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Manage the Switch via RSLogix 5000 Software Chapter 4
RSLinx Software and Network Who Support
The EtherNet/IP network interface also supports the List Identity command,
used by CIP-based network tools such as the RSLinx software RSWho function.
RSWho enables you to locate and identify your switch on the network, using
electronic data sheet (EDS) files.
To perform an RSWho, from the RSLinx software toolbar, choose
Communications>RSWho.
Electronic Data Sheet (EDS) Files
Electronic Data Sheet (EDS) files are simple text files used by network
configuration tools, such as RSNetWorx for EtherNet/IP software, to help you
identify products and easily commission them on a network. EDS files contain
details about the readable and configurable parameters of the device. They also
provide information about the I/O connections the device supports and the
content of the associated data structures.
If you are using the switch in a system that does not have a Rockwell Automation
Logix-based controller to monitor or control your switch, you will not be able to
use the Add-on Profile (AOP) supplied with Logix controllers. You must use
information from the EDS files to set up the I/O connection.
The OPC Server contained in RSLinx Classic software also uses EDS files to
provide you with a selectable list of parameters when adding items (OPC Tags) to
a Topic (the switch).
EDS files for the Stratix 8000 switches are included with the following software
packages:
• RSLinx software, version 2.54 or later
• RSLogix 5000 software, version 17 or later
• RSNetWorx for EtherNet/IP software, version 9.0 or later
If, after performing an RSWho, you access the switch and view
the Ethernet link counters, you will see the counts only for the
first port (Port Gi1/1).
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