User manual

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EtherNet/IP Overview Chapter 1
EtherNet/IP Communication
Modules in a Control
System
These diagrams show how EtherNet/IP modules can fit into a control system.
EtherNet/IP Network Overview
In this example:
• the controllers can produce and consume tags with each other.
• the controllers can initiate MSG instructions that send/receive data or
conf
igure devices.
• the workstation can upload/download projects to the controllers.
• the workstation can configure devices on the EtherNet/IP network.
These diagrams show how EtherNet/IP modules can fit into
a
control system.
Switch
Distributed I/O
1756-ENBT
1756 I/O modules
1794-AENT
1794 I/O modules
Workstation
1769-L3xE
1769-L23Ex
1734-AENT
1734 I/O modules
1768-L4x
1768-ENBT
PowerFlex
drive
1783-ETAP
PowerFlex drive
1783-ETAP
PanelView terminal
1783-ETAP
Workstation
1783-ETAP
1756-ENBT
1756 I/O modules
1734-AENTR
1734 I/O modules
1738-AENTR
1738 I/O modules
IMPORTANT
For more information on how some EtherNet/IP modules and
tapscan be used in a linear or DLR network, see
Configure a
Supervisor on a Device-level Ring Network on
page 57 .