Allen-Bradley controllogix 1756-L63, User Manual

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Publication 1756-UM001E-EN-P - August 2002
8-6 Communicate with 1756 I/O over a ControlNet™ Network
Add I/O Modules
In this task, you add I/O modules to the I/O configuration of the
controller.
A. Is the module in the I/O configuration of another controller?
B. Where is the module located?
C. Select the type of module and click OK .
D. Type a name for the module.
E. Type or select the slot number where the module is installed.
If: And it is an: And you want to: Then:
no Go to the next step.
yes output module Go to the next step.
input module maintain communication with the
module if it loses communication
with the other controller 1. Copy the module from the I/O configuration of
the other controller.
2. Paste the module into the I/O configuration of
this controller.
3. Go to Create Aliases
stop communication with the
module if it loses communication
with the other controller Go to the next step.
I/O Configuration
Add a local I/O module here.
[x] 1756-CNB/x name_of_local_CNB
z [x] 1756-CNB/x name_of_remote_CNB
Add a remote I/O
module here.
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If it is in: Then:
same chassis as controller right-click I/O Configuration and select New
Module .
remote chassis right-click the remote 1756-CNB module and select
New Module .
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