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System prediction goals – Rockwell Automation Ethernet Design Considerations Reference Manual User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication ENET-RM002C-EN-P - May 2013

Chapter 5

Predict System Performance

System Prediction Goals

You allocate the bandwidth of your EtherNet/IP communication module
between two types of messaging.

The performance predictions have two major goals:

Determine if the system as a whole has sufficient bandwidth and
connections to meet application requirements.

Estimate the maximum input or output times for rack-optimized
connections, direct connections, and produced/consumed tags.

Messaging Type

Description

Explicit messaging

Explicit messages are connections that do not use an RPI.
Some examples of explicit messaging include the following:

MSG instructions

HMI communication

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Implicit messaging

Implicit messages are connections that use an RPI.
Implicit messaging is used for I/O data exchanges, including the following:

Rack-optimized connections

(1)

Direct connections

Produced/consumed tags

(1) Available with digital I/O modules only.