Publication 1794-6.5.12 - November 1997
Preface
Using This Manual
Preface Objectives Read this preface to familiarize yourself with this manual and to learn
how to use it properly and efficiently.
Audience We assume that you have previously used an Allen-Bradley
programmable controller, that you are familiar with its features, and that
you are familiar with the terminology we use. If not, read the user manual
for your processor before reading this manual.
In addition, if using this module in a DeviceNet system, you must be
familiar with:
• DeviceNetManager™ Software, cat. no. 1787-MGR
• Microsoft Windows™
Vocabulary In this manual, we refer to:
• the individual Thermocouple/RTD/mV module as the “module,” or
“TC/RTD module.”
• the programmable controller as the “controller” or the “processor.”
What This Manual
Contains
The contents of this manual are as follows:
Chapter Title What’s Covered
1
Overview of Flex I/O and Your
Thermocouple/RTD/mV Module
Describes features, capabilities, and hardware
components
2
How to Install Your TC/RTD/mV Input
Module
Installation and connecting wiring
3 Module Programming
Block transfer programming and programming
examples
4
Writing Configuration to and Reading
Status from Your Module with a
Remote I/O Adapter
Describes block transfer write and block transfer read
configurations, including complete bit/word descriptions
5
How Communication Takes Place and
I/O Image Table Mapping with the
DeviceNet Adapter
Describes communication over the I/O backplane
between the module and the adapter, and how data is
mapped into the image table
6 Calibrating Your Module
Lists the tools needed, and the methods used to
calibrate the input module
Appendix
A Specifications Module specifications and accuracy
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