User Manual

5. Commissioning
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Festo GDCP−SFC−LACI−DN−EN en 0812NH
Allen−Bradley Support of the Auto Device Replacement (ADR) from Allen−
Bradley.
In its master controllers, Rockwell Automation offers a special
function that supports the sl
ave stations with automatic para
meter setting when a device is exchanged during servicing.
All of the parameters with write access addressed in the ED
S
file are uploaded by the master after commissioning and
saved in the scanner of the controller. Upon network startup,
the parameter values are automatically
downloaded to the
slave via Explicit Messaging. This means that devices can be
exchanged in the system without an FCT project.
Omron Support of the
Autoconfigmode on Omron controllers. With
Omron controllers the DeviceNet slaves are configured by an
Autoconfig mode. A setpoint configuration via the Device
Net
Configurator software is not necessary. The current network
configuration automatically becomes the setpoint configur
ation. In addition, the scanner automatic
ally performs an I/O
mapping.