Checking your hardware installation, Configuring rslinx for rslinx gateways, Configuring the communication driver -2 – Rockwell Automation 9303 DRIVE TOOLS32 GETTING STARTED User Manual
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Using RSLinx Gateways
Publication 9303-5.13 – March 1998
Checking Your
Hardware
Installation
Before setting up RSLinx and running DriveTools32, you should check your
hardware installation. You should:
•
Have an Ethernet card running TCP/IP correctly installed in your PC.
•
Check that you are logged on to your local area network.
To start DriveTools32 applications, click Start, Programs, DriveTools32 and
then the DriveTools32 application (e.g., DriveManager32).
Configuring
RSLinx for RSLinx
Gateways
To use RSLinx for an RSLinx Gateway 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.