Rockwell Automation 20-750-CNETC PowerFlex Coaxial ControlNet Option Module User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 750COM-UM003B-EN-P - November 2012

Chapter 4

Configuring the I/O

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 750-Series drive

(for this example, PowerFlex 755), 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 on the

Microsoft Windows Start button and choosing Programs > Rockwell
Software > RSLinx Tools > EDS Hardware Installation Tool.
Then 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graph view window in step 7 should have been replaced by a drive icon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 755 drive).

8.

From the Network menu, choose Enable Edits, or check the Edits Enabled
box in the RSNetWorx for ControlNet project window.

If the bridge has a different I/O configuration than the configuration now
being saved, the Online/Offline mismatch dialog box will appear.

a. When both Options choices are available, click ‘Use offline data

(download)’. When this choice is dimmed (grayed out), you must click
‘Use online data (upload)’.

b. Click OK.

9.

From File menu, choose Save to save the I/O configuration file to the
computer.

If this is the first time you saved the project, the Save As dialog box appears.

TIP

If a message box reports that the download cannot be completed
because the controller is not in Program mode, click Change Mode to
place the controller in Remote Program mode and continue the
download.

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