Terminal network setup for controlnet applications, Application startup – Rockwell Automation 2711E-xxxx PanelView Operator Terminals User Manual User Manual

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Configuring PanelView Operator Terminals

Publication 2711E-821 – January 1998

You can view the terminal settings and PLC information of the
current ControlNet application file

To view the terminal network settings:

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Press the Terminal Network Setup button on the Terminal
Configuration screen.

Important:

For information to be displayed on the screen, an
application must be made current (selected).

The terminal network address is displayed at the top of the screen.
The terminal network address can be changed by pressing the Up and
Down arrows. The baud rate cannot be changed for a ControlNet
network.

All nodes (devices) with which your application will communicate
are listed. The terminal network station address, Device Type, and
Timeout are displayed in the window. Use the Prev and Next buttons
to scroll through the entries in this window.

The initial values of certain multistate input control objects such as
Control Selectors, Interlocked Push Buttons, and Numeric Input
objects can be assigned in PanelBuilder 1400e software. These
values are PLC input states that are initially transferred to the PLC
depending on the operation choosen in the Application Startup
screen.

Note: All objects (tags) have initial values. Some objects have initial
states and the values associated with these states override the initial
values for these objects.

Terminal Network Setup
for ControlNet
Applications

Application Startup

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