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Appendix B Communicate with Devices on a ControlNet Network
This example shows two controllers in the project. The Soft1 controller produces
Ta g A and the S of t2 co ntro l ler c o nsum es Ta g A and s tores i t a s Ta g B .
1. To add two controllers in the I/O tree named Soft1 and Soft2, right-click
I/O Configuration and choose New Module.
2. Name and configure each controller.
3. Create TagA for Soft1 controller. Enter the Name, Type and Data Type.
Click OK.
TagA will look as follows.
4. Create TagB for Soft2 controller.
5. Enter the Name, Type and Data Type.
Soft1 Controller - Produces TagA