Rockwell Automation 1789-L10_L30_L60 SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 1789-UM002J-EN-P - December 2012

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Communicate with Devices on a ControlNet Network

Appendix B

The New Module Properties dialog box appears.

6. In the Module Properties dialog box, name the adapter and choose the

appropriate communication settings.

7. Choose the Open Module Properties box.
8. Click OK.

The Module Properties dialog box for the remote module appears.

Table 10 - Module Properties Dialog Box Tab Descriptions

Tab

Definition

General

On this tab, you can do the following:
View the module catalog number and description of the module being created.
View the vendor of the module being created.
View the name of the parent module.
Enter the name of the module.
Enter a description of the module.
Choose the desired communication formats: non-I/O modules.
Specify a minor revision number for the module.
Specify a node.
Specify a chassis size.
Chose an electronic keying option (not used for SoftLogix).

Connection

Use this tab to define controller-to-module behavior. On this tab, you can perform these actions:
Choose a requested packet interval
Choose to inhibit the module
Configure the controller so that a loss of connection to this module causes a major fault
View module faults
The data on this tab comes directly from the controller. This tab displays information about the condition of the
connection between the module and the controller.

Module Info

The Module Info tab of the Module Properties dialog box displays read-only information about the selected module.

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