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This manual covers the hardware and software installation for configuring DeviceNet
to interface with the Link system. The reader should have the software, RSLogix,
RSNetWorx, RSLinx, and Configuration Editor/DSD installed on the computer and a
working knowledge of the software prior to configuring the DeviceNet interface.
Contact the supplier of the above software if any difficulties are encountered installing
the software installing.
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The following hardware is required for DeviceNet set-up and operation:
•L5351 Link card installed in a L5392 or L5300.
•DeviceNet scanner card installed in a PLC.
•a 24VDC Supply (> 1 amp rating)
•A PC running Windows 95/98 or NT
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•RSLogix, RSNetWorx, and RSLinx
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•Configuration Editor >5.10 or DSD
•The L5351 DeviceNet LinkCard and the EDS file (electronic data sheet) are
shipped from Eurotherm Drives.
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Configuring the L5351 consists of two basic parts. The first is configurating the host
Link module with the definition of “register” function blocks and their and
interconnection with other Link function blocks on the Link fiber-optic ring. The
L5351 appears as an I/O device to the rest of the Link system. The second resides in
the DeviceNet master (such as a PLC DeviceNet Scanner module) and defines the
number and type of parameters to transfer and how to map them to PLC memory.
Each node on the DeviceNet network can transfer a maximum of 127 words. The
L5351 is a node on the network. A maximum of three L5351’s can be inserted into
each L5300 or L5392. Each card is considered a separate node. As a result, the Link
system, using three L5351 LinkCards in one L5300 or L5392, can transfer a
maximum of 381 words. The PLC will be the limiting factor. Allen Bradley’s PLC 5,
using DeviceNet scanner card equipped with two ports, has the maximum capability of
processing 357 words. Allen Bradley’s SLC 500, using DeviceNet scanner card
equipped with one port, has the maximum capability of processing 150 words.