Linx SDK Interface

How do I open the Linx SDK Interface?
  1. From the
    Start
    menu, select
    Rockwell Software
     >
    FactoryTalk Linx Gateway Configuration
    .
  2. Select
    Linx SDK Interface
    .
The
FactoryTalk® Linx
 Software Development Kit (SDK) provides a collection of software development tools that permit custom-built software to communicate with automation equipment using an Application Program Interface (API) in FactoryTalk Linx. This enables the custom-built software to communicate to devices using the Open Vendor Device Association (ODVA®) Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) to access services and certain forms of device data. By using the API, the custom-built software must manage most aspects of the communications and does not currently provide access to FactoryTalk Linx shortcut data optimization. To enable custom-built software to access the API, FactoryTalk Linx Gateway must detect an appropriate activation, and access to the API must be enabled in the
FactoryTalk® Linx™ Gateway
 configuration user interface. For more information, see FactoryTalk Linx SDK Reference Manual.
To use the API calls effectively, you must be familiar with:
  • The
    Allen-Bradley®
    products in your system
  • The
    Rockwell Automation®
    software in your system
  • Intel-based computers in your system
  • Microsoft®
    Windows®
    operating systems
  • Microsoft
    Visual Studio®
    software development environment
  • The C programming language
    TIP:
    • This API uses a similar approach and many similar commands as the
      RSLinx® Classic
       C-SDK. For more information, refer to
      Overview of SDK reference calls
       in
      FactoryTalk Linx SDK Reference Manual
      .
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