Rockwell Automation 9323-S5500D A.I. SERIES MICROLOGIX 1000 AND PLC-500 SOFTW - Manual (Page 341)

Configuration for Online Communications
15-5
Using WINtelligent LINX Drivers
You can also configure your programming device to communicate under Windows
using WINtelligent LINX drivers. The driver allows PLC-500 A.I. to run in a DOS
window and also allows multiple applications to simultaneously access the same
communication module or channel.
For example, you can select a Windows DH
+
driver to allow PLC-500 A.I. and PLC-5
A.I. or WINtelligent LOGIC 5 to run simultaneously under Microsoft Windows using
the same 1784-KT Communication Interface Module. 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. You can use a
1785-KA5 Communications Adapter Module to bridge from a DH+ network to a DH-
485 network.
Refer to Optimizing Windows for Use with PLC-500 A.I. and LINX on page 15-18 for
more information on setup.
Having too many Windows applications open at any one time can impact the
performance of your computer. For optimum performance, reduce the number of
Windows opened at any one time or increase the performance of your personal
computer.
!
If you are using WINtelligent LINX software with PLC-500 A.I., we recommend that
you run PLC-500 A.I. in a sizable window (NOT full screen). The default settings
under Windows for a full screen DOS box will not allow enough CPU time for LINX
to run properly in the background.
To switch between full screen and window display mode, press [Alt-Enter]. To set
the size of the window display, select Fonts … from the File menu, and pick a font
size.