Establish a Unicast Implicit Connection - In-Sight 5.x.x Firmware
If the vision system is has In-Sight 5.x.x firmware version installed, the following steps must be taken to transfer data between an In-Sight vision system and a ControlLogix or CompactLogix PLC on an EtherNet/IP network, depending on the version of RSLogix 5000 being used to program the PLC.
RSLogix 5000, Version 14-19
- Establish the connection using a Generic ETHERNET-MODULE. For more information, see Establish the Connection Using a Generic ETHERNET-MODULE.
RSLogix 5000, Version 20+
- Install the EDS files included with In-Sight Explorer software. For more information, see Install the EDS Files.
- Establish the connection using the EDS generated profile. For more information, see Establish the Connection Using the EDS Generated Profile.