Rockwell Automation PLC-5 Fieldbus Solutions for Integrated Architecture User Manual - Manual (Page 87)

1 Publication 1757-UM006A-EN-P - May 2002
Chapter
4
Configurating the 1757-FIM
Before You Start
Table 4.A Where do you begin?
Question: If your answer is: If your answer is
What do you know about
Control Builder? Nothing.
Read the Functional Overview section in the Control Building
Guide or locate the topic in Knowledge Builder.
This section shows you how to launch the application and
complete the Server login. Yes, you can skip this section.
Do you know how to
configure a Control
Processor Module? No.
Read the Creating a Control Processor Module section in the
Control Building Guide or find the topic in Knowledge Builder.
This section shows you how to create a Control Processor
Module (CPM) and its associated Control Execution Environment
(CEE). Yes, you can skip this section.
Can you configure a
Control Module? No.
Read at least the Creating and Saving a Control Module section
in Knowledge Builder. This section shows you how to create a
Control Module (CM) and insert and connect function blocks. Yes, you can skip this section.
Are you familiar with your
system architecture? To complete the configuration data for certain components, you must know the planned or current
location of the associated hardware components in your ProcessLogix system architecture.
This includes the chassis slot location for any given CPM and FIM. We suggest that you create a
simple diagram that outlines the location of components in your system showing slot locations
and communication addresses for reference during configuration.
Are you ready? Once you have addressed all the questions in this section, you are ready to move on to the next
section Configuring Fieldbus Components.
At this point, you should have at least a working knowledge of the Control Builder application.