User manual

1 Publication AG-UM008C-EN-P - February 2005
Chapter 6
Configuring MicroLogix 1000 Controllers
Chapter Objectives
This chapter helps you set up a MicroLogix 1000 controller as a slave
station, or as a station on a point-to-point link.
For information about See page
an overview of the tasks required to configure a MicroLogix 1000
controller
6-2
installing the controller 6-3
automatic protocol switches 6-4
using modems that support DF1 communication protocols 6-5
modem control line operation 6-7
configuring the controller as a slave station 6-10
configuring RTS send delay and RTS off delay 6-11
configuring poll timeout 6-12
configuring the controller for point-to-point communication 6-13
the types of messages you can send from a MicroLogix 1000
controller to another processor; how to configure the MSG
instruction and some configuration characteristics
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