Table of contents 
 
6  Rockwell Automation Publication CNET-UM001F-EN-P - February 2018 
Chapter 4 
Set Up the Hardware ..................................................................................... 60 
Requested Packet Interval (RPI) ................................................................... 60 
Communication Format ................................................................................ 60 
Direct or Rack-optimized Connections .................................................. 62 
Direct Connections for I/O Modules ............................................... 63 
Rack-optimized Connections for I/O Modules ................................ 64 
Ownership .............................................................................................. 65 
Choose the Type of Ownership for a Module .................................. 65 
Add a Remote Adapter ................................................................................. 66 
Add Distributed I/O ...................................................................................... 67 
Distributed I/O Communication Formats ............................................... 68 
Access Distributed I/O .................................................................................. 69 
Validate Connections .................................................................................... 71 
Chapter 5 
Terminology ................................................................................................. 75 
Set Up the Hardware ..................................................................................... 76 
Determine Connections for Produced and Consumed Tags ......................... 77 
Organize Tags for Produced or Consumed Data .......................................... 78 
Adjust for Bandwidth Limitations ................................................................ 79 
Produce a Tag ............................................................................................... 80 
Consume a Tag ............................................................................................. 83 
Chapter 6 
Set Up the Hardware ..................................................................................... 87 
Guidelines for MSG Instructions .................................................................. 88 
Determine Connections for Messages .......................................................... 89 
Guidelines for Caching Message Connections ....................................... 90 
Enter Message Logic .................................................................................... 90 
Add the ControlNet Modules and Remote Devices to the Local 
Controller’s I/O Configuration ............................................................... 90 
Enter a Message ..................................................................................... 91 
Configure a Message Instruction .................................................................. 92 
Stagger the Messages .................................................................................... 93 
Chapter 7 
Set Up the Hardware ..................................................................................... 95 
Determine Connections to PanelView Terminals ......................................... 96 
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dd a PanelView Terminal........................................................................... 97 
Organize Controller Data for a PanelView Terminal ................................. 100 
  
 
Consume Tags 
(interlock controllers)
 
 
PanelView Terminals