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ArmorStart® to ArmorPoint® Connectivity
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ArmorPoint Backplane Commissioning
Establishing a Backplane Node Address
Backplane node addresses are established automatically by the
ArmorPoint system on power up. Node addresses for the backplane
modules are allocated from left to right, starting at address 1.
Note: The rotary address switches are ignored on the starter
module when using the ArmorPoint backplane.
Note: When using RSNetWorx for DeviceNet with the 280A/
281A, 283A and 284A ArmorStart Distributed Motor
Controllers, DO NOT use the node commissioning
outlined in Chapter 8, DeviceNet™ Commissioning.
Details on Using the “ArmorStart Ladder Logic Configurator”
The ArmorStart Ladder Logic Configurator is a ladder logic routine
(File Name: ArmorStart_Configurator.ACD) designed so that under
program control, the entire product family of the ArmorStart
Distributed Motor Controllers can be configured easily from a Logix
based controller. The family of ArmorStart Distributed Motor
Controllers includes the following Bulletin Numbers: 280A, 281A,
283A and 284A. The ArmorStart Distributed Motor Controllers can
be networked over ControlNet or EtherNetIP, when on the appropriate
ArmorPoint backplane. The ladder logic file is designed to be merged
into an existing ladder logic file or it can be used as the basic program
and other logic can be added to it. This document assumes that the
reader has an average knowledge of the use of RSLogix5000 and
Logix based controllers. Device configuration is done inside the
Controller tag editor under the Monitor Tags tab.
Note: The ArmorStart Ladder Logic Configurator (File Name:
ArmorStart_Configurator.ACD) is provided on the CD
shipped with every ArmorStart product with the
ArmorPoint Communications protocol.
Theory of Operation
It is possible to connect an ArmorStart product to the Point I/O based
subnet of the ArmorPoint I/O system. This allows the ArmorStart to
be connected to EtherNetIP and ControlNet, along with the original
DeviceNet. The easiest way to program these ArmorStarts is to
use RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software, bridging through the
appropriate network. This ladder logic has been developed as an
alternate method of configuration.