also the board doesn't seem to be putting any power to door operators or starter or even the C.O.P. battery is new and checked tool on another tac 20.

Re: Tac 20 tool not communicating Chris Tabor #16848 04/25/16 09:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 736 R Rolly old hand
Rolly old hand R Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 736	Did you happen to go from a 16 bit tac20 to a 32 bit? Does your IMS support 32 bit and have a CPUA Icon?

Re: Tac 20 tool not communicating Rolly #16850 04/26/16 01:01 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 153 Ga. xxXBlazeXxx member
xxXBlazeXxx member Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 153 Ga.	Yes, what version IMS are you running. 2.3.x is 16 bit. 2.4.x and above is 32.

Re: Tac 20 tool not communicating xxXBlazeXxx #16852 04/26/16 03:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 25 S Street rodder newbie
Street rodder newbie S Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 25	What port do you have it plugged into? Use the 232 not the 485. Tac 20's are 16 bit, should work with regular IMS.

Re: Tac 20 tool not communicating Street rodder #16927 04/30/16 04:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 1,766 Likes: 11 Local 18 I Indirtwetrust ElevatorPractitioner
Indirtwetrust ElevatorPractitioner I Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 1,766 Likes: 11 Local 18	There are no 32 bit TAC20s. If you replaced the CPU, you need to put software in through Hyperterminal, it doesn't even know it's an elevator.

Re: Tac 20 tool not communicating Indirtwetrust #16931 05/01/16 02:58 AM
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 80 W Whadafack journeyman
Whadafack journeyman W Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 80	Raise power suppy voltage to 25.5 vdc and yeah u need to load software Last edited by Whadafack; 05/01/16 03:09 AM.

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