Eaton Integration to EthernetIP
Seamless EtherNet/IP Integration: Unlock the potential of Eaton's motor control products
Learn to efficiently configure and optimize Eaton EIP-Assist I/O Tag Generation tool for streamlined integration and reduced commissioning time.
Eaton Integration with EthernetIP
The purpose of this guide is to assist technicians and engineers in integrating Eaton’s motor control products into a new or existing EtherNet/IP network, specifically Rockwell Automation (RA) Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). EtherNet/IP (EIP) is being used in a wide range of industries and is one of the fastest growing industrial protocols in the United States. EtherNet/IP is an open source implementation, thus allowing for the continuous development and support from industry leaders (such as Eaton), and ensuring that this industrial application layer protocol support sustainability.
Instructions and examples will be based on Eaton EIP Assist tool, Eaton add-on instructions, RSLINX, and a Compact/ControlLogixTM PLC platform, configured with the RSLogix 5000 or Studio 5000 (RS5K) software environment. This guide will navigate, configure and explore the functionality of Eaton EIP-Assist I/O Tag Generation tool.
The EIP I/O Tag Generation tool was developed to allow technicians and engineers to select multiple Eaton EtherNet/IP products, their functions (pre-defined I/O assemblies), and then output the compiled data to a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file.
Once imported into the RS5K environment, these tags are then aliased to generic tags created when adding the Eaton module[s], thus simplifying integration and reducing commissioning time.
