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7.1.5 UDT – User Defined Data Type – reusable software module created with RSLogix5000.
Balluff’s UDTs define the input and output tag names to be used when implementing our AOI
modules. A UDT can be composed of any combination of standard Data Types defined by
RSLogix5000 or other UDTs. All UDTs contained in a project will be located in the Controller
Organizer as shown below:
7.1.6 I/O Configuration Tree – the area of RSLogix5000 where all physical, or “real world”, Inputs and
Outputs associated with the controller are defined. One example of an I/O Configuration Tree is
shown below:
7.1.7 EDS – Electronic Data Sheet – software configuration file that defines how a hardware product
will communicate with the network master using EtherNet/IP. The format and content of an
EDS is defined by ODVA, the controlling organization for EtherNet/IP specficiations.