How to Configuring an RSLinx Enterprise server for your emulator

To configure an RSLinx Enterprise Server for your emulator:

1.      Make sure the emulator is running.

2.      Open your FactoryTalk View SE or FactoryTalk View ME project.

3.      In the FactoryTalk View Explorer tree, right-click the area of your project where you want to create the RSLinx Enterprise data server, and then click Add New Server > Rockwell Automation Device Server (RSLinx Enterprise). (You can also create the server in the root of your FactoryTalk View project.)

4.      Type a name for the RSLinx Enterprise server in the Name field. Optionally, you can type a description for the server in the Description field.

5.      In the Computer hosting the RSLinx Enterprise server field, enter the name of the computer running RSLogix Emulate 5000. If this computer is the same as the computer running FactoryTalk View, enter either the name of the computer or localhost. (For FactoryTalk View ME systems, localhost is the only possible name.)

6.      In the Explorer tree for your FactoryTalk View project, open the RSLinx Enterprise server and then open Communication Setup. The Communication Setup window for the server opens.

7.      In the Communication Setup window, you need to create a "device shortcut" to the emulator. The shortcut allows you to identify which tags are coming from the emulator in the FactoryTalk View tag browser.

·         Click the Add button, and then type a name for the shortcut. This is the name that will appear in the FactoryTalk View tag browser.

·         Open the virtual backplane and select the emulator. 

·         Click Apply. You are prompted to apply your changes. Click Yes; this associates the shortcut with the emulator

·         Click OK. This closes the Communication Setup window.