User manual

Quick Start 4-10

I/O Configuration Using NetTool-DN

Step 1: Set up BridgeWay module’s DeviceNet Scanlist

In most cases it will be necessary to return the BridgeWay to Idle mode as

described in “Step 4: Put the BridgeWay in Idle Mode” on page 4-6. Once in Idle

mode the following steps should be taken to configure the scan list.

• From the network display screen right click on the BridgeWay icon and

select Device. Pull down its associated menu and select Properties. This

displays the Parameters screen.

• Click on the Scanner tab. The scan list display screen appears with two

columns. The left column displays a list of devices found on the network

that can be added to the scanlist. The right column displays the devices

that are configured in the scanlist.

• Click Upload to get the current settings.

• Select the devices whose I/O is to be exchanged with the EtherNet/IP

scanner from the left column. Click the “>” button for each one to move it

to the scan list. A screen displaying the I/O configuration for the device

will be displayed; click Ok.

• Click the Input tab. A screen is displayed for mapping the input data.

• Select the device whose input data is to be mapped and click AutoMap.

This sets the format of the Input table of the BridgeWay. This is the

format of the input data that will be sent to the EtherNet/IP scanner.

See “I/O Mapping” on page 3-4.

• Click the Output tab. A screen is displayed for mapping the output data.

• Select the device whose output data is to be mapped and click AutoMap.

This sets the format of the Output table of the BridgeWay. This is the

format of the output data that will be sent to the BridgeWay from the

EtherNet/IP scanner. See “I/O Mapping” on page 3-4

• Select the Scanlist tab, and click the Download button to download the

scanlist to the BridgeWay.

• The BridgeWay starts scanning as soon as it finds entries in its scanlist.

However, in Idle mode, output data will not be sent to the devices.

Note: Automap is used in this example to for simplicity. In some cases, the user

may wish to organize the I/O data in other ways. See the NetTool-DN manual for

complete details on how to accomplish this.