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Rockwell Automation Publication 1789-UM002K-EN-P - January 2015
Chapter 3
Communicate with Devices on an Ethernet Network
2.
Enter tag configuration information.
3.
Click Connection.
The Consumed Tag Connection dialog box appears.
4.
Configure connection properties in the Consumed Tag Connection
dialog box.
5.
Click OK when done.
Parameter
Description
Name
Enter the name of the tag.
Description
Enter a tag description.
Type Consumed.
Data Type
Enter the type of tag you want to create.
Scope
Consumed tags are always controller scope.
External Access
Select whether the tag has Read/Write, Read Only, or no access (None) from external applications such as HMIs.
Style
Choose the default style in which to display the value of the tag. The pull-down menu lists available display styles for the
chosen data type. Choose from Binary, Decimal, Hex, Octal, Date/Time, ASCII, Exponential, or Float.
Parameter
Description
Producer
Choose the name of the controller producing the data. The pull-down menu lists only those options that are available.
Remote Data
Enter the name of the tag in the remote controller that you want to consume.
RPI
Enter the requested packet interval. This is the amount of time (in ms) between updates of the data from the remote
controller. This is the minimum rate at which the local controller receives data. The valid RPI range for a Standard
consumed tag is 0.196…536870.911 ms. The valid RPI range for a Safety consumed tag is 1…500 ms and can only be
set on the Safety tab of the Consumed Tag Connection dialog box. Note that the Safety Tag RPI must match the rate
specified by Safety Task Period of the producing controller.
You must be offline or online in Program mode to change the RPI.
