Configure the Controller

Controller configuration is done through completing the appropriate properties sheets.
Configuring the controller uses these items:
Item
Description
Time synchronization
Synchronize clocks across a network of distributed devices. CIP Sync is the name given the standard mechanism used for time synchronization technology in the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). based on the IEEE 1588 V2 (IEC 61588) standard.
Fault handling
Defines how the system should respond when a fault is encountered on the controller.
Communications
Defines the protocols used to communicate with the controller.
Redundancy
Used to define a secondary device to switch over to in the event of a major fault.
Safety
Used to define the parameters for safety controllers.
Security
Used to define security settings for the controller, such as the security authority, permission set, logical name, and trusted communication slots.
Different types of controllers support different functions and display different property sheets.
To configure the controller
  1. From the
    Edit
     menu, choose
    Controller Properties
    .
    The
    Controller Properties
     dialog appears, with the General tab selected. Make any changes needed to the general controller properties.
  2. Select the
    Date/Time
     tab.
    1. Configure the controller’s wall clock time.
      The controller wall clock time is used to set and track the time of day. It is a 64-bit counter that counts in microseconds. Its CurrentValue is the number of microseconds from 0000 hours, January 1, 1970, coordinated universal time (UTC).
      TIP:
      You can only configure the wall clock time while online.
    2. Enable time synchronization (CIP Sync).
  3. Select the
    Advanced tab
     to configure advanced controller properties such as:
    • Controller Fault Handler program - A program that can be configured to handle major faults. All program faults that are not handled by a fault routine execute this program (as well as any other kind of major fault).
    • Power Up Handler program - A program that can be configured to handle startup execution after an abnormal loss of power in Run mode.
    • System overhead time slice - Defines the percentage of time the controller allocates to perform communication and housekeeping functions.
      When online, this tab also displays controller memory usage statistics.
  4. Select the
    Project
     tab:
    1. View information about the project file.
      The project file is an .ACD file that stores a controller's programming and configuration information.
    2. Confirm that the project is downloading project documentation, extended properties, and custom properties to the controller.
    3. Enable the option to show pass-through properties throughout the project.
  5. Select
    OK
    to accept the configuration and close the
    Controller Properties
     dialog.
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