Hardware/Software Compatibility
The 1734-AENT adapter and the applications described in this manual are compatible with the following firmware revisions and software releases. Contact Rockwell Automation if you need software or firmware upgrades to use this equipment.
Product | Firmware Revision/ |
| Software Release |
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1734-AENT adapter | 1.xx or later |
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1756-ENBT module | 2.3 or later |
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Logix 5555 controller | 11 or later |
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RSLogix 5000 software | 11.11 or later |
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RSLinx software | 2.3.1 or later |
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What the Adapter Does
Use of the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP)
The 1734-AENT adapter performs the following primary tasks:
•Control of real-time I/O data (also known as implicit messaging) - the 1734-AENT adapter serves as a bridge between POINT I/O modules and the network
5B
5T
EtherNet/IP Network
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| A | POINT | | E | ControlLogix | | Other | |
| E | | N | | Network | |
| I/O | | I/O | | |
| N | | B | | Devices | |
| T | | | T | | | |
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•Support of messaging data for configuration and programming information (also known as explicit messaging)
The 1734-AENT adapter uses the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). CIP is the application layer protocol specified for EtherNet/IP, the Ethernet Industrial Protocol, as well as for ControlNet and DeviceNet networks. It is a message-based protocol that implements a relative path to send a message from the producing device in a system to the consuming devices.
The producing device contains the path information that steers the message along the proper route to reach its consumers. Since the producing device holds this information, other devices along the path simply pass this information; they do not need to store it.
Publication 1734-UM011C-EN-P - January 2006
