Now that EtherNet/IP is supported by the Productivity Series of controllers, you can seamlessly communicate with EtherNet/IP enabled devices like Advantec Adam Remote IO devices, AMCI Absolute Encoders, Beckhoff I/O devices, Allen Bradley FlexDrives, AMCI Motion and pretty much anything else that supports the EtherNet/IP Explicit and Implicit protocols.
* New! … EtherNet/IP™ Scanner/Adapter as a Standard Protocol
The Productivity3000 controller now supports the ODVA’s EtherNet/IP as a standard protocol.
- Through its embedded Ethernet port, the P3-550 CPU can support EtherNet/IP configurable as a Scanner or Adapter (or both simultaneously).
- The P3-550 CPU can communicate to devices using either Explicit messaging or Implicit “I/O” messaging methods
- These two common implementations offer access to the majority of the EtherNet/IP devices available in the industry, including third-party controllers, drives and other I/O hardware.
- In Scanner mode, the P3-550 CPU supports up to 128 total connections with a maximum of 32 devices.
- Enabling the CPU to support and exchange EtherNet/IP messages simply requires completing fill-in-the-blank style configuration and Message instruction windows in the programming software.
- To assist with implementation, diagnostic tags are available to help determine which layer of the protocol may be preventing successful communications.
The following diagram helps explain these two basic types of EtherNet/IP traffic:
- Explicit Messages are great for “one-off” requests and/or requests that are not time-critical, but there is unavoidable overhead for both the TCP/IP message and the specification of the data being requested.
- I/O Messaging is very fast and efficient. There is minimal message overhead and all data specifications are handled ahead of time (NOT repeated in every message). It can provide deterministic, periodic updates for time-sensitive data.
The Productivity3000 (P3-550 CPU) supports BOTH types of messages; can function as Client, Server, Scanner or Adapter; AND the Productivity Suite software makes set-up and configuration a snap.
*Now also available for expanding serial communications!
P3-SCM Serial Communications Module
Productivity3000 4-port serial communications module.
- Capable of Modbus, ASCII and custom communications protocols
- The P3-SCM is also able to power the C-more Micro through RS-232 (Port 1 only) for use with the Productivity3000
- P3-SCM contains:
- (3) RS-232 (RJ12) ports, half or full duplex
- (1) port selectable between RS-232 (RJ12) or RS-485 (4-wire terminal block), half duplex
- All ports support Modbus RTU Master/Slave, ASCII In/Out and Custom Protocol up to 38.4K baud rate
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