Communicating with a ControLogix Gateway

The v7.x ABR driver can communicate with a SLC 5 or PLC 5 using a ControLogix Gateway. The gateway holds modules that
allow the SCADA server and your SLC 5 or PLC 5 to communicate with each other. The exact modules you need depends on
the hardware you are connecting. In general, 1756-DHRIO modules communicate with Data Highway Plus (DH+) devices and
1756-ENET modules communicate with Ethernet devices.

For example, if you want to communicate with a PLC 5 or SLC 5/03 on a Data Highway Plus (DH+) network, you need a KTX
or KTXD interface card in your SCADA server and two 1756-DHRIO modules in the ControLogix Gateway, as the following
figure shows.

However, if you want to communicate from an Ethernet network to a DH+ network, you can cable your hardware as shown
below.
 To establish communication with a ControLogix Gateway

1. Create a processor configuration.

2. Start the Power Tool and add a channel.

3. Select the RSLinx driver that you configured for the interface card.

4. Add a device and set the following device properties:

 Set the property... To...
PLC Type PLC5
Primary Routing 1756-GTWY
Primary Gateway Path DH+ -> DH+ or
ENET -> DH+
Source Bridge The address of the first
DHRIO module or your
ENET module. In our
example, this is 21.
Primary Channel The address of the PLC 5.
Primary Address In our example, this is 6.
Primary Destination The link ID of the
Link ID destination DHRIO module
(used to communicate with
the PLC 5).

5. Create datablocks you need.

NOTE: You should be able to communicate with the far end of the second DHRIO module by expanding the RSLinx tree
browser.