6-8
Peer-to-Peer Messaging
A. Choose a Message Type.
B. Depending on the Message Type,
you have additional parameters to
configure.
For more information on how to
configure the various Message
types, see the tables Message Type
to Configure a MSG to Logix5000
Controller, Message Type to
Configure a MSG to an SLC 500
Processor, and Message Type to
Configure a MSG to a PLC-5
Processor.
Table 6.5 Message Type to Configure a MSG to Logix5000 Controller
If You Want To
Read (receive) the data
Publication CNET-UM001C-EN-P - November 2005
2. On the Configuration tab, specify the type of MSG instruction:
The message instruction's destination determines what specific
information is used on the Configuration tab.
Table 6.4 Select a Message Type Table
To Select a
Message Type to Configure a MSG to Logix5000
Controller
Message Type to Configure a MSG to an SLC 500
Processor
Message Type to Configure a MSG to a PLC-5
Processor
Message Type to Configure a MSG to Logix5000 Controller
For This Item
Message Type
Source Element
Number of Elements
Destination Tag
Type or Select
CIP Data Table Read
first element of the tag that contains data in the other controller
number of elements to transfer
first element of the tag (controller-scoped) in this controller for the data
See Table
Message Type to Configure a
MSG to Logix5000 Controller
Message Type to Configure a
MSG to an SLC 500 Processor
Message Type to Configure a
MSG to a PLC-5 Processor