Rockwell Automation Logix5000 Control Systems: Connect ArmorBlock I/O Modules over Ethernet Quick Start - Manual (Page 7)

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Preface
About This Publication
This quick start provides examples and procedures for including 1732E ArmorBlock EtherNet/IP modules in a Logix5000
control system over an EtherNet/IP network (star topology configuration). This document does not describe how to use
the I/O modules in a device-level ring (DLR) or linear topology. For information on using modules in a DLR or linear
topology, see the EtherNet/IP Embedded Switch Technology Application Guide, publication
ENET-AP005 .
The programming examples included are not complex, and offer easy solutions to verify that devices are functioning and
communicating properly.
The beginning of each chapter contains the following information. Read these sections carefully before beginning work in
each chapter:
• Before You Begin – This section lists the steps that must be completed and decisions that must be made before
starting that chapter.
• What You Need – This section lists the tools that are required to complete the steps in the current chapter. This
includes, but is not limited to, hardware and software.
• Follow These Steps – This illustrates the steps in the current chapter and identifies which steps are required to
complete the examples using specific networks.
Prerequisite Tasks
Several tasks must be performed as a prerequisite before proceeding. For example, before you can add 1732E ArmorBlock
EtherNet/IP modules to an RSLogix 5000 project, you must create the project. Perform the following before proceeding.
1. Prepare the Logix5000 control system hardware by assembling the components and connecting it to the Ethernet
network.
This quick start uses a ControlLogix® chassis containing the Logix 5565 processor in slot 1 and a 1756-EN2T bridge
module in slot 3. The 1732E ArmorBlock module is mounted remotely as shown on
page 4 . If you use a different
Logix5000 controller and Ethernet module, you can complete the tasks in these chapters, but you must account for
any hardware differences.
2. Prepare the computer by installing any required software, for example RSLogix 5000 software.
3. Configure the networks by setting the IP address, subnet mask, and optional Gateway address. Use the Rockwell
BOOTP/DHCP utility, version 2.3 or later, that ships with RSLogix 5000 or RSLinx® software. You can also use
this utility to reconfigure a device whose IP address must be changed.
4. Create an RSLogix 5000 project that includes all required control system components.
5. Your project must include the Ethernet module used by your controller to access the Ethernet network.
Other Logix5000 Control System Quick Starts
This quick start describes how to use a single component-type over a single network in a Logix5000 control system.
Typically, a Logix5000 control system includes more than the controller, communication module and a single component
over a single network. For example, the system can have remote I/O modules, HMI devices and drives in addition to the
controller and communication modules. For a complete list of Logix5000 control system quick starts that describe how to
use other devices in Logix5000 control systems, see the Integrated Architecture: Logix5000 Control Systems Quick Starts
Quick Reference, publication
IASIMP-QR024 .