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

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Chapter 5

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Your

ControlNet System

5-6

Using the ControlNet Node Information (Monitor) Screen

Follow the steps on the left to go to the ControlNet Node Information
(Monitor) screen.

ControlNet - Node Information MONITOR

Channel 2 Configuration NODE 1

Diagnostics File: N12 Network Update Time(ms): 5

Coax Repeaters in Series: 1 Scheduled Bandwidth Usage: 64%

Fiber Repeater Pairs: 0 Media Redundancy Usage: A Only

Maximum Scheduled Node: 10

Node Node Type Series/Revision Status

1 PLC-5/40C C/H ACTIVE

2 1771-ACN A/A ACTIVE

3 PLC-5/20C C/H ACTIVE

4 1794-ACN A/A ACTIVE

Press a function key, page up or page down, or enter a node. number.

>

Rem Prog Forces:None 5/40C File CN

Map Node Define Chan 2

Monitor Edit LclRack Status

F2 F4 F7 F9

The ControlNet Node Information (Monitor) screen lists the nodes that
you have entered for the ControlNet network; and it shows the node type,
product series/revision, and status (active or inactive) that you have
configured for each node.

If you want to:

Press:

quickly position the cursor on a specific node in

the list

1. Type the node number and a period (.)Ċ

e.g.,

2.

2. Press

[Enter]

go to the ControlNet I/O Mapping (Monitor) screen

Press

[F2]—Map

Monitor

go to the ControlNet Node Information (Edit) screen Press

[F4]—Node

Edit

define the characteristics of the local chassis (for

reserving I/O image space)
Important: This option is not available if you are

programming online.

Press

[F7]—Define

LclRack

go to the ControlNet Channel 2 Status screen

Press

[F9]—Chan

2

Status

go to the Channel Overview screen

Press

[Esc]

Channel

Overview

6200

Main Menu

General

Utility

F7

F4

Channel

Configuration

F5

(Monitor)

Move cursor to

Channel 2: CONTROLNET

F3

Online

Program

Offline

Program

F1

or