Create modules

From the Catalog Results list, select the module to create.

From the

Catalog

tab, select a module type based on

Catalog Number

,

Description

,

Vendor

or

Category

. See

Locate target module type using the Catalog tab

below.

From the

Module Discovery

tab, select the module from a list of modules that are attached to a given backplane or network. The Modules list is only populated if the

Logix Designer

application is online and the

Module Discovery

tab is the active tab. See

Browse for modules using the Module Discovery tab

below.

From the

Favorites

tab, select the module from a list of modules. Create the Favorites list by selecting a module on either the

Catalog

tab or

Module Discovery

tab and then selecting

Add to Favorites

. The module then appears in the list of favorites on the

Favorites

tab. This list might include those modules configured most frequently. See

Locate target module type using the Favorites tab

below.

Note that when the controller is online, only those modules that are capable of being added while online are selectable. Other modules that can be configure while offline appear in the list, but are not enabled to select while online. When the controller is offline, these modules are selectable as well.

Once a module is selected, choose

Create

.

For those module types where the

Logix Designer

application displays the

Select Major Revision

dialog box with a list of major revisions, select a major revision and select

OK

before continuing on to the next dialog box.

This launches the

New Module

dialog box. Note that the information contained in this dialog box is the same as the information contained in the

General

tab of the

Module Properties

dialog box.

Enter the configuration information for the module.

Note that some words may be reserved by the

Logix Designer

application. Entering a reserved name results in an error message.

When finished entering information in the

New Module

dialog box, select

OK

.

If

Open Module Properties

is selected, the

Module Properties

dialog box opens to further configure the module. Once created, edit properties by right-clicking the module in the

Controller Organizer

and choosing

Properties

.