Set up Direct Drives Connectivity

  1. Create or open a project.
  2. From the toolbar, select
    Template Libraries
    , and from the
    Scripts Library
     select the
    Direct Drive Connectivity
     script.
  3. Drag the
    Direct Drive Connectivity
     script to the
    NetLogic
     folder in the project structure.
    The
    NetLogic
     folder is updated with the following objects:
    • NetLogic[Folder]
      • UpdateRateEnum[DataType]
      • DriverTypeEnum[DataType]
      • DirectDriveConnectivity[Folder]
        • DriveConnectionDesignTimeNetLogic[NetLogic Script]
        • DriveConnectionRuntimeNetLogic[NetLogic Script]
  4. Navigate to the Product Compatibility and Download Center (PCDC), and select
    Download by Product
    .
  5. In the search field, enter
    Optix
  6. Select
    FactoryTalk Optix
    , and select
    Downloads
    .
  7. Choose the
    Select Files
     check box .
  8. Download and extract the package
    Direct_Drive_Connectivity_v1.00.00.zip
     on the local drive.
  9. Open
    config.xml
    , and modify required settings:
    1. Provide the FactoryTalk Optix Studio location path.
    2. Provide the FactoryTalk Optix Studio installation path.
    For example: 
    <Settings>
  <!--Enter proper path to your FT Optix Studio folder (for example: C:\Program Files\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Studio)-->
  <FTOptixStudioPath>
    C:\Program Files\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Studio
    </FTOptixStudioPath>
  <!--Enter proper path to your FT Optix project folder (for example: C:\Users\User1\Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Projects\NewHMIProject)-->
  <FTOptixProjectPath>
    C:\Users\User1\Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Projects\NewHMIProject
    </FTOptixProjectPath>
</Settings>
    where:

      C:\Program Files\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Studio
       is the FactoryTalk Optix Studio location path.

      C:\Users\User1\Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Projects\NewHMIProject
       is the FactoryTalk Optix Studio installation path.

  10. In PowerShell, run the
    install.bat
     script file.
    TIP: You may need to adjust the
    Windows®
     PowerShell execution policy to enable the script.
    The NuGet package is injected to your project defined in the
    config.xml
     file.
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