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Ethernet Communications User Guide
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7.2.1.2
Com Port Redirector Software
If you have a Series D 1761-NET-ENI (ENI), then it’s possible to configure the ENI via
Ethernet using a software program called Com Port Redirector. This can be beneficial
because the ENI can be re-configured without disconnecting it from the SLC. Com Port
Redirector can be downloaded from
Figure 52 shows the Com Port Redirector configured to redirect COM32 on the computer
to the ENI at IP address 192.168.10.60, port 10,001. The ENI Utility is configured to
communicate with the ENI via COM32.
Figure 52: The Com Port Redirector.
Com Port Redirector creates a virtual COM port at COM32 and redirects any
communications with COM32 to IP address 192.168.10.60, port 10,001.
7.2.2 Example SLC 5/03 Ladder Logic Programs
The Message (MSG) instruction is used to communicate with the Ethernet product. It has
a DN (Message done) bit that can be used to trigger the next operation. It also has an ER
(Error) bit that can be used to handle communications errors. See the RSLogix 500
Instruction Help for more information.