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Rslinx software – ProSoft Technology 5204-DFNT-PDPMV1 User Manual

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DFNT ♦ ProLinx Gateway

Protocol Manual

EtherNet/IP Explicit Messaging Client/Server

Page 90 of 124

ProSoft Technology, Inc.

July 24, 2013

5.7

RSLinx Software

RSLinx is used by many personal computer-based applications to interface with
Rockwell Automation products. For example, RSView requires the use of RSLinx
for communication to remote nodes on a network. The following procedure is
recommended for accessing the DFNT database using RSLinx version 2.54, or
higher.

1 Start RSLinx software.
2 Open the C

OMMUNICATIONS

menu, and then select C

ONFIGURE

D

RIVERS

. This

action opens the C

ONFIGURE

D

RIVERS

dialog box.

3 Click the arrow to the right of the Available Driver Types field, and then select

E

THER

N

ET

/IP

D

RIVER

from the dropdown list.