Step 3. Create a new Port and Device using the AB Ethernet Driver

  1. Create a new port and device using the Allen Bradley Ethernet driver.

  2. For the address on the device, use an address as follows:

Communication through ControlLogix Gateway

  1. Specify the Network Address in the CIMPLICITY Device Configuration as follows

For the AB Communications Driver, the network address for CIMPLICITY device configuration has following format:

Driver_name, Port_id, Station_number

Where

Driver_name

Is the name of the driver user configured in the Rockwell Software RSLinx OEM driver configuration. For communicating to a remote device via a ControlLogix Gateway, use TCP-n where n is the driver number.

Port_id

Has the following format:

AB:KEYWORD/L:l

Where

 

KEYWORD

Is the port type. The port types for the ControlLogix Gateway is ASA.

 

/L:l

Is the Destination Link ID of the Data Highway Plus Network to which you are bridging to (in the range from 0–65535 (decimal)).

Note: The Link ID used for the address must be represented in OCTAL. In RS Linx the Link ID will show up in decimal – in plant edition you must put this number in OCTAL.

  1. See your Allen-Bradley network administrator if you need help defining the Port ID.

Station_number specifies the station number of a remote processor on an Allen-Bradley network. For a remote device via the ControlLogix Gateway, the format is

Port.Slot.Channel.Station

Where

Port

Is always equal to 1 for Ethernet.

Slot

Is the location of the DHRIO module in the backplane.

Channel

Is the DHRIO module channel. Enter 2 for channel A, or 3 for channel B.

Station

Is the destination node number in decimal.

Note: The destination node number is represented in RS Linx as OCTAL and must be represented in in DECIMAL. For example the address that is shown in the screenshots is 24 for the device (This is in octal) and must be converted to 20 (decimal) to be used inCIMPLICITY .

Example

A device that is connected to a Contrologix Gateway has the following RS Linx attributes.

Port

1

Slot

5 for the DHRIO module

Channel

A

Node ID (in RS Linx)

24

Link ID (in RS Linx)

10

Then the following would be the connection string in Plant Edition for the device address:

TCP-1,AB:ASA/L:12,1.5.2.20

Important: Make sure you note that the Link ID has been converted TO Octal and the station number has been converted FROM octal.

More information

Set up ControLogix Gateway to Communicate to CIMPLICITY.