Procedures
MVI56E-MNETC ♦ ControlLogix Platform
Setup Guide
Modbus TCP/IP Multi Client Enhanced Communication Module
Page 28 of 72
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
April 18, 2011
4.3.1 Creating the Module
1 Add the MVI56E-MNETC module to the project.
In the
Controller Organization
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
.
This action opens the
Select Module
dialog box.
2
Select the
1756-M
ODULE
(G
ENERIC
1756
M
ODULE
)
from the list and click
OK.
This action opens the
New Module
dialog box.
3
In the
New Module
dialog box, enter the following values.
Parameter
Value
Name
Enter a module identification string. Example:
MNETC
Description
Enter a description for the module. Example:
M
ODBUS
TCP/IP
M
ULTI
C
LIENT
E
NHANCED
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODULE
Comm Format
Select
D
ATA
-INT
.
Slot
Enter the slot number in the rack where the MVI56E-MNETC
module is located.
Input Assembly Instance
1
Input Size
250
Output Assembly Instance
2
Output Size
248
Configuration Assembly Instance
4
Configuration Size
0
Important:
You must select the
Comm Format
as
D
ATA
-
INT
in the dialog box, otherwise the
module will not communicate over the backplane of the ControlLogix rack.
