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Rockwell Automation 2100-GK61 DeviceNet to SCANport User Manual

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Publication 2100-UM001B-EN-P – January 2001

Configuring a Scanner to Communicate with the Adapter

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18. Registered EDS files are stored on a PC’s hard drive under

c:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RS Common\Eds. A typical
location is shown here.

Figure 4.18
PC Hard Drive Directory Example

Additional EDS detail can be viewed by opening the file with a text
editor such as WordPad. EDS identifiers are in decimal within the
body of the EDS document. RSNetWorx for DeviceNet also uses
decimal IDs (1 122 1026 4). (Refer to the example in Figure 4.20.)
The equivalent EDS file name is in hexadecimal
(0001007A04020400.eds).

Figure 4.19
EDS File Detail

Step 18