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Chapter 2 Install a 1769 DeviceNet Communication Module
Set the Node Address via the DeviceNet Node Commissioning Tool
You can use the DeviceNet node commissioning tool available in RSNetWorx for
DeviceNet software to set the node addresses of devices on the DeviceNet
network. Remember the following when you decide to use the DeviceNet node
commissioning tool.
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You can only use this tool with a DeviceNet network that is online.
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You can only use this tool as you add new devices to the network that
either do not have hardware mechanisms to set their node address or have
their hardware mechanism set to a number higher than 63.
If you add a device to the network with a hardware mechanism setting the
node address to 63 or lower, this tool does not change the device’s node
address.
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You should complete the tasks described in this section each time a new
device is added to the network.
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If you add more than one device to the online network before using the
DeviceNet node commissioning tool, you will experience duplicate node
address conflicts on the network because all new devices initially use node
address 63.
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Keep track of the node addresses you set with the DeviceNet node
commissioning tool and verify they match the device’s configuration in the
RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software configuration file.
Complete the following steps to use the DeviceNet node commissioning tool to
set a device’s node address.
1. Verify that the network is online.
2.
Connect a device to the DeviceNet network.
3. Choose Start>Programs>Rockwell Software>RSNetWorx for
DeviceNet>DeviceNet node commissioning tool.
or
From the Tools pull-down menu in RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software,
choose Node Commissioning.
4.
Click Browse.