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AN-X3-GENI
January 2024
90-30
To configure the 90-30 to receive global data from the AN-X:
1.
Add a device to the bus controller at the AN-X serial bus address
2.
Set the device type to Generic
3.
Set the %AI address and set the input length to match the data length configured in
the AN-X
Series Six
If a Series Six controller will be receiving the global data from the AN-X, add a line to the
beginning of the ControlLogix configuration file as follows:
Ge6Addr, nnnnn
nnnn is a number from 0 to 16383 that is the register where the data is to go in the Series Six
PLC(s). All Series Six PLCs on the Genius network configured to receive global data will put it
in the same place.
Set the Series Six to receive global data as you would from any other node. It will appear at the
address you assigned.
Receiving Global Data on the AN-X3-GENI
When you perform an autoconfiguration, if the other node is producing global data when you
autoconfigure the AN-X3-GENI, the autoconfiguration will include the global data.
If you are configuring the Genius network manually, add a line of the form
Block=nn,Inp=inlength,Out=0,,Part="partnumber",Desc="description",EndBlock
where
Block is the Genius serial bus address of the node producing the global data
inlength is the length of the data in bytes
partnumber is a maximum of 15 characters, enclosed in double quotes
description is a maximum of 95 characters, enclosed in double quotes
partnumber and description are used for comments only. You can put whatever you want in
them.
To receive the global data in the ControlLogix, you must map the received global data to the
input data for a ControlLogix connection.
In the ControlLogix configuration, add a line to the DataInput section of the connection of the
form:
CLX_offset (optional), Genius_Location, tagname
The CLX_offset is the offset into the data for the connection. You can select the offset where the
data is located or you can leave it blank and AN-X will automatically assign the offset.
