ProSoft Technology MVI71-DFNT - Manual (Page 148)

Reference MVI71-DFNT ♦ PLC 5
User Manual EtherNet/IP Client/Server Communication Module
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February 3, 2011
The M ESSAGE C ONFIGURATION dialog box must be completed to define the data
set to be transferred from the processor to the module. An example of the dialog
box follows:
Complete the dialog box for the data area to be transferred. CIP Data Table
messages require a tag database element for both the source and destination.
The S OURCE T AG is a tag defined in the ControlLogix Tag database. The
D ESTINATION E LEMENT is the tag element in the DFNT module.
The module simulates a tag database as an array of elements defined by the
maximum register size for the module (user configuration parameter "Maximum
Register" in the [Module] section) with the tag name INT _ DATA .
In the previous example, the first element in the database is the starting location
for the write operation of ten elements. Additionally, the C OMMUNICATION
information must also be configured. An example of the dialog box follows: