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104 Publication ENET-UM001I-EN-P - January 2010
Chapter 7 Interlocking and Data Transfer Between Controllers
5. Click Connection.
The Consumed Tag Connection dialog box appears.
6. From the Producer pull-down menu, choose the controller that
produces the data.
7. In the Remote Data field, type the tag name or instance n
umber of the
produced data.
8. In the RPI field, type the requested packet interval (RPI) for the
connec
tion.
Only set the RPI to the rate the application requires.
For information on RPI and how it affects the actual packet interval
(API), see the EtherNet/IP Performance Application Solution,
publication ENET-AP001 .
9. Click OK.
IMPORTANT
The RPI determines the number of packets per second
that the module will produce on a connection. Each
module can only produce a limited number of packets
per second. Exceeding this limit prevents the module
from opening more connections.