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Course Code: CCP163
Duration: 2 Days

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DeviceNet and RSNetWorx Configuration and Maintenance

Course Purpose:

This course prepares students to successfully design and configure an efficient DeviceNet network using both hardware and software components for either a ControlLogix or SLC 500 platform. To meet this objective, students begin by designing a cable system according to the DeviceNet specification, and then configure a driver, a scanner module, and network devices.

The specific hardware components used in the course include DeviceNet round and flat cable, taps, connectors, power supplies, scanner modules, and DeviceNet-compatible devices such as photoelectric sensors, operator interfaces, packaged I/O, and drives. The software components include RSNetWorx for DeviceNet, RSLinx, RSLogix 500, and RSLogix 5000 software.

Who Should Attend:

Students should have some experience with Ethernet communications, RSLogix5000 and RSLinx.

Topic Outline:

• Designing a DeviceNet Cable System
• Creating a DeviceNet Network Configuration
• Commissioning Nodes on a DeviceNet Network
• Configuring Devices on a DeviceNet Network
• Configuring a DeviceNet Scanner Module
• Mapping Inputs and Outputs on a DeviceNet Network
• Managing DeviceNet EDS Files
• Configuring the Automatic Device Recovery Feature for a DeviceNet Network
• Communicating on a DeviceNet Network Using Explicit Messaging
• Integrated Practice: Modifying a DeviceNet Network Configuration

Prerequisites:

To successfully complete this course, the following prerequisites are required:

• Experience operating a personal computer within a Microsoft Windows environment
• Completion of the Fundamentals of Logix5000 Systems (CCP146) course or knowledge of common ControlLogix terminology and the ability to program and interpret basic ladder logic instructions in RSLogix 5000 software
• RSTrainer for ControlLogix Fundamentals (9393RSTCLX) computer-based training CD-ROM

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• Completion of RSTrainer for SLC Fundamentals (9393RSTSLC) computer-based training CD-ROM or knowledge of common programmable controller terminology and the ability to program and interpret basic ladder logic instructions in RSLogix 500 software.

Hands-On Practice:

Hands-on practice is a necessary part of learning and this course offers extensive hands-on opportunities. Using RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software and a workstation that contains a selection of scanner modules and devices most often used on DeviceNet networks, students will practice the major tasks involved in designing and configuring a DeviceNet network from start to finish. Students will complete the course combining the tasks learned in individual lessons to modify the network they have designed and configured in class.