ProSoft Technology 5210-DFNT-RIO - Manual (Page 13)

RIO Protocol Configuration RIO ♦ ProLinx Gateway
Driver Manual Rockwell Automation® Remote I/O Adapter
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 13 of 39
February 4, 2010
3 RIO Protocol Configuration
In This Chapter
™ Install ProSoft Configuration Builder Software....................................... 13
™ [RIO]......................................................................................................18
™ Remote I/O Adapter Cable Connection ................................................. 20
3.1 Install ProSoft Configuration Builder Software
You must install the ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB) software to configure
the module. You can always get the newest version of ProSoft Configuration
Builder from the ProSoft Technology web site.
To install ProSoft Configuration Builder from the ProSoft Web Site
1 Open your web browser and navigate to
http://www.prosoft-technology.com/pcb
2 Click the D OWNLOAD H ERE link to download the latest version of ProSoft
Configuration Builder.
3 Choose "S AVE " or "S AVE F ILE " when prompted.
4 Save the file to your Windows Desktop, so that you can find it easily when
you have finished downloading.
5 When the download is complete, locate and open the file, and then follow the
instructions on your screen to install the program.
If you do not have access to the Internet, you can install ProSoft Configuration
Builder from the ProSoft Solutions CD-ROM, included in the package with your
module.
To install ProSoft Configuration Builder from the Product CD-ROM
1 Insert the ProSoft Solutions Product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your
PC. Wait for the startup screen to appear.
2 On the startup screen, click P RODUCT D OCUMENTATION . This action opens a
Windows Explorer file tree window.
3 Click to open the U TILITIES folder. This folder contains all of the applications
and files you will need to set up and configure your module.
4 Double-click the S ETUP C ONFIGURATION T OOL folder, double-click the
"PCB_*. EXE " file and follow the instructions on your screen to install the
software on your PC. The information represented by the "*" character in the
file name is the PCB version number and, therefore, subject to change as
new versions of PCB are released.
Note: Many of the configuration and maintenance procedures use files and other utilities on the
CD-ROM. You may wish to copy the files from the Utilities folder on the CD-ROM to a convenient
location on your hard drive.