User manual

Publication 1738-SG001B-EN-P

ArmorPoint I/O

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You can configure your system for information exchange between a range of devices and

computing platforms and operating systems.

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y Plant management (material handling)

y Configuration, data collection, and

control on a single, high-speed

network

y Time-critical applications with no

established schedule

y Data sent regularly

y Internet/Intranet connection

EtherNet/IP 1738-AENT

y High-speed transfer of time-critical

data between controllers and I/O

devices

y Deterministic and repeatable data

delivery

y Media redundancy

y Controller redundancy

y Intrinsic safety

y Redundant controller systems

ControlNet 1738-ACNR

y Connections of low-level devices

directly to plant-floor controllers,

without interfacing them

y Data sent as needed

y More diagnostics for improved data

collection and fault detection

y Less wiring and reduced start-up time

than a traditional, hard-wired system

DeviceNet

1738-ADN12

1738-ADN18

1738-ADN18P

1738-ADNX

y Connecting to an existing PROFIBUS

DP 5m bus, 12 MB network

PROFIBUS 1738-APB