Rockwell Automation 1785-CHBM ControlNet PLC-5 Hot Backup System User Manual - Manual (Page 24)

Publication 1785-UM024B-EN-P - January 2003
2-4 Understanding the ControlNet PLC-5 Hot Backup System Components
Summary of Required
Hardware, Firmware and
Software The following table summarizes hardware, firmware and software
requirements. Additionally, the table describes major enhancements
and in what revision of firmware they were made.
Hardware
Required PLC-5 Programmable
Controllers: If you are using a FLEX
I/O adapter: If you are using a 1771
adapter: If you are using an SLC
adapter:
1785-L40C15 or -L80C15, Series F 1794-ACN15 or -ACNR15
Series B, Revision A or later 1771-ACNR15 Series B,
Revision E or later 1747-ACN, -ACNR Series A,
Revision B or later
Firmware for:
PLC-5 Programmable Controllers FLEX I/O Adapter 1771 Adapter SLC Adapter
Series/Revision firmware must match for
ControlNet Hot Backup Series C, Revisions E and F
added noisy network
tolerance. Series B, Revision H added
scheduled data update
latency enhancement
Series F, Revision A.1 minimum for
ControlNet Hot Backup Series D, Revision A is
required for IB32P module
support Series B, Revision J is
adding ControlNet Hot
Backup capability and
performance enhancements
to the 1771-ACN15 adapter
Series F, Revision B firmware added
DataHighway Plus cross loading, fault code
for incompatible firmware revisions,
requalification of dual primary PLC-5
programmable controllers and user program
control for completion of qualification
enhancements
Series F, Revision C added SLC I/O, multicast
outputs, additional ControlNet I/O status bits
and expanded ControlNet I/O instruction
capability enhancements
Series F, Revision C.2 added noisy network
tolerance and performance enhancements
Software for:
PLC-5 Programmable Controllers FLEX I/O Adapter 1771 Adapter SLC Adapter
Windows 95 or Windows NT operating
system Windows 98 or Windows
NT operating system Windows 98 or Windows
NT operating system Windows 98 or Windows
NT operating system
RSLogix 5 ver. 3.21 or later RSLogix 5 ver. 3.21 or later RSLogix 5 ver. 3.21 or later RSLogix 5 ver. 5.0
RSNetWorx for ControlNet ver. 1.80 or later RSNetWorx for ControlNet
ver. 1.80 or later RSNetWorx for ControlNet
ver. 1.80 or later RSNetWorx for ControlNet
3.0