Configuring remote racks with RSNetWorx
RSNetWorx is a standalone application that is used to configure the Logix network topologies and export them to an EDS file, which we can import into our Logix application. Without an EDS file, we are unable to set up remote racks in an application. Remote racks are an advanced topic in the Logix platform, and we will not cover it in detail in this book. For more details on RSNetWorx, see our link to the Rockwell Automaton Literature Library document in the Getting Results with RSNetWorx section in the appendix of this book.
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RSNetWorx is on the annual release of the Rockwell Automation toolkit. It can also be found on the Rockwell website as a free download for approved customers and system integrators. There are three versions of the product, one for each Logix network type (EtherNet/IP, ControlNet, and DeviceNet).
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RSNetWorx for EtherNet/IP