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QuickConnect
Technical manual LioN-P/ -R EtherNet/IP
Release 1.4 02/2016
7.1 How it works
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7 QuickConnect
QuickConnect (QC) enables the module to perform the start-up process
faster. This makes it possible to begin the network communication
particularly quickly.
7.1 How it works
When you activate QuickConnect, the module accepts a TCP connection
within 350 ms of being switched on. Then the controller sets up the
connection. In this way the module achieves a start-up time of approx. 400 to
500 ms.
To be able to use QC, the network must be in a star or line topology and the
module must have a static IP address. Ring topologies and DHCP/BOOTP
are not supported. Please note that no automatic check is performed for IP
addresses that are assigned more than once in the same network.
When QuickConnect is activated, the following parameters are fixed for the
Ethernet interface of the module:
 100 Mbit/s transmission speed
 Full duplex connection
 Auto-negotiation and Auto-MDIX deactivated
Make sure that your controller software is configured according to these
parameters.
7.2 Activation
You activate QuickConnect via any EtherNet/IP master, e.g. via your
machine controller. The following instructions are valid for using the
RSLogix5000 software from Rockwell Automation.
You have the option to activate QC via configuration assembly instance 105
and via an EtherNet/IP object (TCP/IP object). Note that the modules only
take over the changes in a new power cycle.