GETTING STARTED Owner manual

8-4 Setting Up ControlNet 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 ControlNet to RIO Block Transfer Pass Thru communications, you must
configure RSLinx for ControlNet communications. Refer to the “Configuring
RSLinx” section in Chapter 7,
Setting Up ControlNet 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 it. 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
ControlNet
tab.
4.
Under
Connect Type
, select
ControlNet Phase 1.5 to PLC RIO
Pass-Thru
.