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-->The Serial function driver always configures a legacy serial port as a COM port.
Serial detects the presence of legacy ports by reading corresponding COM port subkeys under the ..ServicesSerialParameters key. To install a legacy COM port, you must set a legacy COM port subkey for the device under this key. The COM port subkey contains the registry settings for a legacy COM port.
When Serial is loaded it determines which legacy ports were not previously detected by checking the LegacyDiscovered entry value for a legacy port. If this entry value does not exist or is zero, Serial performs the following tasks:
Calls IoReportDetectedDevice to report the device to the Plug and Play manager.
Sets the LegacyDiscovered entry value for the port to 0x00000001, which indicates that the port has been reported.
Copies some of the entry values under the COM port subkey to the Plug and Play device key for the physical device object (PDO) that is returned by IoReportDetectedDevice.
Serial sets the PortName entry value under the Plug and Play device key to the value of the DosDevices entry value under the legacy COM port subkey. For all other entry values that Serial copies, it retains the same entry value name. For more information about which entry values that Serial copies, see the Serial sample code provided in the Microsoft Windows Driver Kit (WDK).
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The IoReportDetectedDevice call marks the port as a root-enumerated device. On subsequent system boots, the Plug and Play manager automatically configures the device based on the information in its INF file.
The Plug and Play manager creates the following compatible IDs for a legacy COM port: DETECTEDInternalSerial and DETECTEDSerial.
The RSLinx DF1 Driver can be used for point to point communication between your workstation and an Enhaced PLC-5 Processor, SLC 5/03 or higher, or ControlLogix L6x or lower processor. This document assumes that Channel 0 of your processor has been left to factory defaults (DF1, RS232)
1) First connect your Null Modem cable between your workstation and your processor. You will need to know which COM port you are connected to. You can get this information from your Device Manager in Windows. If your COM port is built into your workstation, this will usually be COM 1, but if you have a USB to serial adapter, simply plug in the adapter with Device Manager open (and PORTS expanded), and it will be easy to see which new COM port is added when you plug in your adapter.
2) Open RSLinx Communication Server. RSlinx must first be set up before communication to your processor is possible.
3) Click on 'Communication' from the menubar, and choose 'Configure Drivers'
4) From the 'Available Driver Types' pull down menu, choose RS232, DF1 Devices, then hit 'Add New'.
5) For this example, the name can be left at default. Press 'OK'.
When Serial is loaded it determines which legacy ports were not previously detected by checking the LegacyDiscovered entry value for a legacy port. If this entry value does not exist or is zero, Serial performs the following tasks:
Calls IoReportDetectedDevice to report the device to the Plug and Play manager.
Sets the LegacyDiscovered entry value for the port to 0x00000001, which indicates that the port has been reported.
Copies some of the entry values under the COM port subkey to the Plug and Play device key for the physical device object (PDO) that is returned by IoReportDetectedDevice.
Serial sets the PortName entry value under the Plug and Play device key to the value of the DosDevices entry value under the legacy COM port subkey. For all other entry values that Serial copies, it retains the same entry value name. For more information about which entry values that Serial copies, see the Serial sample code provided in the Microsoft Windows Driver Kit (WDK).
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The IoReportDetectedDevice call marks the port as a root-enumerated device. On subsequent system boots, the Plug and Play manager automatically configures the device based on the information in its INF file.
The Plug and Play manager creates the following compatible IDs for a legacy COM port: DETECTEDInternalSerial and DETECTEDSerial.
The RSLinx DF1 Driver can be used for point to point communication between your workstation and an Enhaced PLC-5 Processor, SLC 5/03 or higher, or ControlLogix L6x or lower processor. This document assumes that Channel 0 of your processor has been left to factory defaults (DF1, RS232)
1) First connect your Null Modem cable between your workstation and your processor. You will need to know which COM port you are connected to. You can get this information from your Device Manager in Windows. If your COM port is built into your workstation, this will usually be COM 1, but if you have a USB to serial adapter, simply plug in the adapter with Device Manager open (and PORTS expanded), and it will be easy to see which new COM port is added when you plug in your adapter.
2) Open RSLinx Communication Server. RSlinx must first be set up before communication to your processor is possible.
3) Click on 'Communication' from the menubar, and choose 'Configure Drivers'
4) From the 'Available Driver Types' pull down menu, choose RS232, DF1 Devices, then hit 'Add New'.
5) For this example, the name can be left at default. Press 'OK'.
6) Be sure to choose your COM port that you found in Step 1. The communication parameters can be entered manually, but if you are connected to the processor with your NULL modem cable, simply press the 'Auto-Configure' button. RSLinx will test the processor for different baud rates, and other settings, until it finds a setting it gets a response on. You will get a message that the autoconfiguration was successful. If you received a message that the autoconfiguration has failed, be sure that you have the correct cable, the processor is powered on, Channel 0 is at factory default setting (DF1), and the correct COM port has been selected, then try the Auto-Confugure button again.
7) You will now see the driver is running. Close the driver configuration screen.
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8) Now lets, verify communication by opening the RSWho Screen within RSLinx. This can be found under the 'Communication' menu, or you can hit the RSWho Icon on the standard toolbar.
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9) Click your DF1 Driver on the left side of the RSWho Screen. The devices you are communicating with will appear on the right.
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To go Online with the processor, you must go to RSLogix at this point
