EtherNet/IP Communications and Diagnostics eLearning course

iTEK Trainer Series

Communications and Diagnostics

Course overview

This interactive, self-paced eLearning course explains the concepts of Ethernet Industrial Protocol (EtherNet/IP) Communications and Diagnostics. During the course, you will learn how to establish EtherNet/IP connections, send messages, and perform basic networking diagnostics.

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The course uses professional illustrations and animations to help clarify concepts of EtherNet/IP networking. Detailed background information, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to reference materials provide you with a variety of learning tools. These tools will provide you with the knowledge required to establish EtherNet/IP connections to remote devices, send messages over an EtherNet/IP network via produced and consumed tags and a message instruction, and configure the 9300-8EDM Ethernet Diagnostic module.

Gauge knowledge

The iTEK Trainer series of courses provide you with opportunities to test your knowledge through question and answer sessions. These question and answer sessions will allow you to gauge your knowledge level and help identify areas for improvement. You can take the courses as many times as you like to further your skills.

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Course content

Listed here are the content lessons in the EtherNet/IP Communications and Diagnostics course. In addition to the content lessons, all iTEK Trainer courses include a course introduction, module-level practice lessons, and pre- and post-testing. Select each item to see the learning objectives for each lesson.

  • Add a remote EtherNet/IP module to the Studio 5000 Logix Designer I/O configuration folder.
  • Configure an EtherNet/IP module in a local chassis.
  • Add a remote EtherNet/IP module to the Studio 5000 Logix Designer I/O configuration folder.
  • Configure an EtherNet/IP module in a remote chassis.
  • Add a digital I/O module to the Studio 5000 Logix Designer I/O configuration folder.
  • Configure a digital I/O module.
  • Add an analog I/O module to the Studio 5000 Logix Designer I/O configuration folder.
  • Configure an analog I/O module.
  • Modify EtherNet/IP module parameters.
  • Modify an EtherNet/IP module’s communication format.
  • Add a controller to the Studio 5000 Logix Designer I/O configuration folder.
  • Configure a controller.
  • Understand the produce/consume data model.
  • Create a produced tag.
  • Create a consumed tag.
  • Use arrays in produced and consumed tags.
  • Create a controller-scoped tag to be used in an MSG instruction.
  • Configure an MSG instruction.
  • Understand message management strategies.
  • Configure the 9300-8EDM Module’s network interface.
  • Authorize MAC addresses.
  • Configure IGMP snooping.
  • Configure alarm diagnostics.
  • Configure port mirroring.
  • Open a command prompt.
  • Obtain the IP Address of a computer.
  • Access diagnostic information for an EtherNet/IP module using a web browser.
  • Access information about modules residing in the same chassis with an EtherNet/IP module using a web browser.

Common EtherNet/IP questions

This course also includes animated and narrated tutorials that provide answers to common questions regarding EtherNet/IP networking. Common questions include:


Screenshots

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