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Product Specification S4Cplus M2000/BaseWare OS 4.0 29
1.14 Communication
The controller has three serial channels for permanent use - two RS232 and one
RS422 Full duplex - which can be used for communication point to point with
printers, terminals, computers and other equipment. For temporary use, like service,
there are two more RS 232 channels.
The serial channels can be used at speeds up to 19,200 bit/s (max. 1 channel with speed
19,200 bit/s).
The controller has two Ethernet channels and both can be used at 10 Mbit/s or
100 Mbit/s. The communication speed is set automatically.
Figure 12 Point-to-point communication.
The communication includes TCP/IP with intensive network configuration
possibilities like:
- DNS, DHCP etc. (including multiple gateway)
- Network file system accesses using FTP/NFS client and FTP server
- Control and/or monitoring of controllers with RAP protocol makes it possible
to use OPC, ActiveX, and other APIs for integration with Window applications
- Boot/upgrading of controller software via the network or a portable PC.
Figure 13 Network (LAN) communication.
Temporary
Permanent
Main CPU console
Ethernet 10 Mbit/s
Ethernet or serial
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