Quick Start Owner's manual

32 Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS025B-EN-P - December 2012
Chapter 2 Prepare the Computer and Load Controller Firmware
What You Need
Table 6 lists the components you use in this chapter.
Table 6 - What You Need to Prepare the Computer
Component Description
Studio 5000 environment Environment that combines engineering and design elements into a common environment.
Logix Designer application Software used to create a project the CompactLogix 5370 L2 controller uses in your application.
RSLinx Classic software Communication server that supports multiple software applications simultaneously, establishing
communicating between devices on many different Allen-Bradley® industrial networks.
IP address A number in the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where each xxx is a number from 000…254.
The IP address uniquely identifies the computer on the EtherNet/IP network.
Subnet Mask Extension of the IP address that allows a site to use a single network ID for multiple
physical networks.
If you change the subnet mask of an already-configured controller, you must cycle power to the
controller for the change to take effect.
ControlFLASH software Software used to upgrade the firmware on certain Allen-Bradley products in a CompactLogix
5370 L2 controller application.
Automatically installed with the Studio 5000 environment installation.
RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software Configuration software that creates a scanlist of devices that exchange information with the
controller over a DeviceNet network.