RA EtherNet/IP Driver

The
RA EtherNet/IP Drive
supports importing tags into
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
in the online and offline modes.

Controller tags

The Logix Driver supports both
L5X
and
ACD
file formats for importing tags into
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
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
.
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
.

Controllers support

The
RA EtherNet/IP Drive
supports these controller families (firmware revisions 32 and later):
  • ControlLogix®
    5570
  • GuardLogix®
    5570
  • ControlLogix®
    5580
  • GuardLogix®
    5580
  • CompactLogix
    5480
  • CompactLogix
    5380
  • Compact GuardLogix®
    5380
  • CompactLogix
    5370
  • Compact GuardLogix®
    5370

Communication

To establish communication with a Logix controller, specify the
Route
property of the corresponding
Station
object in the following format
IP_Address
\Backplane\
Chassis_Slot_Number
. For more information, see Configure a Communication driver.

Ethernet communication modules support

These modules cannot be used with the
RA EtherNet/IP Drive
:
  • 1756-ENET EtherNet/IP Bridge Module
  • 1756-ENBT Communication Module
  • 1756-EWEB Communication Module
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