ProSoft Technology ILX56-MM - Manual (Page 40)

Configure the ILX56-MM module ILX56-MM ♦ ControlLogix Platform
User Manual InRAx Message Manager for Industrial Communication
Page 40 of 112 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
February 6, 2012
3.2 Interfaces and Devices
You can configure the module to send and receive tag data to/from controllers in
the local ControlLogix rack, connected remotely through a bridge, or via one of
the Ethernet ports on the module. Interfaces are used to configure controllers or
bridges in the local ControlLogix rack. Devices are used to configure bridges and
controllers that are remotely connected through bridges in the local rack or one of
the Ethernet ports on the module.
Data transferred to or from a PLC 5
® , SLC™, or MicroLogix™ may be transferred
via one of the supported bridges or one of the Ethernet ports on the module.
Data transferred to or from a, or ControlLogix ® Programmable Automation
Controller (PAC) can be transferred directly to/from a controller in the
ControlLogix rack or to/from a remote ControlLogix PAC via one of the supported
bridges or one of the Ethernet ports on the module.
Data transferred to or from a Siemens Step 7 (S7) PLC or Schneider Electric
Quantum PLC must be done through one of the Ethernet ports of the module.
Use the Configuration Editor to create, modify, or delete Interfaces and Devices.
Select the Interfaces node in the Configuration Editor tree. The content pane will
display a table containing all of the Interfaces.
Click N
EW
to create a new Interface.
Click E DIT
to edit the selected Interface.
Click D ELETE
or press the [D
EL ] key to delete the selected Interface.
You can also edit an Interface by double clicking on the Interface in the
Configuration Editor tree or in the content pane.