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MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 Controllers MSG over Ethernet

32926 | Date Created: 09/13/2005 | Last Updated: 02/15/2017
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Question
HowdoImessage(MSG)inaMicroLogix1100orMicroLogix1400overEthernet?
CanIconfigureamessage(MSG)instructiontocommunicateoverEthernetinMicroLogix1100andMicroLogix1400?

Answer

Downloadvideo:MP4format(https://images.rakb.link/32926/32926.mp4)

Note:ThisdocumentassumestheuserhasaworkingknowledgeoftheproperprogrammingofmessagesfortheMicroLogixfamilyofcontrollers.AllMSG
programmingguidelinesandtechniquesmustbefollowed.MessagingfortheMicroLogix1100isnodifferentthanforanyothermemberoftheMicroLogixfamily.

Explanation
AnewdatatablefileisusedforEthernetmessagingintheMicroLogix1100/1400.

ThisnewfilestoresallthefollowinginformationrequiredtocommunicateonEthernet:

Routinginformation
IPaddress

ThisRoutingInformationFile,orRIF,issimplyafilethatthecontrollerusestostoretheEthernetinformationenteredintotheMessage(MSG)instruction.

ProgrammersandUsersshouldnotdirectlymodify,add,ordeleteanyinformationintheRIF.DoingsocouldcauseMSGinstructionexecutingandcommunications
issues.

1.CreatetheMGandRIDataFilesinsidetheprogram.

2.AddaMSGtoyourprogram.

3.SelecttheMGfiletouse,thenproceedintothesetupscreentocompletetheMSGconfiguration.

4.ThisController.

a.TocommunicateviaEthernet,firstselectthecorrectcommunicationsChannel.
TheEthernetchannelforaMicroLogix1100/1400is"1(Integral)".

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b.SelectaMSGreadorwriteforthecommunicationcommand.
c.EnterthedatatableaddressofthisMicroLogix1100/1400thatyouwishtoMSGto/from.
d.Enterthesizeinelementsofthedatayouwillreadorwrite.
5.The"Target"Device
EntertheDataTableaddressforthetargetdevice.

6.Onlyafterselectingchannel1willtheTargetDeviceareaofthesetupscreenchangetorevealthe"RoutingInformationFile"datafield.
IntheRoutingInformationFiledatafield,entertheaddressoftheRIFdatatablefileyouwishtouse.

a.EnterRIx:y,wherexisthefilenumberandyistheelementnumber.
b.ForthisexampleaRIFfilewascreatedasFile#10andwewilluseelement0forthisexample.
c.EnterRI10:0fortheRoutingInformationFile.
RSLogix500v7.0willcreatetheRIFfileforyouoncecorrectinformationisenteredintotheRIFdatafield.

Note:EachRIelementusesup20datatablewords.

MicroLogix1100SeriesArequirethateachMSGuseauniqueRIfileelement(RIxx:yy)evenifthetargetisthesamedevice.MicroLogix1100/Bandall
MicroLogix1400donothavethislimitation.Theprogrammingsoftwarewillstillissueawarningindicatinganoverlapbutthisisintendedtoensurethe
MSGsetupwasintentionallyprogrammedthisway.

Seebelowforsteps2,3&4

7.Selectthe"MultiHop"tabontheMSGsetupscreen.
EntertheIPaddressofthedestinationcontrollerordevice.

HowtoconfiguretherouteintheMultihoptabtoaMSGtoaControlLogix,FlexLogixorCompactLogixcontroller
1.EntertheIPaddressifmessagingto:
AnotherMicroLogix1100
AnENI/ENIW
ASLC5/05
APLC5E.
2.IfroutingtoaControlLogix,FlexLogixorCompactLogixcontroller,asecondlinemustbeinsertedbypressingtheInsertkeyonthekeyboard.
SelectControlLogixBackplane,thenenterthecontrollerbackplaneslotnumber(always0forFlexLogixandCompactLogix).

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