ProSoft Technology MVI56E-DNPNET - Manual (Page 29)

MVI56E-DNPNET ♦ ControlLogix Platform Contents
DNPNET Ethernet Client/Server Communication Module User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 29 of 140
February 13, 2015
2 MVI56E-DNPNET Configuration
In This Chapter
 Assigning a Permanent IP Address .......................................................29
 DNPNET Module User-Defined Data Types ..........................................29
 DNPNET Controller Tags Definitions .....................................................30
The DNP3 Ethernet configuration resides in the DNPNET controller tags. This section
covers the tag structure and descriptions of the DNPNET Client and Server parameters.
2.1 Assigning a Permanent IP Address
The module’s IP address, subnet mask, and gateway parameters are configured in the
DNPNET.CONFIG.IP_Settings controller tags only.
Any changes to the DNPNET.CONFIG.IP_Settings.IP, Netmask, or Gateway tags require
the trigger of the DNPNET.CONFIG.IP_Settings.Write tag. This sends the parameters to the
module.
The user can also read the current IP settings from the module by triggering the
DNPNET.CONFIG.IP_Settings.Read tag. They will populate in the
DNPNET.CONFIG.IP_Settings.IP, Netmask, and Gateway tags.
2.2 DNPNET Module User-Defined Data Types
The sample ladder logic relies heavily on the use of User-Defined Data Types (UDTs) to
help group and structure the wide variety and volume of data and control features the
module offers. Lower-order UDT structures are often embedded in higher-order structures to
help further organize data into more easily understood data collections.