UPDATE:

For those users who have our 435NBA Serial – EtherNet/IP gateways

We now have a way to send and or receive up to 400 bytes of string data in Control Compact and Flex Logix PLCS (any tag based PLC). Here’s how.

In  RSLogix 5000, under Data Types, Strings. Create a new string type. Give it a name.  Choose Maximum Characters in it to be to 400 bytes or less. Create a Controller tag. Under data type select the tag you created in above. You may use the tag you created for both incoming and outgoing data.

PLC Tag Set Up

Be sure to make the Buffer Transmit Length the same or less than what you created in the plc.

Happy Networking