Allen-Bradley controllogix 1756-L55M12, User Manual

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Publication 1756-UM001G-EN-P - January 2007
Place, Configure, and Monitor I/O Modules 59
Configure Distributed I/O on
a DeviceNet Network
To communicate with the I/O modules over a DeviceNet network,
add the DeviceNet bridge to the I/O Configuration folder of the
controller. You define a scanlist within the DeviceNet scanner to
communicate data between devices and the controller.
Configuring Distributed I/O on a DeviceNet Network
Additional Resources
For additional information, consult DeviceNet Communication
Modules in Logix5000 Control Systems User Manual, publication
DNET-UM004.
…you build the I/O configuration in this order
For a typical distributed I/O network…
Device Device Device Device
Single Network
Device
Scanner Controller
Device
Linking
Device
Controller
Linking
Device
Several Smaller Distributed Networks (subnets)
Add the local communication module (bridge).
Device Device Device Device Device