Adding an EtherNet/IP Device to the Network

Introduction

This section extends the sample Control Expert application and contains these instructions:

Add an STB NIC 2212 EtherNet/IP network interface module to your Control Expert application.
Configure the STB NIC 2212 module.
Configure EtherNet/IP connections to link the Ethernet communications module and the STB NIC 2212 network interface module.
Configure I/O items for the Advantys island.

NOTE: The instructions in this section describe an example of a single, specific device configuration. For other configuration choices, refer to the Control Expert help files.

What Is in This Section?

This section contains the following topics:

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.