Rockwell Automation 1789-L10_L30_L60 SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual User Manual
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Rockwell Automation Publication 1789-UM002J-EN-P - December 2012
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Table of Contents
Determine How Often to Update Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Place the Communication Card in Run Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
CommandRegister Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Example: SoftLogix Controller and DeviceNet I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Communicate with Devices on a
ControlNet Network
Configure Your System for a ControlNet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Step 1: Install the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Step 2: Create the Communication Card in the SoftLogix Chassis
Step 3: Configure the Communication Card as Part of the Project. . .
Step 4: Add Remote Communication Devices for the Communication
Step 5: Download the Project to the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Step 6: Schedule the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Rack-optimized Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Direct Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Example 1: SoftLogix Controller and ControlNet I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Example 2: SoftLogix Controller to SoftLogix Controller . . . . . . . . . . 219
Send a MSG Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Produce and Consume Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Total Connections Required by the Soft1 Controller. . . . . . . . . . . 224
Example 3: SoftLogix Controller to Other Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Send a MSG Instruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Produce and Consume Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Total Connections Required by the Soft1 Controller. . . . . . . . . . . 229
Example 4: Use the SoftLogix Controller as a Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Virtual Motion Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Logic for Motion Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234