Allen-Bradley ControlNet PLC-5 User Manual page 22

3-10 Installing and Configuring Your ControlNet PLC-5 Backup System
Publication 1785-6.5.24 February 1999
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.
8. Record the Send and Receive message numbers from the odd
processor node below:
Send message number:__________
Receive message number:__________
You will use these numbers later in the configuration process.
Reconfigure ControlNet I/O on the Second PLC Processor
Reconfigure all ControlNet I/O adapters and modules that will be in
your ControlNet PLC-5 backup system by changing their ControlNet
connection from Exclusive Owner (default) to Redundant.
1. Launch RSNetWorx for ControlNet.
2. Check the Edits Enabled checkbox on the toolbar.
3. Right click on the second PLC-5 processor (the even node) and
choose ControlNet Configuration.
The ControlNet Configuration screen appears. (See page 8.)
4. For each entry under the Connection Type column, double click
on Exclusive Owner, choose Redundant from the pull-down
menu, and press Enter.
5. From the File menu, choose Save to save the ControlNet
configuration.