Chapter 1. introduction, Audience, Product overview – Comtrol UP DeviceMaster User Guide User Manual
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Chapter 1. Introduction
This User Guide provides detailed information about the following topics:
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Diagnostic and Statistics Pages
The
DeviceMaster UP Hardware Installation and Configuration Guide
provides the following information:
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Connecting the hardware and devices
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Programming the DeviceMaster UP IP address,
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Uploading EtherNet/IP firmware
The EtherNet/IP Interface Configuration Quick Start provides embedded web page configuration procedures
if you have Read-only or read/write devices, which provides procedures for your devices.
Locating the Latest Software and Documents
on Page 10 to locate the latest firmware, documentation, and
tools.
1.1. Audience
The primary audience of this document is the person responsible for installing the DeviceMaster UP and
programming the PLC. This guide assumes you are familiar with the following topics:
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Windows operating system
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EtherNet/IP
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Allen-Bradley ControlLogix family, PLC-5, SLC or MicroLogix PLCs
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RSLogix 5000, RSLogix 500 or RSLogix 5 programs
1.2. Product Overview
Your particular DeviceMaster UP model may or may not have the EtherNet/IP firmware loaded (depending
on the model you purchased).
Note: Models that have EtherNet/IP loaded on the DeviceMaster UP are identified in PortVision DX and the
DeviceMaster UP is labeled accordingly.
This document describes how to configure the DeviceMaster UP for the EtherNet/IP protocol after basic
DeviceMaster UP installation and configuration procedures.
You can configure and manage the DeviceMaster UP through one of the following methods:
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Embedded web page interface
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EtherNet/IP Interface Profile objects
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Receive mode ensures data received by the PLC is not overwritten before it can be processed.
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Disabling of non-filtered receive queue ensures the PLC only receives the latest received serial/
Ethernet device data.