Get Ethernet TCP/IP Enabled ASCII Devices Connected to the Data Table of an Allen-Bradley PLC
The 460ETCTCP enables you to transfer ASCII data within TCP/IP packets to an Allen-Bradley PLC. It provides a straightforward solution for easily passing TCP socket connection data to an Allen-Bradley PLC. You can interpret the ASCII data strings into meaningful data types before delivering them to the PLC. Moreover, this product is Made in the USA, is always in stock, and comes with a 5-year warranty. If you need to connect Ethernet TCP/IP Device to Allen Bradley PLC Gateway this is the solution for you.
How Does the Data Move In and Out of the Allen-Bradley PLC?
You map incoming and outgoing Ethernet TCP/IP data to user-defined Tags or Registers in your Allen-Bradley PLC’s data table. You allocate two areas of tag or register blocks: one for receiving Ethernet TCP/IP data and another that the gateway reads and passes to Ethernet TCP/IP device(s). If your device uses delimiters, the 460ETCTCP can automatically remove them from incoming messages and add them to outgoing ones, simplifying delimiter management in your PLC. Additionally, it can parse Ethernet TCP/IP data into up to 50 segments by delimiter or offset, making ASCII data integration into an A-B PLC simpler.
For more gateway solutions check out our Solutions for Allen-Bradley PLCs page.
Why Use Real Time Automation as a Gateway Supplier?
The 460ETCTCP provides an option to access those Ethernet TCP/IP devices that always seem to creep into your architecture no matter how hard you try to keep them out. With the 460ETCTCP you can easily connect to those devices with your Allen-Bradley PLC. 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.
Real Time Automation ASCII to AB PLC SOLUTION COMPARISON
| Part Number | 460ETCTCP | |
| Good For | Barcode Readers, Printers, Weigh Scales, Displays and other ASCII devices | Weather Stations, UPS Systems and any other Ethernet TCP/IP devices that output a compound ASCII string |
| PLC Setup | ASCII data in a TCP/IP packet gets mapped to a single Tag or Register | ASCII data in a TCP/IP packet can be parsed to multiple Tag or Register locations |
| Alarming | N/A | Email alarming available |
| Pricing | Same Pricing Model | |
Ethernet TCP/IP Device Features
Operation Modes: Client or ServerMaximum Number of Devices Supported: 10
Maximum Number of Characters Transferred: 1024
Delimiter Processing: Incoming Delimiters automatically removed; Outgoing Delimiters automatically added
Parsing: Parse String of ASCII Data in up to 50 Segments by Delimiter or Offset
Concatenation: Concatenate up to 50 segments/strings of ASCII data with optional delimiter
EtherNet/IP Tag Client Features
PLC Support: ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, MicroLogix, SLC’s and PLC5E’sMaximum Number of PLCs Supported: 5
Maximum Number Read Tags or Registers Supported: 150 per PLC
Maximum Number Write Tags or Registers Supported: 150 per PLC
Array Support: Yes, for all data types except strings
Supported Data Types: ControlLogix / CompactLogix / FlexLogix: Bit, 32 Bit Array, SINT, INT, REAL, STRING, DINT, MicroLogix / SLC / PLC5E: 16 Bit Array, INT, REAL, STRING
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.”
Kevin L. / Extol, Inc.
