Rockwell Automation 1789-L10_L30_L60 SoftLogix 5800 System User Manual - Manual (Page 229)

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Communicate with Devices on a ControlNet Network Appendix B
Total Connections Required by the Soft1 Controller
This table calculates the connections used in this example.
The remote 1756-CNB and 1788-CNC card are configured as ‘none’ for the
communication format, so the SoftLogix controller would require a direct
connection for any I/O modules connected to these devices that you want in the
configuration for the SoftLogix controller.
Connection Amount
Soft1 controller to 1784-PCICS card 0
Soft1 controller to remote 1756-CNB module 0
Soft1 controller to remote 1788-CNC card 0
Soft1 controller to remote PLC5C1 1
Connected, cached MSG from Soft1 to Control1 1
Connected, cached MSG from Soft1 to Flex1 1
Connected, cached MSG from Soft1 to PLC5C1 1
Produced TagA:
Produced from Soft1 to Control1
Consumed by PLC5C1 1
1
Consumed TagB from Control1 1
Total Connections Used: 7