Configuring the rio adapter protocol, Specifying the rack size, Specifying the last/not last group scanned in rack – Rockwell Automation 1336T PLC Comm. Adapter, Series B, FRN 2.xx-3.xx User Manual

Page 31: Specify the rack size, Specify the channel position, Specify whether you are using redundant rio, Select the rio starting group, Set the rio rack address, 1/4 rack off off, 1/2 rack off on

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Publication 1336 FORCE–5.13 –– September, 1998

If you are using the the RIO adapter protocol, you need to follow
these steps once you have set the protocol and baud rate:

specify the rack size

specify the channel position

specify whether you are using redundant RIO

select the RIO starting group

set the RIO rack address

Specifying the Rack Size

Use the following chart to set switches 5 and 6 on either U2 or U4 to
specify the rack size.

If your PLC communications

only requires:

Then

select:

By

setting

SW5 to:

And

SW6

to:

1 word of I/O if block transfer is selected.
2 words of I/O if block transfer is not selected.

1/4

rack

Off

Off

3 words of I/O if block transfer is selected.
4 words of I/O if block transfer is not selected.

1/2

rack

Off

On

5 words of I/O if block transfer is selected.
6 words of I/O if block transfer is not selected.

3/4

rack

On

Off

7 words of I/O if block transfer is selected.
8 words of I/O if block transfer is not selected.

Full

rack

On

On

Specifying the Last/Not Last Group Scanned in Rack

Use the following chart to set switch 7 on either U2 or U4 to specify
whether this channel contains the highest module groups that will be
scanned in this rack.

Does this channel contain the highest module groups

that will be scanned in this rack? If:

Then set

SW7 to:

Yes

On

No

Off

Configuring the RIO
Adapter Protocol

ON =

OFF =

U2 or U4

Switches 5 and 6

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0

N

0N CHANNEL A HIGH

U2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0

N

0N CHANNEL B HIGH

U4

RIO Rack Size

1/4
1/2
3/4
Full

SW5

Off
Off
On
On

SW6

Off
On
Off
On

ON =

OFF =

U2 or U4

Switch 7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0

N

0N CHANNEL A HIGH

U2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0

N

0N CHANNEL B HIGH

U4

Last

Not Last

SW7

On

Off

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