Rslinx software – ProSoft Technology 5204-DFNT-PDPMV1 User Manual
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DFNT ♦ ProLinx Gateway
Protocol Manual
EtherNet/IP Explicit Messaging Client/Server
Page 90 of 124
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
July 24, 2013
5.7
RSLinx Software
RSLinx is used by many personal computer-based applications to interface with
Rockwell Automation products. For example, RSView requires the use of RSLinx
for communication to remote nodes on a network. The following procedure is
recommended for accessing the DFNT database using RSLinx version 2.54, or
higher.
1 Start RSLinx software.
2 Open the C
OMMUNICATIONS
menu, and then select C
ONFIGURE
D
RIVERS
. This
action opens the C
ONFIGURE
D
RIVERS
dialog box.
3 Click the arrow to the right of the Available Driver Types field, and then select
E
THER
N
ET
/IP
D
RIVER
from the dropdown list.