Rockwell Automation 20-COMM-Q ControlNet Adapter User Manual
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Configuring the I/O
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20-COMM-C/Q ControlNet Adapter User Manual
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If the icon for the drive (for this example, PowerFlex 70 EC) on the
network appears as Unrecognized Device, you must download the EDS
file for that PowerFlex drive from the Rockwell Automation website.
a.
.
b. On the website search screen in the Network entry field, enter the
type of network (for this example, ControlNet), which enables the
use of the other search fields.
c.
In the Keyword entry field, enter the type of PowerFlex drive (for
this example, PowerFlex 70EC), noting that this field is space
sensitive.
d. Click Search.
Due to the large number of EDS files, this search may take seconds
or up to several minutes.
e.
On the search results screen in the Details & Download Column,
click the ‘Download’ hyperlink for the EDS file.
f.
Click Save on the File Download screen to save the EDS file to an
appropriate location on your computer.
g. Launch the EDS Hardware Installation Tool by clicking the
Microsoft Windows Start button and selecting Programs >
Rockwell Software > RSLinx Tools > EDS Hardware
Installation Tool.
Follow the screen prompts to add the EDS file for use with your
project.
h. Reboot the computer and repeat steps 1 through 7 at the beginning
of this subsection.
The Unrecognized Device icon in the RSNetWorx for ControlNet
graph view window in step 7 should have been replaced by a drive
icon (for this example, the icon for a PowerFlex 70 EC drive).