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CONFIGURE THE PLC USING RSLogix5000, CONT.
Now the module has been added to the I/O configuration in RSLogix5000. The main screen
will look as follows.
Now go online and download the configuration to the PLC.
1. Select Go Online in the communication menu.
2. A new window will open.
3. Select download.
4. A new window will popup with the question if you actually want to download the
configuration.
5. Select "Download". The configuration will now be downloaded to the PLC.
Now it's possible to access the data exchanged by ControlLogix5000 and the module. To do
this, open the "Controller Tags" window and go to monitor tags. Three tags named
"Cardinal_2XX:C", "Cardinal_2XX:I" and " Cardinal_2XX:O" should be visible, representing the
three instances configuration, input and output. The configuration instance will be created
even if we selected zero as its size. The Cardinal_2XX:I tag is data coming from the module
and Cardinal_2XX:O tag holds data going to the module.
8200-M554-O1 x 2XX-EIP
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