Rockwell Automation 1789-L10_L30_L60 SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual - Manual (Page 194)

194 Rockwell Automation Publication 1789-UM002J-EN-P - December 2012
Appendix B Communicate with Devices on a ControlNet Network
You install the virtual backplane driver only once on the computer
running the SoftLogix controller. (This chapter assumes you have
already installed the driver.)
• RSLogix 5000 software to configure the communication card as part of
the SoftLogix system.
• RSNetWorx for ControlNet software to schedule the SoftLogix system on
the network.
Step 1: Install the Hardware
Make sure the 1784-PCICS communication card is properly installed in the
computer. The following example shows the 1784-PCICS card; the
configuration for a 1784-PCIC communication card is very similar. To install the
card, you need to do the following:
• Install the card in any available PCI slot within the computer.
It does not matter which PCI slot you use for the communication card.
The PCI slot in the computer does not correspond to the backplane slot in
the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor. You use the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor to
place the communication card in a specific backplane slot.
• Make a label to place on the mounting bracket of the card, or use a pen to
write on the mounting bracket of the card. The label should include the
serial number of the card and a name you can use to identify the card from
any others you might install in the computer.
The example configuration below shows a computer running a SoftLogix
controller with a 1784-PCICS communication card that uses redundant cabling.
Item Description
1 Computer running a SoftLogix controller with a 1784-PCICS communication card
2 1786-TPR, 1786-TPS, 1786-TPYR, or 1786-TPYS tap
3 ControlNet network
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