The readme file describes basically how to configure and setup VMware to connect to the 
CompactLogix L32E Controller.

It is noted that in the course of dicking around with VMware it is not difficult to get
things fucked up and end up having to remove and reinstall the VMware and the Rockwell project.

The problem when installing VMware and the rockwell project is that an Ethernet connection
between the Rockwell controller or other products (such as the PanelView Plus 600) cannot
be established unless certain configuration and setup proceedures are followed. The thing
that ends up mucking things up is the WIFI adapter. So it is important to verify that the 
host computer that the software is to be loaded on has a Ethernet adater. If it also has a 
WIFI adapter that adapter must be turned off (via Windows Control Panel) before proceeding.

It is then a good idea before installing the software to connect the Ethernet switch to the
host computer's Ethernet port and the Rockwell controller and other devices to the Ethernet
switch.
Then using ipconfig from the command window you can see you Ethernet adapater IPv4 address
which in the case of GrayStone 1 is 169.254.114.61 with the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0. It 
is important to note this because in the case of the L32e controller (and I suspect all 
Rockwell components connected to the host computer), the IP address will need to be set to 
have the first two IP address ranges set to that of the host computer's Ethernet adapter. 
In the case of the L32E GrayStone is using this IP address is 169.254.152.200 and that of 
the PanelView Plus 600 169.254.247.248.
In the case of the L32E its IP address can be set via RS232 and the 1769 CompactLogix Users 
Manualdescribes how to do this nicely. At the end of this note I describe how to setup and
configure the RS232 port on the host machine and VMware machine.

After the addresses have been set for the Rockwell components it is a good idea to "ping"
them to make sure that the host computer sees the devices. This is accomplished by typing
"ping (device ip address)" in the command window. If the host computer is able to connect
to the device it will provide a response accordingly.

Once the devices are able to be pined successfully, then install the VMware (VMware-player-14.0.0-6661328.exe)
Once installed you need to open up the Rockwell application (Win7WS folder). Make sure when
asked if this application is to be moved, copied etc., that you respond with "move".
In the event that I do something stupid like use "copy", I have made a backup copy of the 
original Win7WS that can be utilized to save our asses.

Once W7 opens up in the VM go to "Virtual Machine Settings" from the "Player" tab. In
the "Hardware" tab you will see various devices. Tag the "Network Adapter" and set the following:

Device status: check connected, check connect at power on
Network connection: use the Bridged configuration

As a side note you may want to hit the "Options" tab and setup any shared folderes you may want.

Having configured the network adatper and after waiting a significant period of time,
you should see the IP address of the VM presented at the top right side of the W7 screen. It should
have the first two address ranges set to that of the Ethernet adapater of the host computer
(i.e. 169.254.xxx.xxx). If you do not see this address after some period of time you should
close the VM and restart it.

Once it appears we have an IP address for the VM that looks correct then open the command 
window in the VM version of W7 and perform and ipconfig to see what we have. We should 
see and Ethernet adapter with the same IP address as that in the upper right corner of the 
VM W7 window. Assuming this to be the case, then perform a ping on the Rockwell components
attached to the Ethernet switch using their assigned Ethernet address. If all is well you
will get a successful response back.
Once you can ping the components you then need to set the communication path for the L32E
from the RS232 path to an Ethernet path using RSLogix 5000 then you can now talk to the 
Rockwell devices over the Ethernet.

Once all seems well with the Ethernet communication, you can turn the WIFI adater back on.

Setting the L32E Ethernet IP address via RS232.
Initially this is performed over a RS232 connection. The 1769 CompactLogix Users Manual
describes nicely how to do this so I refer to that resource.
Keep in mind that once you setup the RS232 path and configure the L32E with the desired IP address,
that you will also need to create and configure an Ethernet drive too (i.e. AB_ETHIP-1, Ethernet)
and that you will need to set this as the project path using RSLogix 5000.
In making a RS232 connection to the L32E an IOGEAR USG to RS232 adpater is used and works great.
You need to plug the adapter inot the USB port and then install the driver on the host machine 
first, then also on the VM version of the W7 computer.
Verify on both computers that the COM port setting are the same and set for 19200 baud, which
is the default rate that the Rockwell driver configuration utility assigns the port.
If all goes well the VM will see the adapter and connect to it. However sometimes it has trouble,
in which case unplugging the adapter from the USB port an then plugging it back in will fix it 
or you may have to close the VM and restart it.