Ethernet Communications Modules, 3rd Edition, Rev. D
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Chapter 3: Configuring ECOMs Using NetEdit3
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ECOM Settings> Configuration> General
Clicking the General button in the ECOM
Settings>Configuration box brings up the General Settings
window below.
The General Settings box allows you to assign a
Module ID
. Module IDs must be unique for
each ECOM, but they do not have to be in sequence. The module’s DIP switches must be set
to zero to allow NetEdit3 to set a Module ID. Do not use address zero for communications.
The
Name
field and Description field are optional.
To set an
IP Address
, highlight the number in each of the four boxes, and overwrite the number.
Use the twelve-digit number assigned to the ECOM module by your network administrator.
If you change the IP Address, do not use the number “255” in any field. Doing so will cause
communication problems. The OK button sends all the entries to the module’s flash memory.
The following table summarizes NetEdit3’s Network Identifiers and their uses:
How to Set
Format
Communication
Restrictions/Notes
Module ID
DIP Switch
Number 1–63
PLC to PLC or
PC to PLC
Disables Module ID in
NetEdit3
NetEdit3
Number 1–90
DIP switch must be set
to “0”
NetEdit3
Number 1–999,999,999
PC to PLC only
>90 (Not for PLC to PLC)
Name
NetEdit3
32 Alphanumeric
Characters
HMI software may have
restrictions
IP Address
NetEdit3
4 Three-digit Numbers,
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(See page 2-4)
PC to PLC; (PLC to PLC
- Client/Server using
TCP/IP or Modbus TCP
protocol)
See you network
administrator for IP address;
(refer to pages 3-10 to 3-11,
chapters 5 & 6)
Ethernet (MAC)
Address
Set at Factory
12 Hex digits
PC to PLC only
Factory assigned, for IPX
