Service Port Tab

Introduction

Use the Service Port tab in the Online Action window to view and edit communication port properties for a distributed device. Use this tab to execute these commands:

Refresh: Use a Get command to retrieve port configuration settings from a distributed EtherNet/IP device.
Update: Use a Set command to write all or selected edited values to the same distributed EtherNet/IP device

The configuration information on the Service Port tab is sent in EtherNet/IP that employ the address and messaging settings configured for Ethernet/IP explicit messaging (below).

Access the Page

Open the EtherNet/IP Objects tab:

Step	Action
1	Connect the DTM to the module.
2	Open the Online Action page.
3	Select the EtherNet/IP Objects tab.
4	Configure the Service port with the instructions from the offline configuration.
5	Click the Update button to apply the new configuration.

EtherNet/IP™

A network communication protocol for industrial automation applications that combines the standard internet transmission protocols of TCP/IP and UDP with the application layer common industrial protocol (CIP) to support both high speed data exchange and industrial control. EtherNet/IP employs electronic data sheets (EDS) to classify each network device and its functionality.

explicit messaging

TCP/IP-based messaging for Modbus TCP and EtherNet/IP. It is used for point-to-point, client/server messages that include both data, typically unscheduled information between a client and a server, and routing information. In EtherNet/IP, explicit messaging is considered class 3 type messaging, and can be connection-based or connectionless.