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Publication 1738-SG001B-EN-P
ArmorPoint I/O
Step 1 - Select:
y
a communication interface module
Selecting ArmorPoint I/O
Communication Interfaces
Separate communication interface adapters are available for different networks. Install
adapters into the POINTBus backplane to allow ArmorPoint I/O modules to communicate
with a controller.
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NetLinx open network architecture is the Rockwell Automation strategy of using open
networking technology for seamless, top-floor to shop-floor integration. The networks in
the NetLinx architecture ⎯ DeviceNet, ControlNet, and EtherNet/IP ⎯ speak a common
language and share a universal set of communication services. NetLinx architecture, part
of the Integrated Architecture, seamlessly integrates all the components in an automation
system from a few devices on one network to multiple devices on multiple networks
including access to the Internet ⎯ helping you to improve flexibility, reduce installation
costs, and increase productivity.
y EtherNet/IP is an open industrial networking standard that supports implicit and explicit
messaging and uses commercial, off-the-shelf EtherNet equipment and physical media.
y ControlNet allows intelligent, high-speed control devices to share the information
required for supervisory control, work-cell coordination, operator interface, remote
device configuration, programming, and troubleshooting.
y DeviceNet offers high-speed access to plant-floor data from a broad range of plant-floor
devices and a significant reduction in wiring.