Rockwell Automation 1336T ControlNet Frn1.02 Rev 1.5 - Manual (Page 8)

Preface
Publication 1336 FORCE–5.18 –– March, 1999
Preface
Read this preface to familiarize yourself with this manual. This
preface covers the following topics:
•
who should use this manual
•
an overview of the ControlNet
t Adapter Board
•
the purpose of this manual
•
terms and abbreviations
•
conventions used in this manual
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Allen-Bradley support
Use this manual if you are responsible for installing, wiring, starting
up, programming, or troubleshooting control systems that use the
ControlNet Adapter Board.
To use this product, you should be able to program and operate an
Allen-Bradley PLC and/or DriveTools. In particular, you need to be
familiar with ControlNet concepts and configurations, and be able to
program messaging instructions.
The ControlNet board contains primarily the same functionality of
the PLC Comm Board except as shown in the following matrix:
Function: PLC Comm Board: ControlNet Adapter Board:
Messaging Via Data Highway Plus Via ControlNet
Discrete Data Transfer 1 /
4
, 1 /
2
, full rack via RIO Full rack via ControlNet
Communication Channels 2 independently configurable 1 channel with redundancy
You can add a ControlNet Adapter Board to your 1336 FORCE
system to expand the communications capabilities. The following
are the major features of the CNA Board:
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Direct Connection to ControlNet V 1.5 Network providing
Discrete I/O transfer and message blocks.
•
support for up to five SCANport
t devices that allow you to
connect to a wide range of Allen-Bradley devices
•
four analog inputs and four analog outputs
•
function block programming to help you customize the way your
drive operates
Who Should Use this
Manual
What Is the ControlNet
Adapter Board