Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide - Manual (Page 21)

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FactoryTalk Activation
FactoryTalk Activation services provide a secure, software-based system for activating
Rockwell Software products and managing software activation files.
Connectivity
How you plan to obtain data for an application will determine which communications
software you install.
You can use the RSLinx Enterprise or RSLinx Classic software shipped with FactoryTalk
View SE, or use other software and devices that support OPC (OLE for Process Control)
communications.
RSLinx Enterprise
RSLinx Enterprise is a communication server built around FactoryTalk technology to
assist in developing and running your FactoryTalk View SE applications.
For communications with Allen-Bradley local and remote devices, particularly with
Logix5000 controllers, RSLinx Enterprise is the recommended data communications
software for FactoryTalk View applications.
However, RSLinx Enterprise does not allow you to create alias topic shortcuts, or to
perform online tasks such as uploading and downloading RSLogix 5000 files. If you need
these capabilities, you may use RSLinx Classic as your data communications server
instead.
RSLinx Classic
RSLinx Classic is software that provides communications to a wide range of devices, such
as Logix5000 processors. RSLinx Classic is an OPC Data Access v2.05a-compliant data
server that can serve FactoryTalk Live Data tags from an HMI Tag database or RSLinx
Enterprise. RSLinx Classic is available for personal computers only.
For example, install and use RSLinx Classic to serve data through DH+ (Data Highway +)
networks, to support complex bridging and routing, and to support unsolicited messaging
from a controller to RSLinx.
RSLinx Classic also allows you to create alias topic shortcuts, and to perform online tasks
such as uploading and downloading RSLogix 5000 files.
RSLinx Enterprise is automatically installed for FactoryTalk View applications. You may also
choose to include RSLinx Classic during the installation procedure.
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