GETTING STARTED Owner manual

6-8 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 RS-232 to DH+ to RIO Block Transfer Pass Thru communications, you
must configure RSLinx for RS-232 serial communications. Refer to the
“Configuring RSLinx” section in Chapter 3,
Setting Up RS-232 Point-to-Point
Serial Communications,
for instructions on configuring RSLinx.
Setting Up Communications in a DriveTools32 Application
Before a DriveTools32 application can communicate with a drive, you need to
configure the application. To do so, 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
DF1 (KF2) DH+ To PLC RIO Pass Thru
.