User Guide

1 Publication DNET-UM004A-EN-P - March 2004

Chapter

Automatically Configure a DeviceNet

Network

How To Use This Chapter

This chapter provides a quick method for configuring a DeviceNet

network. It uses the AutoScan feature to establish communication

between the controller and your devices with minimal steps.

To use the AutoScan feature to configure your network:

Determine If You Can Use

AutoScan

To use this chapter, make sure your network meets the following

requirements:

If your network does not meet the requirements listed above, then use

chapters 5 to 7 to configure your network and control your devices.

Before you use this chapter:

Connect your computer to the

system. See chapter 4.

Step: Page:

❑ Determine If You Can Use AutoScan 4-1

❑ Review How AutoScan Effects Your Network 4-2

❑ Install the Node Commissioning Tool 4-2

❑ Connect Each Device to the Network 4-3

❑ Add the Scanner to the RSLogix 5000 Project 4-6

❑ Turn On AutoScan 4-7

❑ Access Device Data 4-9

❑ Put the Scanner in Run Mode 4-11

❑ Additional Information About AutoScan 4-12

Each device on your DeviceNet network (except the scanner):

• sends ≤ 4 bytes of input data

• gets ≤ 4 bytes of output data

You have one of the following DeviceNet scanners:

• ControlLogix 1756-DNB

• FlexLogix 1788-DNBO

Your scanner has the following firmware revision:

This scanner: Requires this firmware:

ControlLogix 1756-DNB revision 5.0 or greater

FlexLogix 1788-DNBO revision 3.0 or greater

You have RSLogix 5000 software revision 13.0 or greater.