92  Rockwell Automation Publication CNET-UM001F-EN-P - February 2018 
To configure a MSG instruction, perform this procedure. 
1.  Click   in the MSG box. 
The Module Configuration dialog box appears. 
 
2.  From the Message Type pull-down menu, choose a message type. 
3.  In the Source Element field, type the appropriate information. 
4.  In the Number of Elements field, enter the number of elements. 
5.  From the Destination Element pull-down menu, choose the 
instruction’s destination element. 
The message instruction’s destination determines how the message is 
configured.  
Function  Configuration Box    Required Information 
Read (receive) the data  Message Type  CIP Data Table Read 
Source Element  First element of the tag that contains data in the other controller 
Number of Elements  Number of elements to transfer 
Destination Tag  First element of the controller-scoped tag in this controller for the 
data 
Write (send) the data  Message Type  CIP Data Table Write 
Source Tag  First element of the controller-scoped tag in this controller that 
contains the data 
Number of Elements  Number of elements to transfer 
Destination Element  First element of the tag for the data in the other controller 
Message Instruction