Rockwell Automation 1734-AENTR EtherNet/IP Network Configuration User Manual - Manual (Page 68)

68 Rockwell Automation Publication ENET-UM001L-EN-P - March 2014
Chapter 6 Interlocking and Data Transfer between Controllers
Consume Data Produced by
Another Controller To consume a produced tag, specify both the producer controller and the
produced tag in the Studio 5000 Logix Designer project for the remote
(consumer) Logix5000 controller.
Add the Producer Controller to the Consumer’s I/O Configuration
Add the producer controller to the remote controller’s I/O Configuration folder.
In the folder, organize the controllers and communication modules into a
hierarchy of tree/branch and parent/child.
Figure 9 - Logix5000 Controller in Local Chassis Consuming a Single Tag for a Logix5000 Controller
in a Remote Chassis
To add a producer controller to the consumer controller’s I/O, follow these steps.
1. Add the local communication module for the consumer controller.
2. Add the remote communication module for the producer controller.
3. Add the producer controller.
This graphic shows the consumer controller’s I/O configuration after the
modules are added.
Logix5575 EtherNet/IP ControlNet
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RUN REM PRO G
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Remote Controller (producer controller)- 1768 CompactLogix controller
Connections Used = 2 (1 + Number of consumers) Local Controller (consumer controller) - ControlLogix controller
Connections Used = 1
Remote Communication
Module - 1768-ENBT
Connections Used = 1 Local Communication Module -
1756-EN2T
Connections Used = 1