Object Description
The Identity Object provides identification of and general information about the module.
The object supports multiple instances. Instance 1, which is the only mandatory instance, describes the whole product. It is used by applications to determine what nodes are on the network and to match an EDS file with a product on the network. The other (optional) instances describe different parts of the product, e.g. the software.
If modular device functionality is enabled, a list of the modules in the slots can be retrieved and made available to the network master by sending a get request to class attribute 100.
Instance attributes 1 - 7 can be customized by implementing the EtherNet/IP Host Object.
Additional identity instances can be registered by implementing the CIP Identity Host Object (host application object).
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