Rockwell Automation 20-COMM-Q ControlNet Adapter - Manual (Page 66)

4-30 Configuring the I/O
20-COMM-C/Q ControlNet Adapter User Manual
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An address row (in blue text) will be added below the PowerFlex 70 EC
drive row.
12. Select File > Save to save the I/O configuration file to the PLC-5/40C
controller.
The Save Configuration dialog box appears.
13. Click OK to download the I/O configuration to the controller.
A warning will appear about communication and I/O disruption on the
network.
14. Click Yes.
If this is the first time that you saved the project, the Save As dialog box
appears.
a. Navigate to a folder.
b. Type a file name.
c. Click Save to save the configuration as a file on your computer.
SLC 500 Controller Example After the adapter is configured, the connected drive and adapter will be a
single node on the network. This section provides the steps needed to
configure a simple ControlNet network (see
Figure 4.6 ). In our example, we
will configure a SLC 500 controller to communicate with a drive using
Logic Command/Status, Reference/Feedback, and Datalinks over the
network.
Figure 4.6 Example SLC 500 Controller ControlNet Network
TIP: If both Save Type choices are available, we recommend to click
‘Optimize and re-write schedule for all connections’.
SLC 5/05 Controller
with 1747-SCNR
PowerFlex 70 Drive with
20-COMM-C Adapter
Computer with
ControlNet Connection
(optional redundancy)
Channel A
Channel B
ControlNet
Network
TIP: Information for PowerFlex 750-Series drives has been added to this
manual where it is applicable.