Configuring the communication driver -3 – Rockwell Automation 9303 DRIVE TOOLS32 GETTING STARTED User Manual

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Setting Up an RS-232 Point-to-Point Serial Communications System for a SCANport Product

2-3

Publication 9303-5.13 – March 1998

Configuring
RSLinx for RS-232
Point-to-Point
Serial
Communications

To use RSLinx for an RS-232 point-to-point serial communications system, you
need to:

1.

Configure the communication driver.

2.

Test the configured driver.

3.

Map the configured driver(s) to the KTPort Value.

Configuring the Communication Driver

To configure the communication driver, you need to:

1.

Start the RSLinx application.

2.

From the Communications menu, select Configure Drivers. The
Configure Drivers dialog box appears.

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