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Chapter 4
RSLinx Software and Network Who Support
The EtherNet/IP network interface also supports the List Identity command,
used by CIP-based network tools such as the RSLinx software RSWho
function. RSWho enables you to locate and identify your switch on the
network, using electronic data sheet (EDS) files.
To perform an RSWho, from the RSLinx software toolbar, choose
Communications>RSWho.
Electronic Data Sheet (EDS) Files
EDS files are simple text files used by network configuration tools, such as
RSNetWorx for EtherNet/IP software, to help you identify products and
easily commission them on a network. EDS files contain details about the
readable and configurable parameters of the device. They also provide
information about the I/O connections the device supports and the content
of the associated data structures.
If you are using the switch in a system that does not have a Rockwell
Automation Logix-based controller to monitor or control your switch, you will
not be able to use the Add-on Profile (AOP) supplied with Logix controllers.
You must use information from the EDS files to set up the I/O connection.
The OPC Server contained in RSLinx Classic software also uses EDS files to
provide you with a selectable list of parameters when adding items (OPC Tags)
to a Topic (the switch).
EDS files for the Stratix 8000 switches are included with the following
software packages:
• RSLinx software, version 2.54 or later
• RSLogix 5000 software, version 17 or later
• RSNetWorx for EtherNet/IP software, version 9.0 or later
IMPORTANT
If, after performing an RSWho, you access the switch and view
the Ethernet link counters, you will see the counts only for the
first port (Port Gi1/1).