Dedicated Ethernet Port for Network Variables Exchange

Hello all,

I have two ctrlX devices exchanging PLC Network Variables, each set up as both a sender and a receiver. They are connected as shown in the image below:

The ctrlX devices are connected via XF50, and XF10 is connected to a router, allowing me to engineer them via my laptop (like downloading the PLC project, accessing the web interface, etc.).

I believe that using the dedicated connection through XF50 for the network variable exchange could improve performance (such as cycle time). Is there a way to configure this?

In the Sender’s NVL under Properties -> Network Variables -> Settings, I can set the port and broadcast address, but I haven't found the specific configuration I mentioned.


Thanks in advance! πŸ˜„

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