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complex drive control functions yet retains the ability to communicate to the drives via a high
performance Ethernet network.
Based on high speed, open Ethernet communication protocols you get the most flexibility going
into the future. Avtron’s ESBX Ethernet board supports the following protocols that are
compatible with popular Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s):
• Modicon: Modbus TCP
• General Electric: Ethernet Global Data, (EGD) (drive-to-drive communication with or
without a PLC)
Includes GE 90/70, 90/30 PLC’s
• Designed and interfaces with Rockwell: Ethernet IP
Type 1 (ControlLogix) Implicit Messaging
Type 3 ControlLogix, SLC, and PLC-5 (except 5/250)
Includes Allen Bradley Control Logix, PLC-5 and SLC PLC’s
• Avtron Peer Primitive: Autoscan, ADDAPT, and other Avtron tool interfaces
All protocols are included with ADDvantage-32 PLUS software and all are active
simultaneously. These protocols allow high-speed communication from PLC’s, HMI Operator
Displays, ADDAPT 2000, Avtron Performance View Process Diagnostic System, and other
external devices to the ADD-32 PLUS drives as well as drive to drive. The benefits are
minimized system wiring and enhanced system reliability, while retaining maximum flexibility
through the life of your drive system. All Drive related system I/O (except E-Stop) can be
communicated over the Ethernet network. Detailed descriptions of these protocols can be rather
complex and lengthy for this user manual. Please reference the Ethernet Engineering Reports
and technical Application Notes for the most recent up-to-date list of supported Ethernet
protocols. This information can be obtained on Avtron’s web site at http://www.avtron.com/.
ADDAPT 2000 and PLC programming packages can operate simultaneously on the same
computer if required. It does not require two network cards inside the desktop computer to
communicate to two devices, unless the two devices exist on two totally isolated networks.
Note: In a Windows 2000 system, if you disable multiple network adapter (NIC) cards, then
re-enable them, they are re-assigned as ports in the order they are enabled. This means you can
accidentally swap the NIC’s used by eth0 & eth2.
8.6.2 ADDAPT 2000
ADDAPT 2000 Programming Tools must be used if communicating to drives over Ethernet.
ADDAPT 98 and the older ADDAPT DOS software do not support Ethernet communication.
ADDAPT DOS will not work using serial link or any form of communication when drive has
Ethernet Application software. Before communicating with ADDvantage-32 PLUS drives over
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