Connect your PC to your PLC and setup RSLinx to communicate to it.In the past it was common to have a single PC on both Ethernet (office network) and DH+ (PLC network) and use RSLinx Gateway as a bridge between the two. RSLinx Gateway (license required): This version is a Local and Network OPC and DDE server, but also includes the ability to use a PC as a network bridge.RSLinx OEM (license required) This version is a local OPC and DDE server for unlimited “devices” (PLC, PAC,) and also has all the features of the Lite package.

RSLinx Single Node (license required): This version is a local OPC and DDE server for one “device” (one PLC or PAC,) and also has all the features of the Lite package.NOTE: This version is not an OPC or DDE server and can not be used to connect to Microsoft Excel. It is used as a software driver to connect your PC to your Allen-Bradley devices. RSLinx Lite (free download, will not work): This is the free unlicensed version of RSLinx which comes packaged with RSLogix and PanelBuilder.RSLinx will automatically, populate the driver (“Facility, Ethernet”) and the device under it.But first, lets identify which copies of RSLinx are licensed by reviewing all the versions below:

If you do not see your device, right click on your driver (for our example it is “Facility, Ethernet”), and select “Remove” from the context menu. If you are successful (and if you have the correct EDI files installed), you will see your device (as shown below). Note that Station 63 is reserved for Driver.įor this demo, we will be adding one device with IP address of 110.14.11.50. If you have more than one device to add, click on “Add New” button to add more stations.

ofr our example, our driver is call “Facility, Ethernet”.Įnter the IP address of your device (PLC, Panelview, etc.), and once you are done, click on “Apply”. Right-click on your driver and select Configure Driver from the context menu. I have a RSLinx Classic Lite but this procedure works for all version of RSLinx. This article will show you how to do just that. That is when you have to manually intervene and enter the IP address. However, it is common (sometimes) that not all devices are detected (automatically) due to older EDI driver or for what ever “temperamental” issue RSLinx might be having at that time.

After you add a new driver and close the add driver popup window, the RSLinx will automatically start populating the “device” in a tree on the left-hand side of the RSLinx application.

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