Add a drive or an IO module

The following steps describe how to create a module type drive library and an Ethernet IO module library.
To add a drive or an Ethernet IO module to a library object
  1. In
    Selected Objects
    , drag a drive or an Ethernet IO module to the
    Libraries
     node in
    Library Objects
    .
  2. In
    Assign to/Create New
    , configure appropriate attributes of this module including
    Family
     and
    Category
    , and then click
    OK
    .
    TIP:
    When adding an Ethernet IO module, configure the following attribute in
    Module Wizard
    :
    • For the
      SubObjects
      , select
      Apply
       and edit the number in the
      Qty
       column.
  3. In the decorator panel, edit the following parameters and functions:
    • For the
      ChassisName
       parameter, set the
      Default Value
       to
      {ObjectName}
      .
    • For the
      ChassisName
       parameter, set
      Visible
       to
      False
      .
    • Remove the name format in the SubObject, and then delete the
      Fn_SlotPad
       function and the
      Slot
       parameter.
    • Add an
      Address
       parameter, set the
      Data Type
       and
      Reference Type
       to
      Immediate
      , and then set the
      Default Value
       to
      192.168.1.1
      .
  4. Click the drive or Ethernet IO module, and then configure the following attributes:
    • Set the
      ModuleName
       to
      {ObjectName}
      .
    • Set the
      ParentModule
       to
      {ParentName}
      .
    • Expand the
      Port
      node and set the
      IP Address
       to
      {Address}
      .
    • (optional) Expand
      Communications > Connections
       and set the
      RPI
       to
      {Fn_RPI}
      .
  5. Click
    Apply
    .
  6. Right-click the library, select
    Publish Library
    , select a publish destination, and then click
    OK
    .
  7. In
    Library Import Configuration > 04 Library Usage Rules
    , set the
    Upstream Keys
     to
    CommsType='EtherNet'
    .
    IMPORTANT:
    This is a must step when publishing the current library.
  8. Click
    Apply
    .
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