Reconfigure an i/o module – Rockwell Automation 1756-L6x_L7x ControlLogix System User Manual User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-UM001O-EN-P - October 2014

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I/O Modules

Chapter 8

8.

Specify the Module Properties according to your module and application.

For more information about the module configuration properties, see the
user manual for the I/O module you are adding.

9.

Add any other I/O modules that you are using in this bus.

10.

Complete steps

1

9

until your remote I/O network and distributed I/O

modules are configured.

Reconfigure an I/O Module

If an I/O module supports reconfiguration, you can reconfigure the module via
the following:

The Module Properties dialog box in the I/O Configuration folder

A MSG instruction in program logic

Use a MSG instruction of type Module Reconfigure to send new configuration
information to an I/O module. During the reconfiguration, consider the
following:

Input modules continue to send input data to the controller

Output modules continue to control their output devices

Reconfigure an I/O Module Via the Module Properties

To reconfigure an I/O module by using the module properties, right-click the
module in the I/O Configuration tree and choose Properties. Then, edit the
properties that you must change and click Apply.

IMPORTANT

Use care when changing the configuration of an I/O module. You can
inadvertently cause the I/O module to operate incorrectly.

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