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Configuring i/o modules – Rockwell Automation 1769-OF2 Compact I/O Analog Modules User Manual

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Publication 1769-UM002B-EN-P - July 2005

C-6 Configuration Using the RSLogix 5000 Generic Profile for CompactLogix Controllers

Configuring I/O Modules

Once you have created Generic Profiles for each analog I/O module in your
system, you must then enter configuration information into the Tag database
that has been automatically created from the Generic Profile information you
entered for each of these modules. This configuration information is
downloaded to each module at program download, going to run, and at power
up.

This section shows how and where to enter configuration data for each analog
I/O module, once Generic Profiles have been created for them.

You must first enter the Controller Tag database, by double-clicking on
“Controller Tags” in the upper portion of the controller organizer. The
example to follow demonstrates entering configuration data for 1769-OF2 and
-IF4 modules.

For demonstration purposes, Generic Profiles have been created for 1769-IF8,
-OF8C, and -OF8V modules. The Controller Tags screen looks like the
following: