Configure the Properties on the EtherNet/IP Tab

The configuration Forms of EtherNet/IP Outstations include an EtherNet/IP tab.

You use the tab to configure the following properties:

• Micro800—Select the check box if the Outstation represents a controller that is in the Micro800 range of Allen-Bradley hardware.

  Clear the check box if the Outstation represents a controller that is from one of the other ranges of Allen-Bradley hardware that this driver supports.

• Promote when Displaying Points—Use this check box to specify whether the controller is to be given scanning preference whenever any of its points are displayed on a client. For more information, see Define Whether an Outstation is Promoted While its Points are on Display in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Advanced Drivers.
• Enable Set Clock—Use this check box to specify whether Geo SCADA Expert is to set the controller's clock. Select the check box to enable this property. You use the 'Set Outstation Clock' section on the Scan Parameters tab of the EtherNet/IP Direct Channel Form to Define when the Server Sets the Outstations’ Clocks.

  Clear the check box if Geo SCADA Expert is not to set the controller's clock.

  Some Allen-Bradley controllers do not always accept Set Clock requests when they are in certain modes. For example, the Micro850 will reject an attempt to set its clock when it is in Remote Run mode.

  Be aware that when the Set Outstation Clock properties are set up and saved on an EtheNet/IP Channel, this will trigger the driver to send a Set Clock request to the controllers on that channel. You should then wait a short time before attempting to send any further Set Clock requests. If multiple Set Clock requests are attempted in quick succession (less than 15 seconds apart), this might result in the latter of those Set Clock requests failing.

• Slot Number—Use this field to specify the number of the slot that the controller occupies in the rack in which it is located.

  The slot number does not apply to the Micro800 devices, so the field is grayed out if the Micro800 check box is selected.

• Retrieval Interval—Used to determine how often the server polls the controller to retrieve the point's current data (see Define the Data Retrieval Intervals).