Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley DriveLogix 5730, User Manual

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Communicating with Devices on an EtherNet/IP Link 6-15
Adding a Remote Controller If you want to add the controller as a remote consumed controller to the I/O
configuration, you first add the EtherNet/IP port and then the controller.
Producing and Consuming
Data The DriveLogix5730 controller supports the ability to produce (broadcast)
and consume (receive) system-shared tags over an EtherNet/IP link.
Produced and consumed data is accessible by multiple controllers over an
Ethernet network. The controller sends or receives data at a predetermined
RPI rate. This is the recommended method of communication between
Logix controllers.
Produced and consumed tags must be controller-scoped tags of DINT or
REAL data type, or in an array or structure.
1. Add the remote EtherNet/IP port or
bridge to the local EtherNet/IP port.
2. Add the remote controller to the remote
EtherNet/IP port.
To Add a Remote Controller Build the I/O Configuration in this Order
Tag type: Description: Specify:
produced These are tags that the controller produced for
other controllers to consume. Enabled for producing
How many consumers allowed
consumed These are tags whose values are produced by
another controller. Controller name that owns the tag that the local controller wants
to consume
Tag name or instance that the controller wants to consume
Data type of the tag to consume
Update interval of how often the local controller consumes the tag