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Summary Information

Communication Driver Name: DF1_Ethernet

Implementation DLL: T.ProtocolDriver. DF1_Ethernet.dll

Protocol: DF1

Interface: TCPIP

PLC types supported: Devices using DF1 Protocol (SLC Families and PLC5)

Manufacturer: Rockwell

PC Hardware requirements: Ethernet board

Channel Configuration

Protocol Options

None

Node Configuration

Station Configuration

Station syntax: <IP>;<Port>

Where:

<IP> = The IP address of the slave device in the AB network
<Port> = The TCP port where the slave device is listening (default is 2222)

E.g.: 192.168.1.101 ; 2222

Point Configuration

Address

The syntax for the AB Ethernet communication points is: <FileType><FileNumber>:<ElementNumber>

FileType: The valid values are:

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

ElementNumber: The element address in the configured file

Troubleshoot

The status of the driver's execution can be observed through the diagnostic tools, which are:

• Trace window
• Property Watch
• Module Information

The above tools indicate if the operations have succeeded or have failed. A status of 0 (zero) means communication is successful. Negative values indicate internal driver errors, and positive values indicate protocol errors according to AB specification.