GETTING STARTED Owner manual

Setting Up DH+ Direct Communications 5-9
Setting Up Communications in a DriveTools32 Application
Before a DriveTools32 application can communicate with a drive, you need to
configure the application.
1.
Start the DriveTools32 application.
2.
In the
Options
menu, select
Communication Setup
. The
Communication
Setup
dialog box appears.
3.
Click the
DH+
tab.
4.
Under
Connect Type
, select
DF1 (KF2) To Data Highway Plus (DH+)
.
5.
In the
Enter INTERCHANGE Port Mapping #
field, type the number of
the KT:0 port used by the DF1 driver in the RSLinx
Configure Client
Applications
dialog box.
Important:
To view the KT Port number used by DF1 communications, select
Configure Client Applications
in the RSLinx
Communications
menu.
6.
In the
Enter Serial Communication Port
field, type the number of the
computer communications port that is being used.
7.
In the
Enter The Port Baud Rate
field, type the baud rate that your
communications module and port are using.