Configure Your System For An Ethernet Network - Allen-Bradley SoftLogix 5800 User Manual

Configure Your System for an
Ethernet Network
Communicate with Devices on an
Ethernet Network
Topic

Configure Your System for an Ethernet Network

Multiple EtherNet/IP Modules
Controller Connections over the EtherNet/IP Network
Distributed Ethernet I/O
Add a Remote Controller
Check EtherNet/IP Statistics
Example 1: Workstation Remotely Connected to a SoftLogix Controller
Example 2: Send Messages over the EtherNet/IP Network
Example 3: Send Messages over the EtherNet/IP Network to a PLC-5 Processor
Example 4: Control Distributed I/O
This chapter explains how to communicate with a device on an Ethernet network
by using the SoftLogix controller.
For information about communicating with EtherNet/IP devices, see the
EtherNet/IP Network Configuration User Manual, publication ENET-UM001.
For the SoftLogix controller to operate on an EtherNet/IP network, you need
the following:
• A computer where the SoftLogix controller resides enabled with an
Ethernet communication port
• The Logix Designer application installed
• A computer where the Logix Designer application resides enabled with an
Ethernet communication port
• RSLinx software installed
You can use any commercially-available Ethernet port. Use the Ethernet driver
that comes with the device.
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