Rockwell Automation 9303 DRIVE TOOLS 32 VER 2.50 GETTING STARTED - Manual (Page 16)

1-2 Overview
What Is RSLinx? RSLinx provides the communications drivers that enable DriveTools32 to
communicate with Allen-Bradley drives and products using a variety of
networks as well as direct serial connections.
Before you can start DriveTools32 applications, you must either load RSLinx
Lite (version 2.10.118), which is shipped with DriveTools32, or you must
already have RSLinx 2.10.118 running and properly configured on your
computer. Later versions of RSLinx can also be used.
Types of
Communications When you use DriveTools32 and RSLinx, you can connect to and communicate
with a drive using a variety of communications. For example, you can
communicate with a drive using a direct serial connection (Refer to Figure 1.1).
Figure 1.1
Direct Serial Connection
DriveTrending32

Program and monitor the internal drive trending functions that are supported by
some drives (i.e., 1336 FORCE drives, 1395 DC drives, and 2364F
Regenerative DC Bus Supply units).
DriveBlockEditor32

Create and monitor function block programs that run internally in 1336 FORCE
drives.
Product: Lets you:
Adapter
Drive Computer