Rockwell Automation 5720 DriveLogix System - Manual (Page 172)

Publication 20D-UM002C-EN-P - November 2003
7-26 Communicating with Devices on a ControlNet Link
The consumed tag must have the same data type as the produced tag in the
originating controller. The controller performs type checking to ensure proper
data is being received.
This example shows Flex1 as producing TagA and consuming TagB:
Each produced tags requires one connection for the producing controller and
an additional connection for each consuming controller. Each consumed tag
requires one connection.
DriveLogix1
TagA DINT
DriveLogix2 (Controller_B)
TagA DINT
ControlNet
workstation
TagA TagB