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Publication 20D-UM002C-EN-P - November 2003

4-4 Placing and Configuring Local I/O

Use the following flowchart to determine when a producer (controller, input

module, or ControlNet bridge module) will send data.

input or output data?

input

output

Data is sent to the

backplane at the RPI

remote or local?

analog

Data is sent to the

backplane at the RPI and at

the end of every program

scan.

Data is sent to the

backplane at the

RTS and RPI.

Data is sent to the

backplane at the

RTS.

analog or digital?

analog

digital

local

remote

digital

Remote data is sent:

• over the ControlNet

network at the actual

packet interval.

• over the EtherNet/IP

network at the requested

packet interval.

Yes

No

RTS ≤ RPI?

analog or digital?