Rockwell Automation DeviceNet Communications Module - Manual (Page 30)

4-4 DeviceNet Communications Module
4.3.2 Going Online with RSNetWorx for DeviceNet
You can view the devices on a DeviceNet network by going online.
A device may appear as an unrecognized device (node 63 in figure
4.3) if RSNetWorx for DeviceNet does not have an Electronic Data
Sheet (EDS) file for it. See table 4.3 for the procedure to view
devices.
Table 4.3 – Viewing Devices on the DeviceNet Network using RSNetWorx
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1. After setting up a driver in RSLinx, start
RSNetWorx for DeviceNet.
2. Select Network > Online. If the Browse for
Network dialog box appears, RSLinx has
multiple drivers configured. Select your
DeviceNet network, and click OK. A prompt
appears.
3. RSNetworx browses the network and any
devices on the network appear in the
Configuration View. You can select Graph,
Spreadsheet, or Master/Slave views. Figure
4.3 shows a sample network in a Graph view.
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Figure 4.3 – Sample DeviceNet Network (Graph View)