Rockwell Automation Publication 842E-UM001C-EN-P - September 2016
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Configuring the 842 E Encoder Using RSLogix 5000®
Chapter 6
5. Select the desired 842E encoder and click
Create
.
Figure 7
6. Close the select module type dialog box.
7. To complete the Add-on Profile, continue to the next sections.
General Tab
1. Enter a name for the encoder. In this example, the name is
Encoder_1
.
You have multiple encoders or other modules, so be sure to give each a
brief but descriptive name. The name that you assign to the encoder
appears in the controller organizer I/O tree. The name also appears in
the description of tags.
2. Enter a description of the encoder function.
3. Set the IP address for the encoder. In this example, the address is
192.168.1.123. The 123 reflects the address of the network address
switches on the 842E.
