Getting Results with RSLinx

September 2002

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This chapter describes features of the RSWho network browser interface. RSWho allows you to view all the active network connections from a single screen.

Using RSWho
RSWho is RSLinxs main window that displays networks and devices in a style similar to Windows Explorer. A variety of integrated configuration and monitoring tools are accessible from the right mouse button in RSWho. Some of the available tools are the ControlLogix Gateway Configuration Tool for 1756-DHRIO, 1756-ENET, and 1756-CNB modules, a Ladder Viewer for PLC-5, SLC, or MicroLogix family processors, and a Data Monitor for monitoring live data out of any ControlLogix, PLC-5, SLC, or MicroLogix family controllers.

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The left pane of RSWho is the tree control, which shows networks and devices. The right pane is the list control, which shows all members of a collection. A collection is a network, or a device that is a bridge. Right-click in the list control and choose a view option of Large Icons or Details.
Tip A device that appears with a red X indicates that RSWho previously recognized this device, but now it can not. The red X indicates a communication status error, such as unplugging a recognized device. These devices can be removed from the RSWho display by right-clicking on the device and selecting Remove.

RSWho browsing
The RSWho icon indicates a network. If this icon is animated, the network is being browsed. Click a network or device to start browsing. When the network or device is collapsed (indicated by the + sign), click + or double-click the network or device icon next to the + to expand the view and begin browsing. When the network or device is expanded (indicated by the sign), click or double-click the network or device icon next to the to collapse the view. If the Autobrowse checkbox is enabled, RSWho continuously browses the selected device or network (regardless of whether or not the selection is expanded or collapsed). If Autobrowse is cleared, the Refresh button is active. Clicking Refresh instructs RSWho to perform one browse cycle of the selected device or network. Since Refresh only performs one browse cycle, clicking Refresh multiple times may be necessary to discover everything on the network. Right-click on a supported device to select Station Diagnostics, Configure DDE Topic, or other supported services for that device.

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DDE and OPC connectivity

This chapter describes the features of: Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) OLE for Process Control (OPC)

Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)

Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) is a standard inter-application communication protocol built into Microsoft Windows operating systems and supported by many applications that run under Windows. DDE takes data from one application and gives it to another application. It allows Windows programs that support DDE to exchange data between themselves. A DDE server is a program that has access to data and can provide that data to other Windows programs. A DDE client is a program that can obtain data from a server. By specifying an application, topic, and item, a client application can exchange data with a server application. DDE works like a conversation between two people. The people represent the different applications running under Windows, and the data they share is what they are talking about. RSLinx does not know the type of data it is receiving, it only knows that a DDE link is providing the data. For example, if you have a DDE link from RSLinx to an Excel spreadsheet, Excel does not know that you are sending a counter value into a spreadsheet. All Excel sees is data. For example, RSLINX is the application name, PLC5TOPIC1 is an example topic name, and C5:0.ACC is an example item, in this case a counter accumulator in an Allen-Bradley PLC-5.

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Not all applications that run under Microsoft Windows support DDE. Check with an applications manufacturer before purchasing an application for use with RSLinx.

For more information about DDE, refer to the DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) topic in the RSLinx help file.

OLE for Process Control (OPC)

OPC, or OLE for Process Control, is a communication standard based on OLE technology provided by Microsoft and developed and maintained by the OPC Foundation, a coalition of industrial/manufacturing companies of which Rockwell Software is a member. The charter of this group is to provide an industrial standard exchange mechanism between plant floor devices and client applications. RSLinx is an OPC-compliant server exposing the required interfaces for an OPC client application to access data consistent with other OPC-compliant servers. The added benefit provided from RSLinx is its ability to provide several DDE formats in addition to OPC. OLE for Process Control (OPC) is designed to allow client applications access to plant floor data in a consistent manner. OPC provides many benefits: Hardware manufacturers only have to make one set of software components for customers to utilize in their applications. Software developers do not have to rewrite drivers because of feature changes or additions in a new hardware release. Customers have more choices with which to develop world class integrated manufacturing systems. With OPC, system integration in a heterogeneous computing environment is simple. Leveraging the OLE/COM environment is possible. RSLinx is an OPC compliant server. For more information about OPC, visit the OPC Foundation web site at www.opcfoundation.org. For more information on using OPC with Rockwell Software products, visit our web site at www.software.rockwell.com/support.

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RSLinx provides connectivity for client applications using OPC or multiple DDE data formats. The OPC and AdvanceDDE interfaces provide optimized read operations by packing multiple requests from multiple clients in a single transaction. In configuring a DDE Topic, you can specify whether or not you want DDE poke operations optimized. Optimized pokes only work with PLC5 and SLC processors. The benefit of optimizing DDE poke operations is packing multiple updates in a single write operation, thus reducing the overall number of packets required. Operations such as downloading a recipe can take advantage of this feature. Other DDE formats supported include FastDDE (for Wonderware clients), XL_Table and CF_Text to support Microsoft Office products, and other generic DDE client applications.

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Activation
Rockwell Softwares products are copy-protected. Only a computer with access to the activation key can run the software. The key is located in an activation file, which is originally located on the Master disk supplied with the RSLinx product. The activation file contains one activation key per product. Each key contains one or more licenses depending on how many copies of the product you have purchased.
Tip Store your Master disk in a safe place. If your activation becomes damaged, the Master disk may be the only means to run your software in an emergency.

During the setup process, the setup program gives you the opportunity to move the activation file from the Master disk to the root directory of the drive on which youre installing the software. When you launch RSLinx, the software first checks your local hard drives, then network hard drives, and finally local floppy drives for activation. If the system fails to detect either the activation file or the Master disk, your software reverts to the RSLinx Lite version.
Tip Systems attached to extensive networks can take quite a while to search for activation files on all available drives. You can use the CHECKDRIVES environment variable to specify and/or limit the drives your software checks for activation files and to specify the order in which they are checked. Refer to the activation utilities online help file by selecting Help > Copy Protection.

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Protecting your activation files

Caution Certain anti-virus software packages, such as Norton Anti-virus, can corrupt the activation files. Configure your anti-virus software to avoid checking the files EVRSI.SYS and 386SWAP.PAR.

To avoid damaging your activation files, do not perform the following operations with activation files on the hard drive. Restore from backup Upgrade the operating system Reinstall the same version of DOS Uninstall DOS Compress or uncompress the hard drive Turn off Windows for Workgroups 32-bit file access. If activation files were moved to a hard drive with 32-bit file access on, turning off 32-bit file access results in activation files being lost. (You can turn on 32-bit disk access and 32-bit file access in Windows for Workgroups without harming the activation file.) Defragmentation utilities will not harm activation files. Before running any type of utility that may modify the structure or organization of the hard drive, remove activation from the hard drive: 1. Use the Move Activation utility (EvMove) to move activation files from the hard drive to an activation disk.
Caution Do not use the the Move Activation utility if Rockwell Software products are currently running. Ensure all software programs are closed before initiating the EvMove utility.

Run EVMOVE.EXE from your hard drive (located in C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSUtil if you accepted the default directory location during installation).
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Move the activation files back to the hard drive.

Caution You must use the move utility, EvMove, to move activation files. Attempts to copy, move or e-mail an activation file by other means will damage the file.

Activating RSLinx
Depending on your needs, you can activate RSLinx from any of the following:
Hard drive. The activation key resides on your computers hard disk. Use this method if you will typically use RSLinx on only one computer. This is the default method if you activate RSLinx during installation. To run RSLinx on a different computer, move the activation key back to the Master disk, and then to the hard drive of the new computer. Diskette drive. The activation key resides on a floppy disk (activation disk). Use

this method if you will typically use RSLinx on more than one computer, for example, if you want to run RSLinx on a desktop computer at some times and a portable computer at others.
Network drive. The activation keys reside on a network drive. Use this method

if you have purchased multiple licenses of the software and want several users to be able to activate the software over a network. Refer to the online help for instructions on moving activation to a network drive (refer to the Finding more information about activation section in this chapter to access online help).

Running the activation utilities

The utilities for moving and resetting activation are called EvMove and Reset respectively. Reset is used when an activation file has been damaged. The EVMOVE.EXE and RESET.EXE files are located on your hard drive (located in C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSUtil if you accepted the default directory location during installation). To run these programs, select Start > Progams > Rockwell Software > Utilities > Move Activation or Reset Activation.

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The online help (COPYPROT.HLP) provides more extensive information on activation including subjects such as: Set this environment variable to tell your computer to look for activation on floppy drives
KEYDISK. KEYDISK CHECKDRIVES. CHECKDRIVES

Specify which drives to search for activation

activation. network activation activation. moving activation

Move activation to a network server to allow multiple users access to the activation See detailed instructions for moving activation

activation. resetting activation troubleshooting. troubleshooting

See detailed instructions for using the Reset utility to repair a damaged activation file Look up error messages, get problem-solving suggestions

You can access online help: from the Help button on one of the EvMove or Reset dialog boxes. from RSLinx by selecting Help > Copy Protection from the main menu. without running either RSLinx or the activation utilities. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Rockwell Software > Utilities > Activation Help (if you accepted the default directory location during installation).

Some common questions

Following are some common problems that people encounter with activation and their solutions.

My activation files were damaged. What should I do?

If you have lost the activation because the activation file is damaged, you need to reset activation. Follow the Reset Codes instructions on the Rockwell Software Technical Support web page, or call the technical support telephone number. The web page and telephone number are both listed on the inside front cover of this guide. If you cannot obtain a reset code immediately, follow these instructions to use the Master disk to activate the software as a temporary solution. To use the Master disk to activate software: 1. Set the KEYDISK environment variable to TRUE. (Please refer to the online help.)
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Run your software as usual. Your software will find the activation on the Master disk.

I accidentally deleted the software directory on my hard drive. Do I need to call Rockwell Software for replacement activation files?
No. Deleting the program files does not delete your activation. The activation files are not stored in the program directory; they are located in the root directory. Your activation files will not be lost unless you format the hard drive, tamper with hidden files in the root directory, or perform certain other hard drive operations (refer to the Protecting your activation files section in this chapter for more information). To get the software running again, simply reinstall the software, but do not move the activation when given the opportunity.

Why cant I move activation to a new floppy disk on a Windows NT system?

It has to do with a disk modification that NT does not allow. If you have access to a machine with a different Windows operating system, you can create a disk that will work under NT. Format a floppy and move any activation file to it under Windows XP, 2000, Me, or 98. (You can move the activation back off the disk if you want to keep it where it was.) Then take that disk to your Windows NT machine and move the activation to it.

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Activation disk Any disk (floppy or hard) containing an activation file. An activation disk can be used to activate the software. This is different from a key disk (Master Disk) in that at least one license of the software must be available on the activation disk to activate the software. Activation file A hidden, read-only, system file that activates a Rockwell Software product. The software will run only if your system can find the correct activation file. Activation key Activation files contain a database of activation keys. Each key is particular to a certain product and must be accessible on a local or remote drive for that product to run. Driver The software interface to the hardware device that will be used to communicate between RSLinx and your processor. Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) A form of inter-process communication. When two or more programs that support DDE are running simultaneously, they can exchange information and commands. Key disk A floppy disk that can be used to activate the software even

if that disk contains zero licenses. The Master Disk is the only key disk. This differs from an activation disk in that an activation disk must contain at least one license.
License Authorization to use a specified number of instances of software. A products activation key contains a license for each copy of the software you have purchased. For example, if you bought seven copies of RSLinx, then the RSLinx key on the Master Disk contains seven licenses of RSLinx. You can move the activation file for RSLinx to seven different computers. Links

The data path established for one or more channels between two or more stations. DDE links can be hot, warm, or cold. This disk is supplied with the software. It contains a database of keys in an activation file that enables the software to run. Be sure to store your Master Disk in a safe place. If your activation file becomes damaged, the only way you can run your software (until the activation is reset) is with your Master Disk.
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Provides an industry-standard mechanism to communicate and exchange data between clients and servers using OLE technology. The transmission unit exchanged at the network layer. DDEs version of a write.

Packet Poke

Read To acquire data from somewhere (memory, an output, another station). Topic Write

Represents a specific path to a processor. To load data into somewhere (memory, an output, another station).

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