Anybus® Communicator - EtherNet/IP
AB7072
Integrate
your serial RS-232/422/485 based industrial devices and equipment to a
EtherNet/IP control system without the need for any changes to the device. Just
connect, configure and you're done!
The Anybus Communicator is a proven and trusted protocol
converter gateway that connects non-networked industrial devices and equipment
to EtherNet/IP. The gateway performs an intelligent protocol conversion and
presents the serial data to the Master PLC/Controller as easily processed I/O data.
The Communicator is slim stand-alone gateway designed for IP20
and DIN-rail mounting, requiring a 24-volt power supply. The Communicator is
conformance tested to current EtherNet/IP specifications guaranteeing network
compatibility.
CONVERT ALMOST ANY TYPE OF SERIAL PROTOCOL
The Communicator is capable of converting almost any type of
serial protocol such as Modbus RTU, ASCII, DF1 or any other type of proprietary
Query/Response or Produce/Consume protocol.
TYPICAL SERIAL APPLICATIONS
Typical serial applications include variable frequency drives,
sensors, actuators, human machine interfaces, barcode readers, RFID readers and
industrial scales among others.
EtherNet/IP interface features
- EtherNet/IP CONFORMANCE TESTED™ by ODVA
- EtherNet/IP Adapter Level 2 and Level 3 I/O Server CIP
- Max 509 bytes Input and 505 bytes Output data
- 10/100Mbit operation in full or half-duplex
- Device Level Ring (DLR) functionality available
(announce-based ring participant)
- Per-user security framework
- Quality of Service (QoS) available
- TCP/IP settings can be configurable with web-page,
Configuration Tool, DHCP or ARP
- Integrated switch allowing for a daisy-chain topology
- Dual RJ-45 ports available simultaneously
Serial protocol configuration features
No high level programming skills are needed to set up
the Anybus® Communicator as configuration is accomplished using the included,
easy to use Windows™ based ACM (Anybus Configuration Manager).
- Selectable RS-232/422/485 interface
- Pre-defined 6-step Modbus-RTU configuration wizard
- Selectable pre-loaded DF1 commands. No scripting or
serial frame building required!
- Ability to configure ASCII or vendor specific protocols
(Request/Response or Produce/Consume via a visual frame building interface
- Multi-language support for English, German, Spanish,
Italian, French, Polish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese
- Handy Save/Load function allows for a completed
configuration to be re-used for many other installations
- Password protection prevents unauthorized upload and
download of configurations
- Serial Line Listener and In-built Checksum calculations
for diagnostic and troubleshooting
Features and benefits
- Saves machine builders and device manufacturers of
integrating an EtherNet/IP interface
- Allows system integrators to retro-fit older automation
devices into modern EtherNet/IP communication structures
- Requires no hardware or software changes to be made to
the connected device
- Compatible with all PLCs with EtherNet/IP support
- Performs complete serial protocol conversion, no PLC
function blocks required
- Intelligent I/O data mapping within the Communicator
permits even devices with slow serial communication can be integrated without
any restrictions to the upper network
- Possibility to connect up to 31 nodes via one
Communicator giving inexpensive EtherNet/IP network connectivity for your
devices
- Integrated Email client, FTP server and embedded
webserver for diagnostics and data visualization
- Additional support for Modbus TCP Class 0, 1 and
partial Class 2
- Always free technical support from HMS and our global
Anybus Distributors
- Special Linking Device version available for Rockwell
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