Specifications

DFNT ♦ ProLinx Gateway Reference
EtherNet/IP Explicit Messaging Client/Server Protocol Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 109 of 124
July 24, 2013
The MESSAGE CONFIGURATION dialog box must be completed to define the data
set to transfer to the processor from the module. An example of the dialog box
follows:
Complete the dialog box for the data area to be transferred. CIP Data Table
messages require a tag database element for both the source and destination.
The DESTINATION TAG is a tag defined in the ControlLogix Tag database. The
SOURCE ELEMENT is the tag element in the DFNT module. The module simulates
a tag database as an array of elements defined by the maximum register size for
the module (user configuration parameter "Maximum Register" in the [Module]
section) with the tag name INT_DATA. In the example above, the first element in
the database is the starting location for the read operation of ten elements.
Additionally, the COMMUNICATION information must also be configured. An
example of the dialog box follows: