ProSoft Technology MVI69-GEC - Manual (Page 73)

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ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 73 of 86
February 18, 2014
Disabling the RSLinx Driver for the Com Port on the PC
The communication port driver in RSLinx can occasionally prevent other applications from
using the PC’s COM port. If you are not able to connect to the module’s configuration/debug
port using ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB), HyperTerminal or another terminal emulator,
follow these steps to disable the RSLinx driver.
1 Open RSLinx and go to C OMMUNICATIONS > RSW HO .
2 Make sure that you are not actively browsing using the driver that you wish to stop. The
following shows an actively browsed network.
3 Notice how the DF1 driver is opened, and the driver is looking for a processor on node 1.
If the network is being browsed, then you will not be able to stop this driver. To stop the
driver your RSWho screen should look like this:
Branches are displayed or hidden by clicking on the or the icons.
4 When you have verified that the driver is not being browsed, go to C OMMUNICATIONS >
C ONFIGURE D RIVERS .