Allen-Bradley controllogix 1756-L55M12 - Chapter 3 Introduction

21 Publication 1756-UM001G-EN-P - January 2007
Chapter 3
Communicate over Networks
Introduction
This chapter explains over what networks you can communicate.
Network Support Example
Control distributed (remote) I/O
• EtherNet/IP network
• ControlNet network
• DeviceNet network
• Universal remote I/O network
• Foundation Fieldbus network
• HART network
Produce/consume (interlock) data between controllers
• EtherNet/IP network
• ControlNet network
Send and receive messages to and from other devices.
This includes access to the controller via RSLogix 5000
programming software.
• EtherNet/IP network
• ControlNet network
• DeviceNet (to devices only) network
• serial network
• DH+ network
• DH-485 network
ControlLogix Controller
Control Network
Distributed (remot
e
I/O Platform)
ControlLogix Controller
Control Network
Other Logix5000
Controller
ControlLogix Controller
Control Network
Other Remote
Devices
Topic Page
EtherNet/IP Network Communication 22
ControlNet Network Communication 25
DeviceNet Network Communication 28