Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley ControlNet 1734-ACNR User Manual page 84

5-8 Produce and Consume Tags (Interlock Controllers)
A. Right-click on the new
tag name.
B. Click on Edit Tag Properties.
A. Choose the Produced Tag Type.
B. Make sure the Data Type is one
that the controller can produce
A controller cannot produce a
tag using the MSG [or INT]
Data Type.
C. Click on the Connection tab.
D. Adjust the number of
consumers. If you are unsure
of the number of consumers,
you can use a number higher
than the actual number of
consumers. However, unused
connections are deducted from
the number of connections
your controller has available.
E. Click OK.
Publication CNET-UM001C-EN-P - November 2005
4. Access the tag properties.
5. Change the tag properties as needed.
When your Logix5000 controller produces a tag, any device
IMPORTANT
that interfaces to ControlNet can consume the tag.
However, when a non-Logix controller such as a PC using
a 1784-PKTCS card, is consuming the tag produced by a
Logix controller, you must perform additional tasks in
RSNetWorx for ControlNet software.
For more information, see the section Additional Steps for
a PLC-5C or ControlNet Scanner Card.