Rockwell Automation DeviceLogix System User Manual - Manual (Page 11)

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Chapter
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What is DeviceLogix Functionality?
Introduction DeviceLogix functionality has been added to a number of Rockwell
Automation devices to control outputs and manage status information
locally within the device.
The configuration of the DeviceLogix functionality is accomplished
through the DeviceLogix Editor. The DeviceLogix Editor includes two
kinds of logic configuration tools for DeviceLogix devices to meet
different configuration preferences:
• Function Block Editor - provides a graphical interface for
configuring function blocks to provide local control within
DeviceLogix-capable devices.
• Ladder Editor - provides a ladder-style configuration tool for
DeviceLogix-capable devices. Beginning with firmware
revision 4, two Ladder Editors are available within DeviceLogix.
The Old Ladder Editor supports DeviceLogix, firmware
revision 3 and earlier. The New Ladder Editor supports
DeviceLogix, firmware revision 4.
The DeviceLogix Editor is an applet of RSNetWorx for DeviceNet
software and Drive Tools software, and it can be launched directly
from those hosts.
With DeviceLogix-capable devices, you can enable a logic operation
using the DeviceLogix Editor to provide local control over the device’s
operation. A DeviceLogix device consists of:
• a specific number of inputs and/or outputs.
• local logic that determines its behavior.