User Manual

6 Communication
6.8.10.6.2. Setting Up an EtherNet/IP I/O Connection
This topic describes the concepts involved in setting up an EtherNet/IP I/O connection. For
step-by-step procedures for Allen-Bradley or Omron PLCs, see the Using Allen-Bradley
Controllers via EtherNet/IP I/O and Using Omron Controllers via EtherNet/IP I/O topics. For
details on controlling the RMC once a connection has been made, see the Using an EtherNet/IP
I/O Connection topic.
Setting up an EtherNet/IP I/O connection involves the following concepts:
• Using the Correct EDS File
• Connection Type
• Requested Packet Interval (RPI)
• Multicast vs. Point-to-Point (Unicast)
• Input Data
• Output Data
• Configuration Data
• Using a Generic EDS File
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• IP Address Collision Detection (ACD)
• Advanced Multicast Settings
Using the Correct EDS File
Many vendors’ EtherNet/IP configuration tools support importing the RMC’s EDS file and
then use the contents of this file to correctly configure a number of internal settings.
However, some configuration tools—most notably RSLogix 5000 as of this writing—do not
use EDS files to configure EtherNet/IP I/O connections. For tools such as these, see the
Using a Generic EDS section below, or for RSLogix 5000, see the
Using Allen-Bradley
Controllers via EtherNet/IP I/O topic.
There are four EDS files currently available for RMC75 and RMC150 controllers. Current
versions are available for download from Delta’s website www.deltamotion.com
. Each
EDS file is packaged in a compressed (.zip) file with its corresponding icon. Use the
following table to select the correct EDS file to download:
EDS File
Product
Version
1
Firmware
Download Location
rmc75e_v1.eds
RMC75E
1.x
2.20-
3.40.x
http://www.deltamotion.com/files/eds/rmc75e_v1_eds.zip
rmc75e_v2.eds
RMC75E
2.1
3.41.0 or
newer
http://www.deltamotion.com/files/eds/rmc75e_v2_eds.zip
rmc150e_v1.eds
RMC150E
1.x
2.20-
3.40.x
http://www.deltamotion.com/files/eds/rmc150e_v1_eds.zip
rmc150e_v2.eds
RMC150E
2.1
3.41.0 or
newer
http://www.deltamotion.com/files/eds/rmc150e_v2_eds.zip
1
This revision refers to the EtherNet/IP Identity Object revision, not the firmware revision.
This revision only changes when the EtherNet/IP functionality is changed.
Once the correct EDS compressed file has been downloaded, extract the EDS file and icon
to a temporary folder and import them into your EtherNet/IP configuration tool.
The correct EDS file is also embedded in the RMC controller itself in firmware 3.41.0 and
newer and may be uploaded into the EtherNet/IP configuration tool, if supported by that
particular tool. The steps required for this are tool-specific.
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