MVI56-DNP
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DNP 3.0 Server
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 23 of 171
July 21, 2011
1.7.3 Adding the Module in Your Project
This topic describes how to add the module to your RSLogix 5000 project.
Note:
The RSLogix 5000 software should be in "off-line" mode to add the module to a project.
Although some newer versions of RSLogix 5000 may allow new modules to be added while in
"online" mode, it is always considered safer to add new modules off-line and test the new
configuration in a test system before putting the modified program online.
This process consists of the following general steps.
1
Add the module to the project I/O configuration.
2
Select the sample ladder logic version that matches your processor firmware
version number and use it as a starting point for a new project or for copying
components into an existing project.
(Example ladder logic files are provided on the CD-ROM shipped with the
module or may be downloaded from the ProSoft Technology Web site.)
3
Modify the example ladder logic to meet the needs of your application, if
necessary.
4
Download the ladder logic to the processor.
Note:
If you are installing this module in an existing application, you can copy the necessary
elements from the example ladder logic into your application.
The ladder logic samples show how to process one data block for each
supported data type, as well as showing how to use all of the special functions
and control variables used by the module. Depending on the point counts you
configure for each data type in the DNP.CFG file, the sample ladder logic may or
may not have sufficient data transfer capacity.
If your application has higher point counts than what is supported in the sample
ladder, you can add additional rungs with logic similar to that shown to process
data for up to two additional data blocks for each supported data type.
To Copy the Sample Ladder Logic into a New or an Existing Project
1
Add the MVI56-DNP module to the project.
In the
C
ONTROLLER
O
RGANIZATION
window, select
I/O
C
ONFIGURATION
and
click the right mouse button to open a shortcut menu. On the shortcut menu,
choose
N
EW
M
ODULE
...
