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Chapter 3
Configuring Your ControlNet System
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Do this:If you want to:
view the offset into the status file that con
tains the status information for a module or
message (determined by the software)
See the Status Offset field for the item
manually enter the file for storing the I/O
configuration needed for a modulee.g.,
a 1771IFE or 1794ACN
Important: If a 1771 module uses the DOF,
this must match.
1. Move the cursor to the module's Config File field
2. Type an integer file number between N3 and N999
3. Press
[Enter]
manually enter the amount of information
to be stored in the I/O configuration file for
a modulee.g., a 1771IFE
1. Move the cursor to the module's Config Size field
2. Type a valid value
3. Press
[Enter]
select the display of slots, messages, or
slots and messages in the list
Slot Display displays all the nondigital
I/O cards configured in physical slots of a
chassis and their physical slot numbers
Message Display displays all the
peertopeer messages configured between
PLC processors and their message numbers
Slot/Message displays all the above
1. Press [F3]—Select Display
2. Press [F2]—Slot Display or [F3]—Message Display or [F4]—Slot/Message
go to the ControlNet Node Information (Edit)
screen
Press [F4]—Node Edit
have the software automatically mapinto
available datatable space (I/O or DIF/DOF)
modules and messages that are listed but
not mapped
1. Press [F5]—Auto Mapping
2. Select items to be mapped by pressing:
•
[F2]—Select All to select all the items that are not mapped
•
[F3]—Toggle to select or unselect an item that is highlighted by the cursor
•
[F4]—Clear All to unselect any items that are selected
•
[F8]—Auto Module to have the software automatically scan configured nodes for slot
information if you are programming online
For 1771 I/O,
Auto Module determines the size of the chassis
For 1794 Flex I/O,
Auto Module determines the size of the chassis and lists all the
nondiscrete I/O datatransfer modules in the chassis
3. Press
[F10]—Auto I/O Map
clear the following information on a module
or message:
• input file and offset
• output file and offset
• status offset
• config file and offset
1. Move the cursor to the slot/message where you want to clear information
2. Press
[F6]—Clear *
3. Press [F8]—Clear Item
clear the following information about all
modules and messages:
• input file and offset
• output file and offset
• status offset
• config file and offset
1. Press [F6]—Clear *
2. Press [F10]—Clear List