EtherNet/IP Driver Manual
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CONFIGURING THE FIELDSERVER AS AN ETHERNET/IP SERVER
For detailed information on FieldServer configuration, refer to the FieldServer Configuration Manual. The
information that follows describes how to expand upon the factory defaults provided in the configuration
files included with the FieldServer.
This section documents and describes the parameters necessary for configuring the FieldServer to
communicate with an EtherNet/IP Client.
The configuration file tells the FieldServer about its interfaces, and the routing of data required. In order to
enable the FieldServer for EtherNet/IP communications, the driver independent FieldServer buffers need
to be declared in the “Data Arrays” section, the FieldServer virtual node(s) needs to be declared in the
“Server Side Nodes” section, and the data to be provided to the Client needs to be mapped in the “Server
Side Map Descriptors” section. Details on how to do this can be found below.
NOTE: In the tables below, * indicates an optional parameter and bold legal values are default.
6.1
Server Side Connection Parameters
Section Title
Connections
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Adapter
Adapter Name
N1, N2
3
Protocol
Specify protocol used.
EtherNet/IP
UDP_Local_IO_Port
Specify if it is required to receive implicit IO messages on the
non-default port.
1-65534,
2222
Example
// Server Side Connections
Adapters
Adapter
, Protocol
, UDP_Local_IO_Port
N1
, EtherNet/IP
, 2222
6.2
Server Side Node Parameters
Section Title
Nodes
4
Column Title
Function
Legal Values
Node_Name
Provide name for Node.
Up to 32
alphanumeric
characters
Protocol
Specify protocol used.
EtherNet/IP
Server_Hold_Timeout*
Specifies time FieldServer will reserve server side
connection while waiting for the Client side to update data.
>1.0s
IP_Address
Specify multicast IP Address to which the production data
should be sent. It will be used only if client requested
multicast connection. This parameter is only required for
Implicit IO Messages.
IP Address
Example
// Server Side Nodes
Nodes
Node_Name , Protocol
EIP_01
, EtherNet/IP
3
Not all ports shown are necessarily supported by the hardware. Consult the appropriate Instruction manual for details of the ports
available on specific hardware.
4
Only one explicit connection is created per node. All explicit Map Descriptors for the node use the same explicit connection.
