Connection Parameters Needed for HMI/cMT Products to Communicate with an Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP CompactLogix PLC using EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro)

Introduction

All Maple Systems HMIs programmed with EBPro (EasyBuilder Pro), including every cMT X Series and cMT Series model, are compatible with a Rockwell/Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP CompactLogix PLC. Configure your Controller and HMI/cMT with the following parameters to establish reliable communication.

Supported Series: Rockwell/Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FelxLogix Ethernet

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HMI Settings

Parameters	Recommended	Options	Notes
PLC type	Rockwell EtherNet/IP (CompactLogix)
PLC I/F	Ethernet
Port no.	44818
PLC sta. no.	1

PLC Settings

RSLogix 5000 Settings

Create a Tag

Open Program Tags menu
In RSLogix 5000, right-click your controller in the project tree and select New Tag.
Select data type
In the Select Data Type dialog, choose INT and set Array Dimensions Dim 0 to 255, then click OK.
Configure new tag
In the New Tag dialog, enter a 4-character name (e.g. B003), set Data Type to INT[255], Scope to your controller, and Style to Decimal, then click OK.

Device Address

Bit/Word Device

Bit/Word	Device	Format	Range	Memo
B	`Bx_BOOL`	FFFDDDdd	0 ~ 25525515	Bit data file
B	`Nx_BOOL`	FFFDDDdd	0 ~ 25525515	Integer data file bit level (N7, 10 ~ 99)
W	`Bx_INT`	FFFDDD	0 ~ 255255	Bit data file word level
W	`Nx_INT`	FFFDDD	0 ~ 255255	Integer data file (N7, 10 ~ 99)
DW (F)	`F8_REAL`	DDD	0 ~ 255	Floating point data file (F8)
DW (F)	`Fx_REAL`	FFFDDD	0 ~ 255255	Floating point data file (F8)
DW	`Cx.ACC`	FFFDDD	0 ~ 255255	Counter Accumulator Value (C5, C10 ~ 255)
DW	`Cx.PRE`	FFFDDD	0 ~ 255255	Counter Preset Value (C5, C10 ~ 255)
DW	`Tx.ACC`	FFFDDD	0 ~ 255255	Timer Accumulator Value (T4, T10 ~ 255)
DW	`Tx.PRE`	FFFDDD	0 ~ 255255	Timer Preset Value (T4, T10 ~ 255)
DW	`Lx.DINT`	FFFDDD	0 ~ 255255

Wiring Diagram

The diagram below shows the Ethernet cable wiring.