Command Central P/N R

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1 Command Central P/N R

2 Command Central 2 Overview Command Central allows the AutoMax Programming Executive to communicate with AutoMax processors by means of RSLinx and a 56AMXN module in a ControlLogix chassis. Command Central acts as a virtual PC Link card. Command Central intercepts messages destined for a PC Link card and sends them, using RSLinx, to the 56AMXN module. The 56AMXN module then sends the messages over DCSNet to an AutoMax programmable controller, and routes the replies back to Command Central, which sends them to the Programming Executive. The RSLinx connection can be any driver capable of communicating with modules in the ControlLogix chassis. For example, you can configure RSLinx to communicate via Ethernet to a ControlLogix Ethernet module in the same chassis as a 56AMXN module. The AutoMax Programming Executive can then communicate with an AutoMax processor connected to the 56AMXN over DCSNet. Command Central does not require a ControlLogix processor in the chassis with the 56AMXN. Command Central runs under Windows NT 4.0 or Windows It does not support Windows 95, 98 or ME. Requirements Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 with Internet Explorer 4 or above RSLinx OEM or RSLinx Professional (does not work with RSLinx Lite) AutoMax Programming Executive version 3.9A or 4.3A (or above) Command Central software 56AMXN ControlLogix module ControlLogix communication module (Ethernet, ControlNet, etc) WARNING! Each copy of the Programming Executive should communicate with the AutoMax using a different 56AMXN, to ensure that the AutoMax operating system can properly detect them as separate copies of the Programming Executive. Multiple copies of the Programming Executive should NOT be connected through the same 56AMXN.

3 Command Central 3 Installation The AutoMax Programming Executive and RSLinx should be installed before you install Command Central. The AutoMax Programming Executive should not be running when you install Command Central If you have not already done so, install the AutoMax Programming Executive. If you have not installed the PC Link Virtual Device Driver, do not do so. Just install Command Central instead. If you have already installed the PC Link Virtual Device Driver, you must uninstall it before you install Command Central. Command Central replaces some of the Virtual Device Driver files with updated versions that support both the PC Link Virtual Device Driver and connection using RSLinx. To install Command Central, insert the Command Central distribution CD and run the program setup.exe. If a maintenance menu appears, there is an older version of Command Central or an Installation of the Virtual Device Driver. These must be removed before you can install Command Central. Messages about DTL32.DLL when you install or run the program indicate problems with RSLinx. You must have RSLinx OEM or RSLinx Professional (not RSLinx Lite). Updating Command Central Before you install a new version of Command Central, you must uninstall the old version. Uninstalling Command Central To remove Command Central: 1. Use Start/Settings/Control Panel to display the Windows Control Panel. 2. Double click on Add/Remove Programs. 3. Select Command Central in the list and click Remove. This also deletes the RSLinx CIP path if you reinstall command Central, you will have to recreate the path.

4 Command Central 4 Configuration There are three steps to getting the AutoMax Programming Executive communicating with the AutoMax processor using Command Central: 1. Add and configure an RSLinx driver to communicate with the communications module in the chassis with the 56AMXN. 2. Configure Command Central with the path to the 56AMXN module. 3. Configure the AutoMax Programming Executive to use a PC Link card. Adding an RSLinx Driver Follow the instructions in RSLinx to add a driver that communicates with the communication module in the ControlLogix chassis. The 56AMXN module can also be in a remote chassis connected to the chassis with the communications module by some bridge network such as ControlNet. Configuring Command Central 1. From the Start Menu, select Control Panel, then run the applet QTS PC Link Card Configuration. 2. Select the Port Address and Memory Address settings. 3. Check Enable RSLinx CIP Link. 4. Click the Browse RSLinx CIP Path button. This brings up an RSWho window. Expand the tree and find the path to the 56AMXN module, then click OK. 5. Click OK to accept the settings and close the Control Panel Applet.

5 Command Central 5 Configuring the AutoMax Programming Executive 1. Run the Programming Executive and select Setup/Communication 2. Set the Communication Type to PC Link Interface Module. 3. Set the Drop Number to any valid drop number that isn t being used by an AutoMax processor that you are going to program. (The setting doesn t matter but the software will not show its own drop number in the list of available AutoMax processors). 4. Set the Segment and Port to match the settings in the QTS PC Link Control Panel applet. 5. Click OK to accept the configuration. 6. Go online with the AutoMax Programming Executive. Troubleshooting Problem Cannot select Enable RSLinx CIP Path in the Control Panel applet. Message RsLinx Driver Not Found. RsLinx Path Not Set? Message VDD: Can't allocate VDD Resources Message VDD: Can't install VDD IOHooks Message VDD: VDDInstallMemoryHook Failed Explanation/Solution Command Central has not been installed. This message appears the first time you run the Control Panel Applet, because the path has not been set in RSLinx. Not enough computer resources left (low on memory etc) Can't install a port address hook. The Control Panel applet has the card's port address set to an address used by another device. Try a different port address. Can't install the shared memory address hook. The Control Panel applet has the card's shared memory address set to a memory segment used by something else. Try a different address.

6 Command Central 6 Support To obtain technical support for Command Central, contact Rockwell Automation Drive Systems. Local Drive Solutions Contact Directory New England Ph Fax Boston MA West Coast Ph Fax Los Angeles CA Midwest Ph Fax Chicago IL Great Lakes Ph Fax Cleveland OH Southeast Ph Fax Atlanta GA Eastern Ph x110 Fax Edison NJ St. Louis MO Ph Fax St. Louis MO North Central Ph Fax Minneapolis MN Gulf Coast Ph Fax Houston TX Carolinas Ph Fax Charlotte NC Ohio Valley Ph: Fax Cincinnati OH Drive/Systems Headquarters Ph: Fax Mequon, WI Corporate Headquarters Rockwell Automation, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1400, Milwaukee, WI, USA, Tel: (1) , Fax: (1) Headquarters for Allen-Bradley Products, Rockwell Software Products and Global Manufacturing Solutions Americas: Rockwell Automation, 1201 South Second Street, Milwaukee, WI USA, Tel: (1) , Fax: (1) Europe/Middle East/Africa: Rockwell Automation SA/NV, Vorstlaan/Boulevard du Souverain 36, 1170 Brussels, Belgium, Tel: (32) , Fax: (32) Asia Pacific: Rockwell Automation, 27/F Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, Tel: (852) , Fax: (852) Headquarters for Dodge and Reliance Electric Products Americas: Rockwell Automation, 6040 Ponders Court, Greenville, SC USA, Tel: (1) , Fax: (1) Europe/Middle East/Africa: Rockwell Automation, Brühlstraße 22, D Elztal-Dallau, Germany, Tel: (49) , Fax: (49) Asia Pacific: Rockwell Automation, 55 Newton Road, #11-01/02 Revenue House, Singapore , Tel: (65) , Fax: (65) Publication 56AMXN-QS002B-EN-P June, 2002 Supersedes Publication 56AMXN-QS002A-EN-P August 2001 reserved. Printed in Canada. Copyright 2002 Rockwell Automation, Inc.. All rights