Rockwell Automation 1747-KFC15 SLC500 CONTROLNET RS-232 USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 5)

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• Rockwell Software’s RSLogix500™, and RSLinx™
• Network Access cable (1786-CP)
Other ContolNet devices and software that comply with the ControlNet
Network specifications can also be used with the KFC15 module.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
This manual may use the following terms as defined below:
ControlNet
The communication architecture that allows the exchange of messages
between devices that follow the ControlNet specifications. ControlNet is
a real-time, control-layer network that provides high-speed transport for
both time-critical I/O and message data. A ControlNet network can be
either single or redundant media.
DF1
Allen-Bradley’s RS-232 proprietary protocol.
Full Duplex
The ability to simultaneously send/receive data between devices,
point-to-point.
Half Duplex
The data transmission in one direction at a time, usually
point-to-multipoint.