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Chapter 2
Prepare the Computer and Load Controller Firmware
What You Need
lists the components you use in this chapter.
Table 5 - What You Need to Prepare the Computer
Component
Description
Studio 5000 environment
Environment that combines engineering and design elements into a common environment.
Logix Designer application
Application used to create a project the CompactLogix 5370 L3 controller uses in your application.
RSLinx Classic software
Communication server that supports multiple software applications simultaneously, establishing
communicating between devices on many different Rockwell Automation Industrial networks.
IP address
A number in the form
xxx
.
xxx
.
xxx
.
xxx
where each xxx is a number from 000…254.
The IP address uniquely identifies the computer on the EtherNet/IP network.
Subnet mask
Extension of the IP address that allows a site to use a single network ID for multiple
physical networks.
If you change the subnet mask of an already-configured controller, you must cycle power to the
controller for the change to take effect.
ControlFLASH tool
Utility used to upgrade the firmware on certain Rockwell Automation products in a
CompactLogix 5370 L3 controller application.
Automatically installed with Studio 5000 environment installation.
RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software
Configuration software that creates a scanlist of devices that exchange information with the
controller over a DeviceNet network.
