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How much Programming is involved to implement the X-Link?

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How much Programming is involved to implement the X-Link?

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X-Link does not require programming. The user interfaces to the X-Link from a PC running X-Link configuration software through a serial cable connected to the configuration port of the X-Link. After having installed the appropriate network interface cards, the User downloads the kernel and two drivers from the library that correspond to the target networks. Once configured, a gateway is created. The user then maps data from the source to the destination(s) using a fill-in-the-blank process that is faithful to the context and syntax of the respective networks. Thus, integer data, N7:0, Station 5 (PLC-5) may be a source on Data Highway Plus and the Status channel, offset 0, Drop 3 may be the destination on Modbus.