Rockwell Automation 1769-SDN Compact I/O DeviceNet Scanner Module User Manual - Manual (Page 35)

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Chapter
4
Automatically Configure a
DeviceNet Network
Introduction This chapter provides a quick method for configuring a DeviceNet network. It
uses the AutoScan feature to establish communication between the controller
and your devices with minimal steps.
The DeviceNet AutoScan feature enables a scanner to automatically map a
network of slave devices into its scanlist without the use of RSNetWorx for
DeviceNet software. This greatly improves the ease of setting up a DeviceNet
network, especially networks comprised of simple devices.
When the feature is enabled, a DeviceNet scanner continuously searches for
devices on the network. Once a qualifying slave device is found, it is added to
the scanner's scanlist and its I/O data is mapped into a predefined location in
the scanner's I/O memory table based on the device's node address.
Topic Page
Determine If You Can Use AutoScan 38
Review How AutoScan Effects Your Network 38
Connect Each Device to the Network 39
Add the Scanner to the RSLogix 5000 Project 44
Implement AutoScan 46
Additional Considerations Regarding AutoScan 53
Access Device Data 57
Put the Scanner in Run Mode 60