ProSoft Technology MVI71-GEC User Manual
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MVI71-GEC ♦ PLC 5 Platform
Ladder Logic
Generic ASCII Ethernet Communication Module
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 31 of 86
May 11, 2011
2 Select the 1769-Module (Generic 1769 Module) from the list and click OK.
3 Enter the Name, Description and Slot options for your application, using the
values in the illustration above. You must select the Comm Format as Data -
INT in the dialog box, otherwise the module will not communicate over the
backplane of the CompactLogix rack.
Click OK to continue.
4 Select the Request Packet Interval value for scanning the I/O on the module.
This value represents the minimum frequency the module will handle
scheduled events. This value should not be set to less than 1 millisecond.
Values between 1 and 10 milliseconds should work with most applications.
5 Save the module. Click OK to dismiss the dialog box. The Controller
Organization window now displays the module's presence. The following
illustration shows the Controller Organization window:
6 Copy the Controller Tags from the sample program.
7 Copy the User Defined Data Types from the sample program.
8 Copy the Ladder Rungs from the sample program.
9 Save and Download the new application to the controller and place the
processor in run mode.