Rockwell Automation Logix5000 Controllers Produced and Consumed Tags Programming Manual - Manual (Page 17)

Produce and Consume a Tag Chapter 1
10. Click the Status tab to configure the status properties for the consumed
tags.
11. In the Data Type list, click the data type that allows the connection status.
12. Click OK.
Note: If you consume the tag over a ControlNet network, use RSNetWorx for ControlNet software to schedule the network.
Additional steps for a PLC-5C controller
If you are sharing data with a PLC-5C controller, do the following.
Action Details
In the ControlNet configuration of the
PLC-5C controller, schedule a message. If the PLC-5C
controller
This Then in RSNetWorx software
Produces Integers In the ControlNet configuration of the PLC-5C controller, insert a Send Scheduled
Message.
Consumes
Integers Do these steps in the ControlNet configuration of the PLC-5C controller.
Insert a Receive Scheduled Message.
In the Message size, enter the number of integers in the produced tag.
REALs Do these steps in the ControlNet configuration of the PLC-5C controller.
Insert a Receive Scheduled Message.
In the Message size, enter two times the number of REALs in the produced tag. For
example, if the produced tag contains
10 REALs, enter 20 for the Message size.
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