GETTING STARTED Owner manual

P-4 Using This Manual
Terms and
Abbreviations
The following terms and abbreviations are specific to this product. For a
complete listing of Allen-Bradley terminology, refer to the Allen-Bradley
Industrial Automation Glossary
, Publication AG-7.1.
Conventions Used
in This Manual
The following conventions are used throughout this manual:
• Bulleted lists provide information, not procedural steps.
• Numbered lists provide sequential steps or hierarchical information.
•
Italic
type is used for chapter names and titles of other manuals.
•
Bold
type is used for names of dialog boxes, dialog box fields, menus,
menu options, and buttons.
• In this manual, DriveTools32 refers to DriveTools32 (version 2.5).
• In some names, “x” is used as a place holder. For example, 1203-Gx1 refers
to both 1203-GK1 and 1203-GD1.
• In this manual, RSLinx refers to either RSLinx Lite (version 2.10.118)
shipped with DriveTools32 or RSLinx (version 2.10.118).
Important:
This type of paragraph contains tips or notes that have been added
to call attention to useful information.
Terms Definition
Drive You can use DriveTools32 with many Allen-Bradley products. These products include
the 1395 drive, 1336 FORCE™ drive, A-B/Stromberg drives, 160 SSC drive, and
SCANport™-compatible products (e.g., 1336 PLUS drive). For a list of SCANport-
compatible products, refer to Appendix A,
Products Supported by DriveTools32.
DriveTools32 DriveTools32 software is a family of tools designed for Microsoft Windows 95,
Windows 98, and Windows NT™ 4.0 operating systems. This manual provides
instructions for getting started with DriveTools32 (release 2.5).
Interchange In this manual, Interchange is a component of RSLinx.
RSLinx RSLinx is a Rockwell Software application that provides the communications drivers
that let DriveTools32 communicate with Allen-Bradley drives using a variety of
networks as well as direct serial connections. This manual provides instructions for
configuring RSLinx 2.10.118 so that it can be used with DriveTools32.
SCANport A standard peripheral communications protocol for various Allen-Bradley drives and
power products.
SCANport
Peripheral
Device
A device that provides an interface between SCANport and a network. It is often
referred to as an adapter. For example, the 1203-SSS converter is a SCANport
peripheral device.
SCANport-
Compatible
Product
An Allen-Bradley device that uses the SCANport communications interface to
communicate with one or more peripheral devices. For example, a motor drive such as
a 1336 PLUS is a SCANport product.