Tab: EtherNet/IP Adapter – User-Defined Parameters

The tab displays all additional parameters that are transmitted once only into the bus system during the phase of the starting procedure allotted to this. The parameters are transmitted to the remote adapter via acyclic services.

Important

The user parameters are also transmitted again when a connection is reestablished, for example after the failure of a remote adapter.

New	Opens the Select Parameters dialog for adding a new parameter. The new parameter is inserted before the selected line.
Edit	Opens the Select Parameters dialog for changing an existing parameter.
Move Up, Move Down	Changes the order of the user parameters. The order of the parameters in the list corresponds to the order at the initialization.
Value	The value of the respective parameter can be changed directly by double-clicking the value. If applicable, a list box opens containing possible values.
Abort on Error	: In case of error, the entire transmission of the parameters is aborted.
Jump to Line on Error	: In case of error, the program resumes with the line specified in the Next Line column. In this way, an entire block can be skipped during the initialization, or a return can be defined. Note: A return can lead to an infinite loop if it is never possible to write a specific parameter.

Dialog: Select Parameters

The dialog contains a list of the parameters which are defined in the EDS file. You can define your own generic parameters in addition to the specified parameters.

The values of the selected parameter are displayed in the bottom part of the dialog. They can be changed there.

Show parameter groups	: Display of the parameters sorted by parameter groups
Generic parameter	: Enables the creation of generic parameters
Name	Name of the generic parameter
Class	Each object class which can be addressed by the network is identified by an integer value. A class can also be addressed from the class by specifying a special object instance (see Instance).
Instance	Integer value for the unique identification of an object instance within a class. Example of an object instance: If the value 0 is assigned to the instance, then the class itself is referenced by this special instance. Example – object instance 0:
Attribute	Integer value which can belong to a specific class or instance. Example of an attribute:

Tip

The values for Class, Instance, and Attribute are defined in the "CIP Networks Library" (Vol. 1 and 2) or in the manual of the device manufacturer.

Caution

When individual values are entered, a plausibility check is not performed. Any errors are identified only when the bus is started and they are reported with a message in the PLC logger.