User manual

112 Publication 1783-UM003D-EN-E - December 2009
Chapter 4
You can also obtain the EDS files in either of these two ways:
• By downloading it from
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/resources/eds/
.
• Directly from the switch by using the RSLinx EDS Hardware
Installation Tool.
Follow this procedure to upload the EDS files directly from the switch
over the network.
1. From your computer, choose Start>Programs>Rockwell
Software>RSLinx>Tools>EDS Hardware Installation Tool.
2. Click Add to launch the EDS Wizard and add the selected hardware
description and associated files.
Data Accessible With CIP
The CIP interface lets you access the following information:
• Input Data via I/O Connection
– Link Status per Port: not connected, connected
– Unauthorized Device per Port: OK, not OK
– Unicast Threshold Exceeded per Port: OK, exceeded
– Multicast Threshold Exceeded on each Port: OK, exceeded
– Broadcast Threshold Exceeded on each Port: OK, exceeded
– Port Bandwidth Utilization per Port: value in %
– Alarm Relay Minor: OK, tripped
– Alarm Relay Major: OK, tripped
TIP
To locate a specific EDS file, do the following.
1. Select EtherNet/IP in the Network type field.
2. Enter Stratix 8000 in the Keyword field.
3. Leave the other fields with their default entries.
TIP
Six different EDS files are supplied with the switch, one
for each port count (6, 10, 14, 18, 22 and 26 ports).
Regardless of the switch from which you upload EDS files,
you will receive all six files and the Stratix 8000 switch
icon.