User manual
1 Publication AG-UM008C-EN-P - February 2005
Chapter
7
Configuring Logix Controllers
Chapter Objectives
This chapter helps you set up a Logix (ControLogix, FlexLogix, and
CompactLogix) controller as a master station, 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 Logix controller 7-2
installing the controller 7-3
using modems that support DF1 communication protocols 7-3
configuring the controller to use the serial port 7-5
modem control line operation 7-7
configuration considerations for RTS send and off delays 7-8
configuring a standard-mode DF1 half-duplex master station 7-8
configuring a master station for standard polling mode 7-9
DF1 half-duplex master diagnostic counter 7-13
configuring a message-based mode DF1 half-duplex master station 7-16
configuring a master station for message-based polling mode 7-17
configuring the controller as a slave station 7-19
configuring slave poll timeout 7-20
DF1 half-duplex slave diagnostic counters 7-20
configuring the controller as a station on a point-to-point link 7-22
DF1 point-to-point diagnostic counters 7-24
accessing DF1 diagnostic counters 7-25
messaging 7-28
example MSG control blocks 7-31
logix controller error codes for PLC and SLC messages 7-38