Data Sheet

Frontline NetDecoder
™
Industrial Communication Analyzer
Clarity from Complexity
When something goes wrong with your industrial network, spending time and resources
trying to diagnose and resolve the problem is very costly.
With NetDecoder, you can learn about impending problems before they
occur. It’s an intuitive, passive network monitor and trouble-
shooting tool that offers high level views of your network activity
and helps you understand your communications trafc.
In an environment that demands deterministic control and information
exchange, having the right tool to help you understand your network activity is
absolutely critical. And that is just what NetDecoder delivers for a broad range of serial,
Ethernet and industrial protocols and buses.
NetDecoder
NetDecoder is a passive and easy-to-use network
monitor that helps less-skilled troubleshooters
understand what is happening on their
communications networks. The Dashboard View,
Network View Network View, Statistics Display and
Frame Display are intuitive, easy to read, and quickly
provide a wealth of information about the network.
Although NetDecoder is simple to work with, it does
provide a level of sophisticated and detailed information demanded by today’s network
specialist.
Use the same tool Rockwell
Automation Network Services
engineers use globally.
Product Highlights:
• PC-based Industrial Communications
analyzer
• Supports serial, Ethernet & industrial buses
Serial
• DF1/PCCC • IEC 60870-5-101
• Modbus RTU • IEC 60870-5-103
• Modbus ASCII • BSAP Bristol Babcock
• DNP3 • ABB COMLI
• BACNet • Emerson ROC
• IEC-60870-5-102 • Saia-Burgess S-Bus
• CC-Link
Ethernet
• Modbus/TCP • IEC 60870-5-104
• PROFINET • CC-Link IE
• DNP3
• EtherNet/IP (includes CIP and PCCC)
• Allen-Bradley CSP/PCCC
Industrial
• DeviceNet • CAN 2.0 A
• ControlNet
• Allen-Bradley DH-485
• Allen-Bradley Data Highway Plus
Suggested Uses:
• Check network health before adding a new
device or changing a conguration
• Diagnose device communication problems
• Survey and benchmark existing networks
to track network performance over time
• Commission new networks and network
expansions
NetDecoder is a must for
• SCADA Engineers
• System Integrators
• Network Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Field Service Personnel
Ethernet Protocols
Allen-Bradley / Rockwell
Industrial Bus Protocols
Allen-Bradley / Rockwell
Industrial Bus Protocols
Ethernet Protocols
NetDecoder’s Node Statistics
Network View enables you to see statistics on specic nodes including communcations
trafc details and node information for active nodes on the monitored side of the switch.
Individual Active Node Information
• Packets Transmitted and Received
• Bytes Transmitted and Received
• DNS Names
• Nodes In and Out
• Utilization Information
• Broadcast Information
• IP Address and MAC Address
• Named MAC Address
• NetBios Name
• Assigned User Friendly Names for Each Node
Serial ProtocolsSerial Protocols