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6202-WA-DFNT-DFCM3 ♦ ProLinx Gateway Reference
Wireless EtherNet/IP to DF1 Master/Slave-3 ports
Page 140 of 190 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
February 2, 2009
You must set the Processor Type to Logix5000. Refer to the RSLinx on-line
help for a discussion of each of the parameters on the form. Next select the
Advanced Communication tab on the dialog box. The following is displayed
after selecting the tab.
The Communication Driver should be set to the TCP driver and display the IP
address of the DFNT module. Make sure the Remote option is selected in the
Local or Remote Addressing section of the dialog. You should not have to alter
any data on this tab, as RSLinx knows the communication path. Now click the
Apply button to implement the options and to establish the topic. You are now
ready to use the DDE link in a DDE client application. Two examples follow:
Excel Spreadsheet and Visual Basic program. Any other Windows DDE client
application could be used including SoftLogix and RSSql.
Defining a DDE link in Excel
This is the simplest DDE link to define and should be used to make sure the
Topic is defined correctly before using more advanced applications. Before
attempting to make the link, verify that RSLinx is running and that the DFNT
module is seen. To make a DDE link in Excel, enter the application, topic and
item elements as a formula into a cell. The format for the formula is as follows:
=APPLICATION|TOPIC!ITEM
The ' | ' character (piping symbol) separates the application and topic fields and
the ' ! ' (exclamation symbol) separates the topic and item fields. For our example
topic of ProLinx1, the entry into the cell is:
=RSLinx|ProLinx1!'RealData[500]'