GETTING STARTED Owner manual

6-4 Setting Up DH+ to RIO Block Transfer Pass Thru Communications
• Ensure that the controller connected to the drive is not using any Block
Transfer instructions addressed to the drive in its ladder logic program.
• Ensure that the controller connected to the drive is in RUN mode. If it is not
in RUN mode, pass thru messages cannot be delivered to the connected
drive product.
Configuring RSLinx
For DH+ to RIO Block Transfer Pass Thru communications, you must configure
RSLinx for DH+ communications. Refer to the “Configuring RSLinx” section
in Chapter 5,
Setting Up DH+ Direct Communications,
for instructions on
configuring RSLinx.
Setting Up Communications in a DriveTools32 Application
Before a DriveTools32 application can communicate with a drive, you must
configure the application. To do this, you need to:
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
DH+ To PLC RIO pass-thru
.