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5 CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS AN ETHERNET/IP CLIENT
For a detailed discussion on FieldServer configuration, please refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration files
included with the FieldServer.
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to communicate
with an EtherNet/IP Server.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to enable
the FieldServer for EtherNet/IP communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need to be declared in
the “Data Arrays” section, the destination device addresses need to be declared in the “Client Side Nodes” section,
and the data required from the servers needs to be mapped in the “Client Side Map Descriptors” section. Details
on how to do this can be found below.
Note that in the tables, * indicates an optional parameter, with the bold legal value being the default.
5.1 Client Side Connection Parameters
Section Title
Adapter
Column Title
Function Legal Values
Adapter Adapter Name N1, N2 2
Protocol Specify protocol used EtherNet/IP
Example
// Client Side Connections
Adapters
Adapter , Protocol
N1 , EtherNet/IP
5.2 Client Side Node Parameters 3
Section Title
Nodes
Column Title
Function Legal Values
Node_Name Provide name for node Up to 32 alphanumeric characters
IP_Address Address of Server Any valid address on subnet
Protocol Specify protocol used EtherNet/IP
Adapter Specify port Adapter used N1, N2
2
Plc_Type*
Specify the type of remote PLC. Only
required for PCCC Services
MicroLogix, SLC5, PLC5
2 Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports available
on specific hardware.
3 Only one explicit connection is created per node. All explicit Map Descriptors attached to that node will use the same explicit connection.