Rockwell Automation PLC-5 Fieldbus Solutions for Integrated Architecture User Manual - Manual (Page 137)

Publication 1757-UM006A-EN-P - May 2002
Configurating the 1757-FIM 4-51
Loading Components
Online About load operations
The ProcessLogix system provides the ability to build Foundation
Fieldbus control strategies offline, online or without being connected
to the field components that will translate the strategy into the actual
control operations. The process of transferring the Control Strategy to
the “live” working components in the field is called the load
operation.
The load operation functionally copies configuration data from the
control strategy that is stored in the Engineering Repository Database
(ERDB) to the assigned field component in the system architecture. In
ProcessLogix R400.0, the load operation has been expanded to
include fieldbus components. The load operation assures that the
planned Foundation Fieldbus system matches the actual one. The
communication addresses and physical location assignments specified
for components through Control Builder configuration must match the
actual addresses and locations of components in the system.
Figure 4.6 is a simplified graphical representation of what happens
during a load operation.
Figure 4.6 Overview of load operations used to initiate components online.
Notes:
CM = Control Module
CN = ControlNet Module FB = Function Block
FIM = Fieldbus Interface Module
CM1
AIC1
PID1
AOC1
IOM
FB
CPM
FB
CEE FB
Associated
With
Associated
With
Assigned
To
Assigned
To
IOM
FB
Associated
With
Associated
With
Assigned
To
FIM
FB
LINK2
FB
LINK1
FB
CM2
AIC2
PID2
AOC2
FF
FF
FF
FD
FB
FD
FB
CN 01
CPM Slot 01
FIM Slot 05
IOMs
ERDB
PT
Remote
Termination
Panel
H1 Link 1
F Fieldbus OUNDATION Compliant Devices
Load
Load
Load with
Contents
Load with
Contents
PLX
PLX
PLX
PLX
FIM
A
B
Allen-Bradley
FDFB
Transmitter
ERDB