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Connect to the Controller Chapter 2
Configure EtherNet/IP and
USB Drivers on Your
Workstation
Before you can connect to the controller through the Ethernet or USB port,
you must configure the EtherNet/IP or USB driver in Linx-based software on
your workstation.
A workstation running the Studio 5000 Logix Designer application can use
these communication drivers:
• EtherNet/IP driver:
– Supports runtime communications
– Requires that the workstation and the controller are configured
– Supports communications over longer distances when compared to
the USB driver
• Ethernet devices driver:
– Lets you download a Logix Designer application project to a
controller that is on an Ethernet network when your controller is not
directly connected to that network
– Requires that you configure the IP addresses to which the software
browses and, therefore, the devices with which the controller
communicates
• USB driver:
– Convenient method to connect to an unconfigured controller and
configure the Ethernet port
– Convenient method to connect to a controller when the Ethernet
port configuration is unknown
– Convenient method to update the controller firmware
– Not intended for runtime connections; it is a temporary-use only
connection with a limited cabling distance
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