GETTING STARTED Owner manual

Setting Up DH+ Direct Communications 5-7
Connecting to the Drive
After configuring RSLinx and DriveTools32, you are ready to connect to a drive.
1.
In the
Drive
menu, select
Connect to Drive
. The
DH+ Network Connect
to Drive
dialog box appears.
2.
Click
WHO
. The
WHO’s Active on DH+ Network
dialog box appears.
3.
Double-click the station to which you want to connect.
The DriveTools32 application is now communicating with the drive. If you are
prompted to create a new database, click
Ye s
.
Important:
If a prompt appears to alert you that the application failed to
communicate with the drive, refer to Chapter 16,
Troubleshooting
.