96 Rockwell Automation Publication 1756-RM100F-EN-P - October 2018
Chapter 5 Standard Application Conversion
Produce and Consume Tags
The recommendations in this section provide techniques for establishing 
produced or consumed tag communication between the following:
• 5580 and 5570 controllers
• 5380 and 5370 controllers
RPI of Multicast Tags 
In version 27 or earlier projects, a produced tag produces data at the RPI of the 
fastest requesting consumer. This let multiple consumers with different RPIs 
successfully connect to a producer. 
In version 28 or later projects, the first consumer of a produce tag determines 
the RPI rate at which data is produced. All subsequent consumers must request 
the same RPI value as the first consumer. Otherwise, the subsequent consumers 
fail to connect.
When you migrate a Logix Designer project, version 27 or earlier, to a later 
version of the application, verify that the multicast consumers of a produce tag 
are configured properly in the original project. Table 1 4
 provides more 
information.
Table 14 - Proper Configuration of Multicast Consumers of a Produced Tag
Consuming Controller Producing Controller Description
Any controller, version 17 
or earlier
ControlLogix 5580 controller, 
version 28 or later
Verify that all multicast consumed tags of a 
produced tag are configured with the same RPI. If 
they are not, some of the consumers can fail to 
connect.
Any controller, version 18 
or later
Verify that one of the following exists:
• All multicast consumers of a produced tag are 
configured with the same RPI.
• All consumers are configured to Allow 
Consumed Tags To Use RPI Provided By 
Producer.
Any controller, version 20 
or later
CompactLogix 5380 
controller, version 28 or later
Verify that one of the following exists:
• All multicast consumers of a produced tag are 
configured with the same RPI.
• All consumers are configured to Allow 
Consumed Tags To Use RPI Provided By 
Producer.