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2.6
Connecting the Controller to Your PC
An Ethernet network connection is used to download finished control
applications from your PC to the Pointe Controller unit. It is also used to monitor
the unit's runtime performance and to share Modbus TCP data between different
control devices. An RJ-45 Ethernet port is located at the left side of the Pointe
Controller unit.
The simplest system is a point-to-point connection. Point to point connections, as
illustrated below, require only a crossover type patch cable.
An Ethernet crossover cable, shown below, connects the transmitter on one side,
with the receiver on the other. This is a category 5 type UTP crossover patch cable.
Cable length is limited to less than 100 meters.
You can now power on the Pointe Controller unit and proceed to Chapter 3,
“Quickstart Project.”