User guide

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Install the Controller Chapter 2
Use RSLinx software to configure the driver for serial communication.
1. From the Communications menu, choose Configure Drivers.
2. From the Available Driver Types pull-down menu, choose the RS-232
DF1 devices driver.
3. Click Add New.
4. Type a name for the driver and click OK.
5. From the Comm Port pull-down menu on the Configure Devices dialog
box, choose the serial port on the workstation to which your cable is
connected.
6. From the Device pull-down menu, choose Logix5550/CompactLogix.
7. Click Auto-Configure.
a. Click OK if the Auto Configuration Successful dialog box appears.
b. If the dialog box does not appear, go back to step 5
and verify that you
selected the correct comm port.
8. Click Close.