RA EtherNet/IP Driver

The
RA EtherNet/IP Driver
 supports importing tags in the online and offline modes.

Controller tags

The Logix Driver supports both
L5X
 and
ACD
 file formats for importing tags in the offline mode. The file format of exported tags depends on the controller. Refer to the
Logix 5000™ Controllers Import/Export Reference Manual
, publication
1756-RM014A
.
TIP:
This communication driver supports importing tags with NetLogic at design time. Importing tags with NetLogic at design time helps with large controller projects or with project setup automation.
 For more information, see NetLogic for importing tags at design time for RA EtherNet/IP Driver.
For every
Add-On Instruction
, a structure containing the local data is created. An imported structure is associated with a dynamic link of
Input/Output
 type. You can manage the
Add-On Instruction
 function blocks as if they were a user-declared data type.
IMPORTANT: It is the designer responsibility to set the necessary restrictions on the controls to which they attach the members that are declared in
ADD-ON
 as
Read Only
 or
Output Parameters
.
This communication driver supports importing custom data types defined in the controller project.

Controller variables

The
Controller
 category in the Dynamic Link browser displays the variables related to the
RA EtherNet/IP Driver
. Bind these variables to objects in your project to display controller status information.
Controller variables
Variable
Type
Definition
Read/Write
Restart Required
Active data items
UInt32
Number of active data items that are being read from the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Activity counter
UInt32
Number of communication packets received from the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Catalog number
String
Catalog number read from the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Controller name
String
Name of the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Failed data items
UInt32
Number of active data items that currently could not be read from the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Major rev
UInt32
Major version of the controller firmware
Read-only
Restart not required
Minor rev
UInt32
Minor version of the controller firmware
Read-only
Restart not required
Mode
String
Operating mode of the controller. The modes are Run, Program, Fault, Remote Run, and Remote Program.
Read-only
Restart not required
Optimized blocks
UInt32
Number of optimized data blocks sent between the controller and the HMI device
Read-only
Restart not required
Path
String
Communication path to the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Present
Boolean
Indicates if the controller is on the network
Read-only
Restart not required
Product code
UInt32
Product code read from the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Product type
UInt32
Product type read from the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Recoverable major faults
Boolean
Indicates if the controller has detected a recoverable major fault
Read-only
Restart not required
Recoverable minor faults
Boolean
Indicates if the controller has detected a recoverable minor fault
Read-only
Restart not required
Run mode
Boolean
Indicates if the controller is in run mode
Read-only
Restart not required
Synchronized
Boolean
Indicates if the data in the controller is synchronized with the data in the runtime application
Read-only
Restart not required
Synchronization state
String
Synchronization status of the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
Unrecoverable major faults
Boolean
Indicates that the controller has detected an unrecoverable major fault
Read-only
Restart not required
Unrecoverable minor faults
Boolean
Indicates that the controller has detected an unrecoverable minor fault
Read-only
Restart not required
Vendor
UInt32
Vendor code read from the controller
Read-only
Restart not required
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