R301.1 Experion C300 Controller User's Guide vii
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Contents
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..............................................................................1
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1
Intended audience..................................................................................................................1
Prerequisite skills ...................................................................................................................1
Online documentation reference ............................................................................................1
Locating related documentation .............................................................................................2
C300 CONTROLLER PURPOSE............................................................3
C300 Controller and C200 Controller comparison ................................................. 3
Getting started............................................................................................................ 5
What task do you want to perform?........................................................................................5
C300 CONTROLLER PLANNING AND DESIGN ...................................7
Review Experion system capabilities ...................................................................... 7
Control Hardware Planning Guide ........................................................................... 7
Series C control hardware ........................................................................................ 8
Series C form factor ...............................................................................................................8
C300 Controller ....................................................................................................................10
C300 Controller execution environments .............................................................................11
I/O modules supported by the C300 Controller ....................................................................12
Identify C300 Controller components.................................................................... 13
C300 Controller performance data......................................................................... 15
Control network considerations............................................................................. 16
C300 Interface to C200 Controllers and ControlNet using FTEB .........................................16
C300 Peer communication with Experion nodes..................................................................16
C300 connections with Rockwell PLC devices.....................................................................17
C300 connections to the Control Firewall.............................................................................17
C300 CONTROLLER INSTALLATION AND UPGRADES ...................19
Pre-installation considerations .............................................................................. 19
Installation declarations........................................................................................................19
Series C control hardware installation requirements ............................................................20