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Chapter 5
Configure the ControlNet Network
Produce/Consume
Connections
You can use produce/consume connections over a ControlNet network.
Controllers let you produce (broadcast) and consume (receive) system-shared
tags.
Figure 27 - Example System Using Produced and Consumed Tags
Topic Page
Produce/Consume Connections 93
Network Update Time 95
Use a Scheduled or Unscheduled Network 97
Schedule a New Network 98
Update an Existing Scheduled Network 100
Check the Network Keeper States 101
Primary chassis Secondary Chassis
Controller 1
Produced Tag
Controller 2
Consumed Tag