Connect EtherNet/IP Devices to Your Legacy PLC Data Tables
You can now make your legacy serial PLCs talk to EtherNet/IP Adapter devices! Any of your old, serial PLCs like the PLC5, SLC, or MicroLogix can now read and write cyclic data from EtherNet/IP devices. It’s the perfect tool to keep those old legacy PLCs from the scrap pile.
How Do I Use the 460ECDFM in My Application?
For most applications the mapping is very straight forward. PLC data table values (File like N7:200 and F9:1) are mapped directly into the Input and Output assemblies of the mating EtherNet/IP device connections. It really is that simple to connect EtherNet/IP devices to your Legacy PLC data tables.
For more gateway solutions check out our Legacy Solutions for Allen-Bradley PLCs page.
Why Use Real Time Automation as a Gateway Supplier?
While there are certainly other companies offering protocol gateways, there is no one who provides the level of support and service that you receive from Real Time Automation. When you call us, a live person answers the phone. If you talk with our sales team, you will get honest answers and recommendations. And rest assured, all the support you get is from an engineer who had a hand in the product’s development, and support doesn’t need a ticket or 24-hour wait. We get back to you as soon as possible. It’s an RTA promise.
Ethernet/IP Scanner Features
Operation Modes: Class 1 I/O Scanner (minimal Adapter is required and supported)Message Support: Implicit Class 1 Cyclic I/O, Explicit not supported
Data Types: BIT8,16 & 32; INT8, 16, 32 & 64; UINT8,16, 32 & 64; Float & Double
Maximum EtherNet/IP Adapter Devices: 32
Max Data Per Adapter Connection: Up to 496 bytes in each direction
DF1 Master Features
Operation Modes: DFM Full Duplex and DFM Half DuplexPLCs Supported: MicroLogix 1000, SLC 5/03 5/04 5/05, most PLC5s
Maximum number of Devices supported: 1 in Full Duplex Mode, 32 in Half Duplex
Data Type Supported: 100 Integers or 100 Binaries, or 50 floats, 82 character string per scan line
Scan lines: 100 input, 100 output
Physical Connections: RS485 and RS232
What our Customers are Saying
“I challenged a customer to get it working by the time I got back from his break room with a Coke and he indeed had it working when I got back. He then said, "It’s worth twice the price!"”
Eric P. / Kendall Electric
“Everything seems to be working as we imagined. Thanks for the great response time. I did not see any way to save the configuration other than screen shots, but the configuration did not get lost in the update. Thanks again, and you were a pleasure to work with.”
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