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Appendix B
Communicate with Devices on a ControlNet Network
Each produced tag requires one connection for the producing controller
and an additional connection for each consuming controller. Each
consumed tag requires one connection.
Total Connections Required by the Soft1 Controller
This table calculates the connections used in this example.
Example 3: SoftLogix
Controller to Other Devices
This example, one SoftLogix controller communicates with other controllers
over the ControlNet network.
Connection
Amount
Soft1 controller to 1784-PCICS card
0
Soft1 controller to remote 1784-PCICS card
0
Connected, cached MSG from Soft1 to Soft2
1
Produced TagA
Produced from Soft1 to Soft2
Other consumer (2 are configured)
1
1
Consumed TagB
1
Total Connections Used:
4
3
2
1
4
5
Item
Description
1
ControlLogix controller (Control1)
2
ControlNet network
3
SoftLogix controller (Soft1)
4
PLC-5 controller (PLC5C1) for the ControlNet network
5
FlexLogix™ controller (Flex1)
