SICK MLG-2 WebChecker User Manual

Refer to your configuration tool's documentation for how to import the file into your sys‐
tem.
Pr
erequisites
•
You are using an Allen Bradley control system with “RSLogix 5000” control soft‐
ware V22 or higher (or another control that facilitates integration using an EDS
file).
•
The MLG-2 has an IP address (see "IP address of the MLG-2", page 74).
•
The EDS file has been integrated into the control software using the Rockwell
Hardware Installation Tool.
Setting up communication
b
Right-click on the Ethernet icon and select the New Module… command.
✓
The Select Module Type dialog box opens.
b
Select the MLG-2 on the Catalog index card.
b
Click OK.
✓
The Module Properties [module name] dialog box opens.
b
Enter a name (freely selectable) in the Name field and the IP address defined for
the MLG-2 in the IP Address field.
✓
In the Module Definition area, the input only default connection (109) is shown as
Connections. This is instance 109 of the assembly object.
b
If you want to change this instance, click on Change….
b
Select, e.g., Input Only 101.
b
Under Size, select the data format DINT.
Checking communication
The data received by the control from the MLG-2 can be displayed in order to check that
communication between the control and the MLG-2 is working correctly.
b
In the Controller Organizer, open the Controller Test Setup, Controller Tags folder.
b
In the Name column of the Controller Tags, open the node with the name previously
entered for the MLG-2.
10.3.3.3 IP address of the MLG-2
The IP address of the MLG-2 can be assigned as follows:
•
Using SOPAS ET
•
Via DHCP
Without DHCP server
If you ha
ve entered a fixed IP address, then you must use this IP address in the control.
Assigning the IP address via DHCP
If your control has a DHCP server, you can assign an IP address to the MLG-2 via this
DHCP server.
b
Start up the BOOTP/DHCP server (usually in the Start menu of your PC/notebook
under Rockwell Software, BOOTP-DHCP Server, BOOTP-DHCP Server).
b
The MLG-2 appears as a node in the program window of the BOOTP/DHCP server;
its MAC address is also displayed, but not its assigned IP address.
b
Double-click to open the MLG-2 in the BOOTP/DHCP server.
b
In the IP Address field, enter a valid and available address and click OK.
b
Click on Clear History.
✓
After a while, the MLG-2 appears with the entered IP address under Request History,
as well as under Relation List.
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SICK MLG-2 WebChecker Specifications

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Brand	SICK
Model	MLG-2 WebChecker
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English