Rockwell Automation 9323-S5500D A.I. SERIES MICROLOGIX 1000 AND PLC-500 SOFTW - Manual (Page 354)

MicroLogix 1000 and PLC-500 A.I. Series Software Reference
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LINX Driver
You can use WINtelligent LINX software with PLC-500 A.I. if you run PLC-500 A.I.
in a DOS box under Windows. This allows communication with many different drivers
and the sharing of devices. For example, if you are running PLC-500 A.I. and
WINtelligent LOGIC 5 on the same computer with a KT card, these two programs can
share the KT card if you choose the LINX driver and set the Default Server Option in
PLC-500 A.I. to the name of the LINX server. This assumes that PLC-500 A.I. is
using the KT card in DH+ mode (without an S5-103 Smart Cable). LINX uses two
different drivers for the KT card: one to DH+, and one to DH-485.
Notice that a WinLinx driver is available in PLC-500 A.I. under all four options on the
Select Communication Medium menu. Make sure you select the WinLinx driver from
the appropriate menu.
To find out if a LINX server is active, from the Configure Online Communications
Hardware menu select [CTL-F2] Network Diagnostics , then [F3] List active
Network Servers .
Optimizing Windows for Use with PLC-500 A.I. and LINX
(This is unnecessary with Windows 95 and NT.)
If you have selected the LINX driver, you will want to create a PIF file in Windows that
will run PLC-500 A.I. Optimizing the settings in the PIF file will speed up your
PLC-500 A.I. DOS session with, for example, faster cursor movement and faster
Advanced Diagnostics. Refer to your Windows manual for instructions on creating a
PIF file.
Before creating the PIF file, edit the SYSTEM.INI file.
1. Make a backup of the SYSTEM.INI file in your \WINDOWS directory.
2. Use a text editor to add (or edit) the lines in the table below to the SYSTEM.INI
file.