ProSoft Technology RLX2-IFH9E - Manual (Page 55)

RLX2-IFHxE ♦ Industrial Wireless Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Industrial Frequency Hopping Ethernet Radios User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 55 of 81
May 28, 2014
3.5 Troubleshooting Missing Radios
To view the communication links, you can connect any radio to the Configuration
PC for network diagnostics.
One of the most common reasons radios do not communicate is an incorrect
setting in the Send Data To field in the Radio Configuration dialog box.
Verify that the radio is sending to and receiving from the correct radio ID. If radios
do not communicate, investigate electromagnetic interference. See Sources of
Interference (page 50).
3.6 RadioLinx OPC Server
The RadioLinx OPC Server seamlessly links customer applications to RLX2-
IFHxE radios. Any application that can act as an OPC Client, such as an HMI,
can interact with any type of ProSoft Technology radios. It allows the applications
to get the signal strength, serial number, and throughput information, as well as
other useful statistics.
The RadioLinx OPC Server operates in the background on any PC that is
connected to any radio. It independently manages all requests from OPC Clients
for information on RLX2-IFHxE radios. The OPC Clients are typically HMI
programs, but information from the OPC Server can also be easily monitored by
Microsoft Excel. The clients can be programs running either on the same PC as
the OPC Server or on a separate PC on the same network.
You can install the RLX OPC Server from the ProSoft Solutions DVD, included
with your RLX2-IFHxE radio.