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Configure communication drivers – Rockwell Automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS016C-EN-P - October 2014

Chapter 6

FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix Software Device Setup

Configure Communication Drivers

Before setting up devices, you need to configure the drivers required for communication. This example uses the RSLinx
Classic Ethernet driver for the PowerMonitor and ControlLogix devices, and the Kepware OPC driver for the Data Center
device.

Configure RSLinx Ethernet Driver

Follow these steps to configure the RSLinx Classic Ethernet driver.

1.

Open RSLinx Classic by clicking its icon
in the Windows System Tray (SysTray).

2.

Choose Configure Drivers from the
Communications menu.

3.

Choose Ethernet Devices from the
pull-down menu.

4.

Click Add New.

5.

Click OK to accept the default driver
AB_ETH-1.