Rockwell Automation 1769-SDN Compact I/O DeviceNet Scanner Module User Manual User Manual
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Publication 1769-UM009E-EN-P - August 2009
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Overview Chapter 1
RSNetWorx for DeviceNet
Software as a
Configuration Tool
RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software is used to configure the scanner’s slave
devices. This software tool connects to the scanner module over the
DeviceNet network via an RS-232 interface (1770-KFD module) or PC card
(1784-PCD or 1784-PCID).
We recommend RSNetworx for DeviceNet software, version 3.00 or later.
http://www.ab.com/networks/eds
.
Register the new EDS file by using the EDS wizard in RSNetWorx for
DeviceNet software. Access the wizard from the Tools menu. This
configuration tool lets you to identify all of the DeviceNet devices and their
locations in your system.
The controller must be in Program mode, or the scanner module in Idle mode
(bit 0 of the Module Command Array = 0) for the scanner module to accept
the configuration information.