For Allen-Bradley

1. Start Epson RC+ 8.0 on your PC.

2. Connect to the robot controller. You may need to configure a connection to the robot controller in [Setup]-[PC to Controller Communications]. See the Epson RC+ 8.0 User's Guide for instructions.

3. From the [Setup] menu, select [System Configuration].

   

4. Click [Controller]-[Inputs/Outputs]-[Fieldbus Slave]. Configure the number of inputs and outputs bytes to 128 or greater as shown below, then click [Apply].

   * 128 bytes are used for Function Block communications. Set 128 bytes or greater to use the remote I/O function.

   

5. Expand [Fieldbus Slave] in the tree and select [Ethernet/IP].

   Set the IP address, mask, and gateway that will be used for communication from the A1 EtherNet module in the PLC.

   

6. Select [Remote Control]-[PLC] and select Allen-Bradley as the PLC Vendor.

   

7. Click [Close] on the [System Configuration] dialog. The controller will restart.