Start Here MVI56E-GSC/GSCXT ♦ CompactLogix or MicroLogix Platform
User Manual Enhanced Generic ASCII Serial Communication Module
Page 10 of 140 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
April 24, 2017
1.1 What's New?
MVI56E products are backward compatible with existing MVI56 products,
ladder logic, and module configuration files already in use. Easily swap and
upgrade to benefit from an array of new features designed to improve
interoperability and enhance ease of use.
ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB): Microsoft Windows
®
-based utility
software for diagnostics. Connect through the module's Ethernet port or use
CIPconnect
®
to access troubleshooting features and functions.
ProSoft Discovery Service (PDS): New Windows-based utility software to
find and display a list of MVI56E modules on the network and to temporarily
change a module's IP address to be able to connect with a module's web
page.
CIPconnect-enabled: Allows PC-to-module diagnostics from the Ethernet
network through a ControlLogix
®
1756-ENxT EtherNet/IP™ module.
Personality Card: An industrial-grade compact flash memory card storing
the module’s Ethernet settings, allowing quick and easy replacement.
LED Scrolling Diagnostic Display: 4-character, alphanumeric display,
providing English messages for status and alarm data, and for processor and
network communication status.
1.2 What's Different?
The MVI56E-GSC Generic ASCII Serial Communication module is configured in
RSLogix™ 5000 software using the sample ladder or Add-On Instruction (AOI). It
also uses ProSoft Discovery Service (PDS), ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB),
as well as all required product documentation.
PDS is the software utility used to allow your PC to connect to the module to
set a temporary Ethernet IP address. Then you can connect to the module's
web page to retrieve or change the module's firmware though an Ethernet
link.
PCB is the software used to provide access to the module's diagnostic
menus and application serial port communication data analyzer features.
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