ProSoft Technology AN-X2-SQD - Manual (Page 22)

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AN-X also generates a ControlLogix data mapping configuration based on the I/O it finds
(see page 19) and generates aliases for the I/O data that you can import to RSLogix 5000.
See page 18 for information on how to save the configuration to a file and upload it to
the AN-X.
Manual Configuration
Manual configuration is useful when the Remote network is not attached to the AN-X or
when you need something other than the default configuration.
Create the configuration file using a text editor such as Windows Notepad and save it as a
comma separated variable (CSV) file, with extension csv. The file format is described on
page 16.
To send the configuration to AN-X:
1. From the AN-X web interface, select Automation Network/Remote Network
Configuration.
2. Type or browse the configuration file name into the Select file: area
3. Click the Send File To AN-X button to send the file to AN-X.
AN-X parses the file and displays either the current configuration if the configuration
was sent successfully or an error message if there was a problem with the file.
Remote I/O Configuration File Format
The Remote I/O configuration file defines the contents of the Remote I/O network to be
scanned.
It is a text file, which can be created and edited with a text editor such as Windows
Notepad.
Anything after a semicolon on a line is treated as a comment. Comments can be inserted
at the end of a line or on a separate line.
The file consists of blocks that define the contents of each drop.
Drop Definitions
Each drop definition begins with a line that defines the drop number of the drop being
configured, for example, Drop=7. The drop number can be from 1 to 8.
The drop definition consists of lines that define the contents of each slot.
The slot definitions define the contents of the slot. They consist of the slot number (1 to
16), the number of input and output data registers, and a description.
You can find the required values for the number of data registers from the table on page
14.
The description for a module is defined by the keyword Desc= and can be from 1 to 95
characters long. The description text must be enclosed in double quotes, for example
Desc="12/24VDC 32 Ckt Source I/O Block". AN-X uses the description only for
comments. You can put whatever you want in the description.
Each drop definition ends with the keyword EndDrop, which is required.