Rockwell Automation 842E EtherNet/IP Absolute Encoder User Manual - Manual (Page 40)

32 Rockwell Automation Publication 842E-UM001A-EN-P May 2012
Chapter 6 Configuring the 842 E encoder using RSLogix 5000
General tab
1. Enter a name for the encoder. In this example, the name is Encoder_1. You
may have multiple encoders or other modules, so be sure to give each a
brief but descriptive name. The name that you assign to the encoder
appears in the controller organizer IO tree. The name will also appear in
the description of tags.
2. Enter a description of the encoder’s function.
3. Set the ethernet address for the encoder. In this example, the address is
192.168.1.123. The 123 reflects the address of the network address
switches on the 842E.