Rockwell Automation 5720 DriveLogix System - Manual (Page 187)

Publication 20D-UM002C-EN-P - November 2003
Communicating with Devices on a DeviceNet Link 8-7
automatically created when you configure the I/O module through the
programming software. Each tag name follows this format:
Location:SlotNumber:Type.MemberName.SubMemberName.Bit
where:
This address variable: Is:
Location Identifies network location
LOCAL = identifies communication card within the workstation
SlotNumber Slot number of I/O module in its chassis
Type Type of data
I = input
O = output
C = configuration
S = status
MemberName Specific data from the I/O module; depends on the type of data the module can store
For example, Data and Fault are possible fields of data for an I/O module. Data is the common name for
values the are sent to or received from I/O points.
SubMemberName Specific data related to a MemberName.
Bit (optional) Specific point on the I/O module; depends on the size of the I/O module (0-31 for a 32-point module)
EXAMPLE
The 1788-DNBO card in this example is in
named “DeviceNet_Interface_Card”.
The data for the card is configured as a
rack-optimized connection.