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Appendix D Connections
Table 26 shows an example of counting your ControlNet network connections.
To determine the number of connections and packets per second for an Ethernet
network, use the EtherNet/IP Capacity tool at
http://www.ab.com/go/iatools .
In Example 1, if a 1756-CNB ControlNet bridge module is being used, the
network could be considered fully loaded because this module supports 64
connections.
In Example 2, if a 1756-CNB ControlNet bridge module is being used, the
network could be considered fully loaded and even too close to the connection
limit. We recommend that you have a number of spare connections for additional
connections that may occur.
Table 26 - ControlNet Network Examples
Example 1 Example 2
Number of 1757-FFLDC linking devices 3 10
Number of Logix Blocks used per
linking device 16 4
Class 1 connections
(1 per Logix Block) 48 40
Class 3 connections
(2 per linking device) 6 20
Controller connection to the ControlNet bridge or
interface module 1 1
Total connections 55 61