Rockwell Automation 1797-IRT8 FLEX Ex Thermocouple/RTD/mV Input Module User Manual - Manual (Page 3)

3 Publication 1797-6.5.2 - February 2001
Preface
Using This Manual
Why Read this Manual This manual shows you how to use your FLEX Ex

thermocouple/
RTD/mV module with the ControlNet Ex

products and ControlNet
network. The manual helps you install, program, and troubleshoot
your module.
Who Should Read this
Manual You must be able to program and operate a ControlNet Ex product
and ControlNet

network to make efficient use of a FLEX Ex module.
About the Vocabulary In this manual, we refer to the:
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1797-IRT8 as the “input module”. or “module.”
What this Manual
Contains The following chart lists each chapter with its corresponding title and
a brief overview of the topics covered in that chapter.
Chapter Title Contents
1 About the FLEX Ex Analog Modules Describes features, capabilities,
and hardware components
2 Understanding Configurable FLEX Ex
thermocouple/RTD/mV Input Module
Features Describes configurable features of
the input module
3 How to Install Your Thermocouple/
RTD/mV Module How to install and wire the module
4 Input, Output and Configuration Files
for the hermocouple/RTD/mV Module
on the ControlNet network Describes communication over the
I/O backplane between the module
and the adapter, and how data is
mapped into the image table
5 Calibrating Your Module Lists the tools needed, and the
methods used to calibrate the
module
6 Applying FLEX Ex Analog Modules Learn how to evaluate, define,
select, match and optimize your
system.
7 Troubleshooting Your Module How to use the indicators to
troubleshoot your module
Appendix Title Contents
A Specifications Outlines module specifications and
accuracy
B Programming the FLEX Ex Analog
Module using RIO Shows ladder diagramming for
programming.