DHX SDK

Software Development Kit for Application Developers

API for connectivity to Allen-Bradley networks and devices.

The suite includes:

• DHX SDK
• DHX OPC Premier Suite (includes all drivers, DHX OPC Server and OPC Crosslink Premier)

DHX SDK

The DHX SDK provides connectivity to DH, DH+, DH-485, ControlNet, A-B Ethernet, ControlLogix Gateway and DF1 networks and devices from 32-bit C and C++ applications.

The software provides access to Cyberlogic's high-performance DHXAPI interface for rapid development of applications targeted for all 32-bit Windows operating systems. The SDK includes interface libraries, sample source code, full documentation and all drivers to test applications.

All software applications developed with the DHX SDK are compatible with all DHX products. DHX Driver (for all Allen-Bradley and SST DH, DH+, DH-485 and ControlNet network adapters), the DHX Gateway (for remote access to all Allen-Bradley networks), the ControlLogix Gateway (for remote access to Allen-Bradley DH+ through DHRIO), the Ethernet DHX Driver (for Allen-Bradley Ethernet communications), the Serial DHX Driver (for DF-1 communications), the Virtual DHX Driver (for enabling 16-bit legacy applications in 32-bit Windows), the DHX OPC Server and the OPC Crosslink.

DHX SDK Features

API Specifications Supported

• DHXAPI

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