Property

Value

Sector

Automation Vendors

Group

Rockwell

Connector

Rockwell PLC5 and SLC

Name

DF1Ethernet



Devices Using DF1 Protocol (SLC,  PLC5)

  • Name: DF1Ethernet
  • Version 1.9.1.1
  • Protocol: DF1
  • Interface: TCP/IP
  • Runtime: .NET 2.0 (Multiplatform)
  • Configuration:
    • Devices / Protocols




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Channel Configuration

No custom settings are required. 

On TCP/IP settings, you can optimize communication using the field:

NodeConnections: Defines the maximum number of parallel requests that will be sent to each node (asynchronous communication)



Node Configuration

Primary Station 

Stations syntax:  <IP > ; <Port > 

Where :

 <IP> = IP address of the slave device in the network 

< Port > = TCP port where the slave device is listening (default is 2222) 

Example: 192.168.1.101; 2222



Points Configuration

Point Address Syntax

The syntax for the ControlLogix communication points is: <File Type><Element Number> : <Address>

  • File Type: identifies the Operand.
  • File Number: number reference for the File Type
  • Element Number: number address for that file in the PLC.

The valid values for File Type are:

DF1Ethernet Driver File Types

File

Read

Write

Bit Read

Bit Write

Data Type

Address size

N Integer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Word

2 bytes

B Binary

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Word

2 bytes

F FloatPoint

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Single

4 bytes

O OutputLogical

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Word

2 bytes

I InputLogical

Yes

-

Yes

-

Word

2 bytes



Driver Revision History

DF1Ethernet Driver Revision History

Version 

Notes

1.4.0.2

Initial release on new documentation standards




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