Share a FactoryTalk Linx driver with RSLinx Classic

The Serial-DF1 (RS232 DF1 devices) and 1784-PKTX drivers are configured in
FactoryTalk Linx
. Therefore, if you already have one of these drivers configured in
RSLinx Classic
, you must delete it from
RSLinx Classic
 before performing the procedure below.
TIP:
This procedure describes the steps used to share a Serial-DF1 driver. However, it is also valid for sharing a 1784-PKTX driver.
To share a
FactoryTalk Linx
 driver with
RSLinx Classic
  1. Start either
    FactoryTalk View Studio
     or the
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
     and click the
    Communications
     tab.
  2. On the communications tree, right-click the Ethernet driver (
    EtherNet, EtherNet
    ), and then click
    Properties
    .
    The Ethernet Properties dialog box opens.
  3. Click the
    Advanced
     tab, and then select
    Listen on Ethernet/IP Encapsulation Port
     using the check box. Click
    OK
    .
  4. If you do not already have a Serial-DF1 driver in
    FactoryTalk Linx
    , then right-click
    FactoryTalk Linx
     and click
    Add Driver
    , and select the
    Serial-DF1Serial-DF1
     driver from the list.
    The
    Serial-DF1 Driver Properties
     dialog box opens.
  5. Click the
    General
     tab, select
    Use Auto-configuration
    . Click
    OK
    .
    When you add a 1784-PKTX driver, the
    DH+
     Driver Properties
     or
    DH485 Driver Properties
     dialog box opens. Verify the information in the dialog box fields is correct, and click
    OK
    .
  6. Start
    RSLinx Classic
    , and click
    Communications > Configure Drivers
    .
    The
    Configure Drivers
    dialog box opens.
  7. From the
    Available Driver Types
     list, click
    Remote Devices via Linx Gateway,
     and then click
    Add New
    .
  8. In the
    Add New RSLinx Classic Driver
     dialog box, enter a driver name or use the default name. Click
    OK
    . The
    Configure Remote Devices via Linx Gateway
     dialog box opens.
  9. Click
    Browse
     to refresh the list of drivers. From the
    Server Name
     list, select your computer name to display a list of drivers to which you can connect.
  10. From the
    Remote driver name
     list, click the
    Serial-DF1 driver
    , and click
    OK
    .
    TIP:
    When using
    RSLogix
    , select the remote driver (for example, TCP-1) instead of the direct Serial-DF1 (for example, AB_DF1-1).
  11. Click
    Close
     to close the
    Add New
    RSLinx Classic
     Driver
     dialog box.
You now have connectivity for both
FactoryTalk Linx
 and
RSLinx Classic
 clients; the
FactoryTalk Linx
 driver appears in
RSLinx Classic
.
If, after completing this procedure, your local workstation is not displayed, restart the host computer.
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