Sending Messages - Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley DriveLogix 5730 User Manual

6. Enter a name and path for the network configuration.

Sending Messages

This device:
1756-CNB or 1756-CNBR module
(for a Logix5550 controller)
1788-CNx daughtercard
(for a DriveLogix controller)
ControlNet PLC-5 controller
7. Click OK to optimize and reschedule the connections.
The DriveLogix5730 controller can send MSG instructions to other
controllers over a ControlNet link. Each MSG instruction requires you to
specify a target and an address within the target. The number of messages
that a device can support depends on the type of message and the type of
device:
Support this many
unconnected messages:
20
5
32
MSG instructions are unscheduled. The type of MSG determines whether or
not it requires a connection. If the MSG instruction requires a connection, it
opens the needed connection when it is executed. You can configure the
Communicating with Devices on an ControlNet Link
Support this many
connected messages:
64
32
with a maximum of 9 scheduled
128
7-9