10. easyE4 communication Connection to other devices
10.16 easy communication modules
10.16.1 easyE4 as a SWD coordinator
easyE4 control relays that feature an EASY-COM-SWD-C1 module can be used as
SmartWire-DT coordinators for lean automation applications.
easyE4 supports the Eaton Lean Automation concept that provides sev-
eral significant benefits within the scope of the Lean Solution strategy:
With SWD, the I/O level is integrated directly into the switchgear. This
means that
easyE4 can obtain direct access to the digital and analog data from com-
mand devices up to power switches via SWD.
This dispenses with the gateway and the I/O level. This enables users to
create flexible automation solutions with fewer components and less
engineering overhead.
Eaton calls this concept Lean Automation, and uses it to provide users in
the machine building and plant engineering industries with unparalleled
freedom so that they can design creative and profitable solutions.
10.16.1.1 SmartWire-DT - The System
The SmartWire-DT (SWD) communication system is an intelligent bus system and
makes possible the reliable and easy connection of switching devices, pilot devices
and I/O components with overriding bus systems.
An easy communication moduleEASY-COM-SWD-C1 is used to connect the
SmartWire-DT components directly to the easyE4.
Up to 99 SmartWire-DT modules with a total of up to 224 digital inputs/outputs and/or
up to 88 analog inputs/outputs can be connected on a SmartWire-DT line.
These SWD modules can be SmartWire-DT modules used to connect DIL contactors,
PKE motor-protective circuit-breakers and motor starters, DS7 soft starters, field bus
modules, and NZM circuit-breakers, as well as SmartWire-DT I/O modules,
SmartWire-DT RMQ modules, and base modules for signal towers.
The electrical connection is effected via a special 8-pole connecting lead and the rel-
evant plugs.
easySoft 8 is extremely useful when it comes to configuring the hardware and soft-
ware for a SmartWire-DT line. As soon as anEASY-COM-SWD-C1 module is added to
the project, the SWD tab will appear on the catalog. This SWD tab will help you
select and configure the SmartWire-DT modules on the SmartWire-DT line.
The SWD tab has the current consumption specifications for all SmartWire-DT mod-
ules. During planning, it will automatically calculate and display the corresponding
system's current consumption.
The inputs/outputs on a SmartWire-DT line are available in addition to
the inputs/outputs of the I/O expansion for easyE4 control relays; the
limit is the number of operands used in the .e80 project.
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