GE 90*-30 PLC Series User Manual

4-2 Series 90™-30 PLC LONWORKS® Bus Interface Module User's Manual – June 1997 GFK-1322A
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Overview
The LBIM is configured using the I/Open LBIM Configuration program for Microsoft Windows.
Using this utility, a configuration file is created. This file is in the external interface file format
(.XIF) for L
ON
W
ORKS
devices. The file contains node and network variable information along
with the register mapping information needed by the LBIM to configure the interface. The .XIF
file is downloaded to the LBIM by the configuration software over the L
ON
W
ORKS
network using
L
ON
M
ARK
File Transfer Protocol. The following general procedure is used to configure the
LBIM.
Step A. Determine what network variable types will be needed to interface with the PLC.
Example:
Inputs Outputs
SNVT_temp 3 SNVT_temp 1
SNVT_count 2 display 1
SNVT_freq_f 1
SNVT_temp_f 1
NVO 7, SNVT tem
p
f
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NVO 1, SNVT count
NVI 1, dis
p
lay
Node 1
NVO 1, SNVT tem
p
NVO 3, SNVT tem
p
NVO 4, SNVT freq f
NVI 2, SNVT tem
p
NVO 5, SNVT count
NVO 6, SNVT tem
p
Node 2
Node 4
Node 3
Figure 4-1. Example: Determining What Network Variable Types are Needed

GE 90*-30 PLC Series Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	90*-30 PLC Series
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English