Understand data and connection formats – Rockwell Automation 1734-XXXX POINT I/O Digital and Analog Modules and POINTBlock I/O Modules User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM001E-EN-P - July 2013

Configure POINT I/O Modules in RSLogix 5000 Software 183

About Fault/Program Action and Configuration Dialogs

You see Fault/Program Action and Configuration dialogs based on the module
and connection types. Refer to the following table.

Understand Data and Connection Formats

For digital modules, the choices for data format and connection type are as
follows.

Data Format - Integer

Connection Type

Data

Listen only

Listen only - rack optimization

Rack optimization

When you change entries for data format and connection type, note the
following:

You do not delete the existing module.

You do not create a new module.

You bring forward configuration data for the new settings.

Any configuration data you do not bring forward sets to the default value.

After you apply new settings for data format and connection, note the following:

This is the base configuration for the next change in connection and data
format settings.

You lose all configuration data from previous data formats.

For Module
Type

With
Connection Type

You See These Tabs

(1)

(1) You see tabs for General, Connection, and Module Info for all module and connection types.

Fault/Program Action

Configuration

Input

Data

x

Listen Only

Listen Only - Rack
Optimization

Rack Optimization

x

Output

Data

x

x

Listen Only

Listen Only - Rack
Optimization

Rack Optimization

x

x

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