Channel Properties - EtherNet/IP Page

Description

The EtherNet/IP page is displayed only when Control Expert is operating in Advanced Mode. Advanced mode properties are identified by the

icon.

Use the EtherNet/IP page to configure the following communication module properties:

properties that determine how the communication module, as a scanner, opens connections for both implicit and explicit messages
the frequency for transmitting produced data over implicit messaging connections
the timeout period for explicit messaging connections
the behavior of the communication module—as a scanner—when:
- the application is stopped, or
- the communication module receives a reset service request

The EtherNet/IP page looks like this:

To display this page, select the Channel Properties → EtherNet/IP node in the navigation tree located on the left side of the Device Editor.

NOTE: Refer to the topic Configuring Properties in the Device Editor for instructions on how to edit properties.

Properties

Note: Users experienced in the configuration of EtherNet/IP networks can edit the following read-write properties.

Name	Description
Timeout
FW_Open IO Connection Timing	The amount of time the communication module waits for the Forward_Open IO messaging transaction to open an implicit messaging connection. Default = 5000 ms
FW_Open EM Connection Timing	The amount of time the communication module waits for the Forward_Open IO messaging transaction to open an explicit messaging connection. Default = 3000 ms
EM Connected RPI	The value used to set the T->O (target to originator) and O->T (originator to target) requested packet interval (RPI) for explicit message connections. This value is used to calculate the lifetime of a connection. Default = 10000 ms.
EM Request Timeout	The amount of time the communication module waits between a request and reply of an explicit message. Default =10 s.
Output
Allow reset explicit message	The behavior of the communication module—as scanner—when it receives a reset service request: TRUE indicates the module will accept the request and reset itself. FALSE indicates the module ignores the reset service request and continues uninterrupted operations. Default = FALSE
Behavior when CPU state is STOP	The state of the communication module when the CPU application goes into a STOP state: TRUE indicates that the module enters STOP state (implicit connections are closed). FALSE indicates that the module enters IDLE state (implicit connections are not closed). Default = FALSE