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Glossary
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20-COMM-E EtherNet/IP Adapter User Manual
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DriveExplorer Software
A tool for monitoring and configuring Allen-Bradley products and network
communication adapters. It can be used on computers running various
Microsoft Windows operating systems. DriveExplorer software, version
3.xx or later, can be used to configure this adapter and PowerFlex drives.
This software tool has been discontinued and is now available as freeware
. There are
no plans to provide future updates to this tool and the download is being
provided ‘as-is’ for users that lost their DriveExplorer CD, or need to
configure legacy products not supported by Connected Components
Workbench software.
DriveTools SP Software
A software suite designed for running on various Microsoft Windows
operating systems. This software suite provides a family of tools, including
DriveExecutive software (version 3.01 or later), that you can use to
program, monitor, control, troubleshoot, and maintain Allen-Bradley
products. DriveTools SP software can be used with PowerFlex 7-Class and
PowerFlex 4-Class drives, and legacy drives that implement the SCANport
communication interface. Information about DriveTools SP software can be
accessed at
Duplex
Duplex describes the mode of communication. ‘Full-duplex’
communication lets a device exchange data in both directions at the same
time. ‘Half-duplex’ communication lets a device exchange data only in one
direction at a time. The duplex used by the adapter depends on the type of
duplex that other network devices, such as switches, support.
E
EDS (Electronic Data Sheet) Files
Simple text files that are used by network configuration tools to describe
products so that you can easily commission them on a network. EDS files
describe a product device type and revision. EDS files for many
Allen-Bradley products can be found
EtherNet/IP Network
EtherNet/IP (Industrial Protocol) is an open producer-consumer
communication network based on the Ethernet standard (IEEE 802.3), TCP/
IP, UDP/IP, and CIP. Designed for industrial communication, both I/O and
explicit messages can be transmitted over the network. Each device is
assigned a unique IP address and transmits data on the network. The
number of devices that an EtherNet/IP network can support depends on the
class of IP address. For example, a network with a Class C IP address can
have 254 nodes.
General information about EtherNet/IP and the EtherNet/IP specification
are maintained by the Open DeviceNet Vendor’s Association (ODVA).
ODVA is online at