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Exercise 2:
Configuring Your Communications Driver, Verifying Communications, Downloading Your
Program, Creating a New Task, Program, and Routine, and Creating an Array of Counters
In this exercise, we introduce you to the online operations that you will complete with the RSLogix 5000
software. In this exercise, you will:
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launch RSLinx communications software and configure your communications driver
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verify communications to the controller
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download your program to the controller, using the driver you configured
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create a new periodic task
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create a new program
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create a new routine
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create an array of counters
Follow the steps below to complete Exercise 2.
Place a checkmark in the square next to each step as you
complete it.
This will help you keep your place as you work through the steps.
Launching RSLinx Software
Launch RSLinx software so you can configure the communications driver to communicate with the controller.
1. Launch RSLinx software.
2. Click the
RSWho
icon
.
The Rockwell Software RSLinx Gateway - [RSWho - 1] screen appears.
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