ProSoft Technology MVI46-DFNT - Manual (Page 148)

Reference MVI46-DFNT ♦ SLC Platform
User Manual EtherNet/IP Client/Server Communication Module
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October 12, 2010
The M
ESSAGE C ONFIGURATION
dialog box must be completed to define the data
set to transfer to the processor from 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 D
ESTINATION T AG
is a tag defined in the ControlLogix Tag database. The
S OURCE 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 example above, the first element in
the database is the starting location for the read operation of ten elements.
Additionally, the C
OMMUNICATION
information must also be configured. An
example of the dialog box follows: