Rockwell Automation 1756-RIO ControlLogix Remote I/O Communication Interface Module User Manual User Manual

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Publication 1756-UM534B-EN-P - November 2010

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Configure Scanner Mode Chapter 2

The icons on the 56RioCfgScan tool show the partial rack sizes and locations.
Racks are shown with starting and ending I/O groups. For example, the
following tree shows rack 0 consisting of 4 quarter racks.

Block transfer modules must be added and configured manually.

When the module is in scanner mode, the 1756-RIO module performs the
following actions during autoconfigure. The module:

detects the network baud rate by sending messages at each baud rate,

looking for responses.

then sends messages to all possible racks on the network.
builds a network configuration from the observed network responses.
displays the network configuration.

Partial Rack (1/4 rack)

Rack 0

IMPORTANT

The controller with the connection to the 1756-RIO module
must be in program mode when you perform an
autoconfiguration. The following error message displays if the
controller is not in program mode.

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