Instructions
Table Of Contents
- 1 Preface
- 2 Safety
- 3 Preparation
- 4 About Anybus Communicator
- 5 Installation
- 6 Configuration Quick Guide
- 7 Communicator Configuration
- 7.1 Connecting the Communicator
- 7.2 Access the Built-In Web Interface From HMS IPconfig
- 7.3 Access the Built-In Web Interface From a Web Browser
- 7.4 Communicator Built-In Web Interface Overview
- 7.5 General Subnetwork Settings
- 7.6 About Transaction Templates
- 7.7 Build Transaction Templates
- 7.8 Nodes and Transactions
- 7.9 High Level Network Settings
- 7.10 Naming the Host
- 7.11 Station Name
- 7.12 I/O Data Map
- 7.13 Apply Configuration
- 7.14 Use an Existing Configuration
- 8 PLC Configuration
- 9 Verify Operation
- 10 Use Cases
- 11 Maintenance
- 12 Troubleshooting
- 13 Technical Data
- A Reference Guides
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4.2 How the Communication Works
The Communicator enables communication, data exchange, between one or more server devices
connected to a serial subnetwork and a client device connected to a high level network.
For example:
• The client device can be a PLC controller or a PC.
• A server devices can be a sensor, scanner, industrial robot or sniffer.
The Communicator main task is to cyclically send the transactions that the server(s) are
configured to execute, in order to request and transfer process data.
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User Manual
SCM-1202-176 1.0 en-US