ProSoft Technology AN-X-AMX - Manual (Page 25)

AN-X-DCSNet2 Page 21
If multiple copies of the Programming Executive attempt to program an
AutoMax through the same AN-X-DCSNet, the AutoMax sees them as a
single user since they are all connected using the drop number of the
AN-X-DCSNet.
This causes the following anomalous behavior in the programming
devices:
• variables, I/O and ladder logic may be displayed incorrectly since the
same data is sent to all devices connected to the same AN-X-
DCSNet
• each Programming Executive connected through the same AN-X-
DCSNet receives the same access level. If you change the access
level on one, the AutoMax operating system changes to the same
level on all of them. This defeats the built-in access management in
the AutoMax.
Each copy of the Programming Executive should communicate with the
AutoMax using a different AN-X-DCSNet to ensure that the AutoMax
operating system can properly detect them as separate copies of the
Programming Executive. Multiple copies of the Programming Executive
should NOT be connected through the same AN-X-DCSNet. Each
programmer should use a separate AN-X.
Connecting to a Different AN-X
If you have more than one AN-X on the Ethernet network, each
connected to a different DCS network, to change the AN-X your
programming software is using, run the Control Panel Applet
(Start/Control Panel/QTS PC Link Card Configuration and change the
IP address in the AN-X IP Address field.
If you do not know the IP address, use Utilities/Locate All AN-X Modules
in AnxInit (see page 37) to find it.