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Example of an architecture: Water application
Architectures
Modicon M580 automation 
platform
I/O architectures
Example of an architecture
Example of an architecture for a Hydro power application
Distributed equipment 
connected to a ConneXium 
managed switch (DRS) 
mixed on Ethernet RIO main 
ring
Modbus SL
Hardwired
equipment
Control network
Modicon M580 
main rack
Modicon X80 
remote drop
Modicon X80 
long distance 
remote drop on 
optical ber 
with embedded 
NRP optical 
ber modules
Ethernet
Example of an architecture: Hydro power application
Processors:
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Software:
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Ruggedized Modicon M580 
modules: page 5/2
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