Allen-Bradley ControlNet PLC-5 User Manual page 16

3-4 Installing and Configuring Your ControlNet PLC-5 Backup System
Publication 1785-6.5.24 February 1999
The Receive Scheduled Message dialog appears.
The Node Number field is already filled in for you. This number
indicates the node number from which you will receive the
Receive scheduled message. In your ControlNet backup system,
the odd node will receive the message from the even node, and
vice versa.
2. Enter the message number you wish to assign to identify this
message.
Note that the message number for the Receive message must
match the message number of the corresponding Send message.
The node number and message number are used together to
identify the specific message.
3. In the Requested Packet Interval field, enter an RPI value for this
message from 1 to 32,767. (For purposes of this example, we
will use an RPI value of 5.)
In general, the RPI value must be no less than the NUT value, but
less than 2 times the NUT value. This value must be the same in
both PLC-5 processors.
4. In the Message Size field, enter a value of 5 and click OK.
The Receive scheduled message is inserted in your ControlNet
Configuration for the odd node. The corresponding Send
scheduled message is automatically inserted for the even node.
5. From the main RSNetWorx screen, right click on the second
PLC-5 processor and choose ControlNet Configuration.
6. Right click on the odd node (Node 1 in this example) and choose
Insert Receive Scheduled Message.
The Receive Scheduled Message dialog appears. The Node
Number field is already filled in for you. This number indicates
the node number from which you will receive the Receive
scheduled message. In your ControlNet backup system, the odd
node will receive the message from the even node, and vice versa.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 4, creating a Receive Scheduled Message
for the even node.