Shortcut types

A shortcut is a name that stands for the device you want to connect to, and the data that device contains. The communication path associated with the shortcut tells the application where to find that data. Shortcuts are added, deleted, or modified using the Shortcut Properties
table in the Device Shortcuts
area of the Communication Setup
editor.

Shortcut type	Description
Processor	Used for the processor type devices, such as 1756-L53, 1756-L61S, 1756-L64, 1756-L75, and CompactLogix L32E Processor.
EDS Parameter	Used for devices in which the EDS parameter is defined, such as 1734-and DeviceNet Adaptor, 1734-ADNX, 1747-AENTR, 1756-DNB, and 1783-MS10T Stratix 8300.
Symbolic	Used for devices that have tags or symbols defined, such as the 1426 PowerMonitor™ 5000, Micro800 series (Micro820, Micro830, and Micro850) controllers, and 193 E1 Plus Solid-State Overload Relays.
Unsolicited Message	Used for the ControlLogix , PLC-2 , PLC-5, and SLC 500 controllers via EtherNet/IP. Additional options show when this shortcut type is selected. Starting from version 6.10.00, FactoryTalk Linx supports PLC-2 communication via the unsolicited message shortcut type. Starting from version 6.31.00, FactoryTalk Linx supports PLC-5 and SLC 500 communication via unsolicited message shortcut type.
CIP Object	Supports accessing devices' CIP Object instance attributes as tags. You must select a suboption of the CIP Object. Currently, FactoryTalk Linx supports the Energy and Class/Instance/Attribute Message suboption.
Redundant Controller Path	Used for a single ControlLogix controller with redundant communication paths. The default path names are Path1 and Path2 .
Redundant ControlLogix Controller	Used for two ControlLogix controllers in a single ControlLogix redundancy configuration connected to redundancy modules with different communication paths. The default path names are Primary Controller and Secondary Controller .