Determine which driver to install, Locate the 1784-pcd driver – Rockwell Automation 1784-PCD DeviceNet Communication Card  User Manual

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Pre-installation Procedures 2-3

Publication 1784-IN029C-EN-P - June 2001

Determine Which Driver to Install

Before you install the PCD card, you will need to determine which driver to install.
Refer to the table below to help you decide.

Locate the 1784-PCD Driver

There are three ways to obtain the 1784-PCD driver. The driver is located:

on one of the following disks shipped with the card:

1784-PCD Installation Windows 95/98/2000/Me 32-bit Setup Disk

1784-PCD Installation Windows NT 4.0 Setup Disk

the 1784-PCD Installation Windows 95 16-bit Setup Disk

on the RSLinx product CD, located in the PnPDrivers folder

or, for the latest versions, visit www.ab.com, then select Product Support
or www.ab.com/support/products/pccards.html

If you are using this operating
system:

And this software:

Do this:

Windows 95 (16-bit)

DeviceNet Manager

third-party WinDNet16

DeviceNet Monitor

Install the Windows 95 16-bit
driver. Refer to Chapter 3 for
more information.

Windows 95 (32-bit)

RSNetWorx for
DeviceNet

RSLinx (version 2.00.97
or later)

Install the Windows 95 32-bit
driver. Refer to Chapter 3 for
more information.

Windows 98/Me

RSNetworx for
DeviceNet

RSLinx (version 2.00.97
or later)

Install the Windows 95/98/Me
32-bit driver. Refer to Chapter 4
for more information.

Windows NT

RSNetWorx for
DeviceNet

RSLinx (version 2.00.97
or later)

Install the Windows NT driver.
Refer to Chapter 5 for more
information.

Windows 2000

RSNetWorx for
DeviceNet

RSLinx (version 2.2 or
later, Service Pack 2
installed)

Note: For RSLinx versions later
than 2.2, no Service Pack is
required for the 1784-PCD card
to work.

Install the Windows 2000
driver. Refer to Chapter 6 for
more information.

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