Rockwell Automation 9303 DRIVE TOOLS 32 VER 2.50 GETTING STARTED - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter
6
Setting Up DH+ to RIO Block Transfer Pass Thru
Communications
Chapter Objectives Chapter 6 provides instructions for using DriveTools32 with DH+ to RIO Block
Transfer (BT) Pass Thru communications. In this chapter, you will read about
the following:
• Required equipment and settings.
• Configuring RSLinx for DH+ to RIO Block Transfer Pass Thru
communications.
• Configuring a DriveTools32 application for DH+ to RIO Block Transfer
Pass Thru communications.
• Connecting to a drive.
About DH+ to RIO
Block Transfer
Pass Thru
Communications With DH+ (Data Highway Plus) to RIO (Remote I/O) Block Transfer Pass Thru
communications, you access a controller over the DH+ network, and then you
access a drive connected to that controller’s RIO network. The RIO Block
Transfer Pass Thru mechanism requires that a drive be connected to a controller
(PLC-5 or SLC) over the RIO network and that block transfers are enabled.
When you use RIO Block Transfer Pass Thru communications, note:
• You cannot use DriveBlockEditor32 and the control features in
DrivePanel32.
• You cannot use DriveMonitor32 to monitor parameters and data in a drive
on an RIO network; however, you can use it to monitor parameters and data
in the controller.
• You may observe that communications are slow. RIO Block Transfer Pass
Thru communications to drives can take 2 seconds per point.
• If you are using an SLC, it must be from the SLC-500 processor family and
use a Series B 1747-SN RIO scanner.