Rockwell Automation 2100-GK61 DeviceNet to SCANport - Manual (Page 134)

Publication 2100-UM001B-EN-P – January 2001
B-8 DeviceNet to SCANport Communication Module with Digital Inputs Parameters
Enabling COS in the Scanner
Use RSNetWorx to enable COS in the scanner. Refer to Chapter 4,
Configuring a Scanner to Communicate with the Adapter, for more
information on configuring the scanner.
COS must be enabled in the Edit Device I/O Parameters dialog box.
Figure B.4
Edit Device I/O Parameters Dialog Box for COS
1. If necessary, deselect the Polled section.
2. In the Change of State/Cyclic section, click on the box next to
Change of State/Cyclic. A “✔” appears.
3. Click Change of State.
4. In the Rx field, enter 6 for the size for the I/O input.
5. In the Tx field, enter 4 for the size of the I/O output.
6. In the Heartbeat Rate field, enter the desired time for the
maximum interval between messages.
7. Click OK.
Important: After you have configured the scanner and adapter for
COS, you can verify the desired heartbeat rate is used by viewing the
COS/CYC Interval (28) parameter in the adapter.
Cyclic Allocation
When you set up cyclic allocation, your adapter sends or receives data
based on a periodic time interval. To use Cyclic, you must enable
Cyclic in the adapter and in the scanner.
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Step #3
Step #1