ProSoft Technology brings EtherNet/IP connectivity to Allen-Bradley 5/02, 5/03 and 5/04 processors (June 1, 2003)

This in-chassis EtherNet/IP solution maintains control strategy without costly processor replacement.

The ProSoft Technology, Inc. MVI46-DFNT is the ideal solution for connecting Allen-Bradley SLC 5.02, 5/03 and 5/04 processors with Ethernet/IP networks. This powerful in-chassis module offers many features and benefits including:

• Cost effective single slot solution
• Operates via simple ladder logic, requiring no special software
• A pass-through port on the module redirects the DF1 master messages to the channel 0 port on the processor, allowing remote processor programming over Ethernet
• Email report generation allows users to receive e-mail with dynamic data for production reports directly from the SLC based on user defined database trigger values
• E-mail client can generate custom or built-in email messages to any valid user or group of users on the network
• Optimize SLC5/05 Ethernet/IP data throughput while communicating with MMI or SCADA and other control platforms. Program over the MVI46 channel without losing valuable process control bandwidth
• FTP server permits remote file transfer between the module and a remote host

The MVI46-DFNT module acts as a gateway between the Ethernet/IP Explicit Messaging, TCP/IP network, and the Allen-Bradley backplane. The data transfer from the SLC processor is asynchronous from the actions on the Ethernet/IP network. A 4000-word register space in the module is used to exchange data between the processor and the Ethernet/IP network. Five independent server connections permit remote clients to interact with all data contained in the module.