Rockwell Automation 1770, D17706.5.16 Ref Mnl DF1 Protocol Command - Manual (Page 12)

Preface
1770Ć6.5.16 Ċ October, 1996
About This Manual
Read this preface to familiarize yourself with this manual.
This preface includes information on:
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the purpose of this manual
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who should use this manual
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what this manual contains
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terms and abbreviations used in this manual
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related publications
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related products
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conventions used in this manual
Use this manual to:
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program a DF1 driver for a computer to interface to
Allen-Bradley DF1 products and to proprietary networks via
protocol bridges
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write applications for 1784-KT, -KT2, -KTX, -KTXD, -PCMK
communication interfaces using standard
Rockwell Software Inc. (RSI) driver products
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troubleshoot your network
Read this manual before you attempt to write a DF1 driver, or before
attempting to troubleshoot your network. We assume that you are
already familiar with:
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your serial device
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Allen-Bradley PLC processors
Before you begin writing your driver, make sure you have:
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a pocket calculator that adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides in
decimal, hexidecimal, octal, and binary
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a serial protocol analyzer for displaying actual hex bytes sent to
and from a DH, DH+, or DH485 module
Writing drivers
As an alternative to writing your own driver, RSI provides RSLINX
C SDK (cat. no. 9355-WABC) and INTERCHANGE (cat. nos.
9351-AIX, -DKTS, -HPUS, -OSF, -VS, -WES, -WKTS) software.
These products provide an application programmer’s interface (API)
and a complete set of drivers to communicate with Allen-Bradley
processors via Ethernet, DH, DH+, DH485, and DF1 serial links on
various hardware and operating system platforms.
Purpose of This Manual
Who Should Use This
Manual
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