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Appendix A
Communicate with Devices on a DeviceNet Network
Configure Your System for a
DeviceNet Network
For the SoftLogix controller to operate on a DeviceNet network, you need
the following:
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1784-PCIDS DeviceNet communication card
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RSLinx software to install the DeviceNet communication driver
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RSLinx software to install the virtual backplane driver
You install the virtual backplane driver only once on the computer running the
SoftLogix controller. This chapter assumes you have already installed these tools:
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Driver
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RSLogix 5000 software to configure the communication card as part of
the SoftLogix system
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RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software to configure the devices on the
network
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IOLinx software so that the SoftLogix controller is able to read and
write I/O data
Step 1: Install the Hardware
Make sure the 1784-PCIDS communication card is properly installed in the
computer. These instructions describe how to do the following:
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Install the card in a PCI slot
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Find the instructions to install the IOLinx software
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Label the card
This section describes these steps in detail.
1.
Install the card in any PCI slot within the computer.
It does not matter which PCI slot you use for the communication card.
The PCI slot in the computer does not correspond to the backplane slot in
the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor. You use the SoftLogix Chassis Monitor to
place the communication card in a specific backplane slot.
2.
Install IOLinx software so the SoftLogix controller can use the
1784-PCIDS communication card to control DeviceNet I/O.
10.70 cm
(4.20 in.)
12.00 cm
(4.72 in.)
1784-PCIDS Card
