Module Properties - General for Generic EtherNet/IP CIP Bridge

Use this tab to create/view module properties for the Generic EtherNet/IP CIP Bridge module.
On this tab, you can:
  • view the type and description of the module being created
  • view the name of the parent module
  • enter the name of the module
  • enter a description for the module
  • enter the IP address and host name for the module
  • view the status the controller has about the module (you can only view the status while online)
Parameters
Type
Displays the type and description of the module being created (read only).
Parent
Displays the name of the parent module.
Name
Enter the name of the module.
The name must be IEC 1131-3 compliant. This is a required field and must be completed; otherwise you receive an error message when you exit this tab. An error message is also displayed if a duplicate name is detected, or you enter an invalid character. If you exceed the maximum name length allowed by the software, the extra character(s) are ignored.
IEC-61131 Name Standard
(The names are composed per IEC-61131, section 2.1.2.)
An identifier is a string of letters, digits, and underline characters that begin with a letter or underline character. Underlines are significant in identifiers (for example, A_BCD is interpreted differently than AB_CD). Multiple leading or multiple (consecutive) embedded underlines are not allowed, trailing underlines are not allowed, and letter case is not considered significant.
TIP:
In Logix Designer, most component names are limited in length to 40 characters or less.
Description
Enter a description for the module here, up to 128 characters. You can use any printable character in this field. If you exceed the maximum length, the software ignores any extra character(s).
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the module.
IP address
  • The Internet Protocol (IP) address identifies each node on the IP network (or system of connected networks). Each TCP/IP node on a network (including the Ethernet module) must have a unique IP address.
  • The IP address is 32 bits long and consists of a net ID part and a host ID part. Each network is a Class A, Class B, or Class C network. The class of a network determines how an IP address is formatted.
  • Each node on the same physical network must have an IP address of the same class and must have the same net ID. Each node on the same network must have a different host ID, thereby giving it a unique IP address.
  • IP addresses are written as four decimal integers separated by periods (i.e., xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), where each integer (or xxx) is a number between 0 and 255 which gives the value of one byte of the IP address.
  • The first octet of the IP Address may not be 127, or a number greater than 223.
For example, the 32-bit IP address:
00000011 00000000 00000000 00000001 is written as 3.0.0.1.
Distinguish the class of an IP address from the first integer in its dotted-decimal IP address as follows:
Range of first integer
Class of network
0 - 127
A
128 - 191
B
192 - 223
C
224 - 255
other
TIP:
You must enter either an IP address for the module OR a host name. You do not have to enter both. These items are mutually exclusive; once you choose one, the other will be disabled.
Host Name
Enter host name for the module.
host name
The host name is the unique name that identifies a computer on a network.
On the Internet, the host name is in the form comp.xyz.net. If there is only one Internet site, the host name is the same as the domain name.
One computer can have more than one host name if it hosts more than one Internet site (for example, home.xyz.net and comp.xyz.net). In that case, home and comp are host names and xyz.net is the domain name.
Valid characters consist of:
  • Numbers in the range of 0…9
  • Alpha characters in the range of A…Z (upper or lower case)
  • dash
  • period
  • No more than 64 valid ASCII characters
  • The first character of the host name must be an alpha character (in the range of A…Z (upper or lower case))
  • The last character of the host name cannot be a period or a dash
  • The host name cannot contain two periods next to each other
Examples of legal host names include:
  • HostName.com
  • HostName
  • HostName.123
  • Host-2-Name.com
  • HostName.DomainName.com
  • Host123Name456.789DomanName000.com
Examples of illegal host names include:
  • .HostName.com
  • HostName.com.
  • HostName..com
  • HostName.com-
  • 123.com
  • 1234567890
TIP:
You must enter either an IP address for the module OR a host name. You do not have to enter both. These items are mutually exclusive; once you choose one, the other will be disabled.
TIP:
The
Host Name
 parameter is not available when you configure safety devices. Host names require DNS lookup, which is not allowed for safety devices.
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