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Chapter 3 – Rockwell Automation 1785-L20C_L40C, D17856.5.14 ControlNet PLC-5 Programmable Controllers User Manual User Manual

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Chapter 3

Configuring Your ControlNet System

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Do this:

If you want to:

view the offset into the status file that conĆ

tains the status information for a module or

message (determined by the software)

See the

Status

Offset

field for the item

manually enter the file for storing the I/O

configuration needed for a moduleĊe.g.,

a 1771ĆIFE or 1794ĆACN
Important: If a 1771 module uses the DOF,

this must match.

1. Move the cursor to the module's

Config

File

field

2. Type an integer file number between N3 and N999
3. Press

[Enter]

manually enter the amount of information

to be stored in the I/O configuration file for

a moduleĊe.g., a 1771ĆIFE

1. Move the cursor to the module's

Config

Size

field

2. Type a valid value
3. Press

[Enter]

select the display of slots, messages, or

slots and messages in the list

Slot

Display

displays all the nonĆdigital

I/O cards configured in physical slots of a

chassis and their physical slot numbers

Message

Display

displays all the

peerĆtoĆpeer messages configured between

PLC processors and their message numbers

Slot/Message

displays all the above

1. Press

[F3]—Select

Display

2. Press

[F2]—Slot

Display

or

[F3]—Message

Display

or

[F4]—Slot/Message

go to the ControlNet Node Information (Edit)

screen

Press

[F4]—Node

Edit

have the software automatically mapĊinto

available dataĆtable space (I/O or DIF/DOF)

Ċmodules and messages that are listed but

not mapped

1. Press

[F5]—Auto

Mapping

2. Select items to be mapped by pressing:

[F2]—Select

All

to select all the items that are not mapped

[F3]—Toggle

to select or unselect an item that is highlighted by the cursor

[F4]—Clear

All

to unselect any items that are selected

[F8]—Auto

Module

to have the software automatically scan configured nodes for slot

information if you are programming online
For 1771 I/O,

Auto

Module

determines the size of the chassis

For 1794 Flex I/O,

Auto

Module

determines the size of the chassis and lists all the

nonĆdiscrete I/O dataĆtransfer modules in the chassis

3. Press

[F10]—Auto

I/O

Map

clear the following information on a module

or message:

input file and offset

output file and offset

status offset

config file and offset

1. Move the cursor to the slot/message where you want to clear information
2. Press

[F6]—Clear

*

3. Press

[F8]—Clear

Item

clear the following information about all

modules and messages:

input file and offset

output file and offset

status offset

config file and offset

1. Press

[F6]—Clear

*

2. Press

[F10]—Clear

List