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- Create an XML file that describes the structures, assemblies and objects to be used. Customized structures can be created to match the needs of a particular application. For external devices (i.e. devices not manufactured by Fairmount Automation), match the data format of the structures to the defined Input and Output Assembly format as specified by the manufacturer.
- Link the structure library you created to the EtherNet/IP network by a right click on the EtherNet/IP network in the Workspace, and selecting Link Structure Libraries.
- Create any External Devices needed for the configuration.
- Also in the device hardware/module properties, via a click on the EtherNet/IP network, specify the which assemblies are to be used for Input, Output and Configuration. You only need to specify assemblies for what you need, leave the remaining ones as NONE. For example, when connecting to another. Also specify objects to be used.
- Create the schema(s) required. Some EtherNet/IP operators only use structures as data input or output, therefore use the compose and decompose operators to build or fan out the structures needed to interact with the EtherNet/IP operators.
- Once the EtherNet/IP operators are instantiated in the Schema, set their basic properties, and when attaching them to hardware, set any additional properties required.