DHX Driver Suite

Communication Drivers for Allen-Bradley Networks and Devices

Communication drivers for all popular Allen-Bradley and SST DH, DH+, DH-485 and ControlNet network adapters.

The suite includes:

• DHX Driver for all popular Allen-Bradley and SST DH, DH+, DH-485 and ControlNet network adapters.
• DHX Gateway Driver for remote access to all Allen-Bradley networks.
• ControlLogix Gateway Driver for remote access to Allen-Bradley DH+ through DHRIO.
• Ethernet DHX Driver for Allen-Bradley Ethernet communications.
• Serial DHX Driver for DF-1 communications.
• Virtual DHX Driver for enabling 16-bit legacy applications in 32-bit Windows.

DHX Driver

The DHX Driver provides device driver support under Windows for all DH, DH+, DH-485 and ControlNet interface adapters from both Allen-Bradley and SST. The kernel mode device driver of the DHX Driver is the highest performance driver for Allen-Bradley networks in the industry, and supports both 32-bit Windows and 16-bit legacy DOS/Windows applications.

The driver operates in either interrupt or polled mode and supports all current Allen-Bradley and SST interface adapters for PCI, ISA, EISA, MCA and PCMCIA buses. Multiple interface cards can be installed at the same time, limited only by the number of available slots. Full implementation of all network features provides support for solicited and unsolicited communications.

This driver is part of Cyberlogic’s DHX Driver Suite, DHX OPC Server Suite and DHX OPC Premier Suite, providing DH, DH+, DH-485 and ControlNet connectivity for these products.

DHX Driver Suite Features

Network Features Supported

• All Data Highway, Data Highway Plus, DH-485 features
• Supports all ControlNet data messages
• Solicited and unsolicited communications
• Interrupt and polled modes of operation
• Supports multiple network interface adapters, limited only by available slots
• Includes the DHX Gateway Server for DHX Gateway Driver clients
• Supports Allen-Bradley's 6001-F1E and Cyberlogic's DHXAPI specifications
• Supports symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) systems
• Includes troubleshooting and diagnostic tools, including support for Microsoft's - Performance Monitor and Event Logger
• Supports PCI, PCMCIA, ISA, EISA and MCA-based network interface adapters