MVI56-PDPMV1 ♦ ControlLogix Platform
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
PROFIBUS DPV1 Master
User Manual
Page 181 of 251
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
4.3
Using ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB) for Diagnostics
4.3.1 Disabling the RSLinx Driver for the Com Port on the PC
The communication port driver in
RSLinx
can occasionally prevent other
ap
plications from using the PC’s COM port. If you are not able to connect to the
module’s configuration/debug port using
ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB)
,
HyperTerminal
or another terminal emulator, follow these steps to disable the
RSLinx
driver.
1
Open
RSLinx
and go to
C
OMMUNICATIONS
>
RSW
HO
.
2
Make sure that you are not actively browsing using the driver that you wish to
stop. The following shows an actively browsed network.
3
Notice how the DF1 driver is opened, and the driver is looking for a processor
on node 1. If the network is being browsed, then you will not be able to stop
this driver. To stop the driver your
RSWho
screen should look like this:
Branches are displayed or hidden by clicking on the
or the
icons.
4
When you have verified that the driver is not being browsed, go to
C
OMMUNICATIONS
>
C
ONFIGURE
D
RIVERS
.
