Configuration User Manual

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Interlocking and Data Transfer between Controllers Chapter 6
Configure a MSG Instruction
To configure a MSG instruction, follow these steps.
1. Click in the MSG box.
The Message Configuration dialog box appears.
2. Click the Configuration tab and specify the type of MSG instruction.
Configure a MSG to a Logix5000 Controller
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If you want to For this item Type or choose
Read (receive) the data Message Type CIP Data Table Read
Source Element First element of the tag that contains data in the other controller
Number of Elements Number of elements to transfer
Destination Tag First element of the tag (controller-scoped) in this controller for the data
Write (send) the data Message Type CIP Data Table Write
Source Tag First element of the tag (controller-scoped) in this controller that contains the data
Number of Elements Number of elements to transfer
Destination Element First element of the tag for the data in the other controller