Rockwell Automation 2100-GK61 DeviceNet to SCANport User Manual
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Publication 2100-UM001B-EN-P – January 2001
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Using this Manual
Safety Precautions
Please read the following safety precautions carefully.
Terms and Abbreviations
The following terms and abbreviations are specific to this product. 
For a complete listing of Allen-Bradley terminology, refer to the 
Allen-Bradley Industrial Automation Glossary, Publication AG-7.1.
!
ATTENTION: Only personnel familiar with 
SCANport products and associated machinery should 
plan or implement the installation, start-up, 
configuration, and subsequent maintenance of the 
DeviceNet to SCANport Communication Module with 
Digital Inputs. Failure to comply may result in personal 
injury and/or equipment damage.
Terms
Definition
DeviceNet
An open network that provides probabilistic I/O control 
through a managed bit-wise non-destructive multiplexing 
scheme. 
SCANport
A standard peripheral communications interface for various 
Allen-Bradley drives and power products.
SCANport 
Peripheral
A device that provides an interface between SCANport and 
a network. It is often referred to as an adapter. For example, 
the DeviceNet to SCANport Communication Module with 
Digital Inputs is a SCANport peripheral.
SCANport 
Product
A device that uses the SCANport communications interface 
to communicate with one or more peripheral devices. For 
example, a motor drive such as a 1336 PLUS is a SCANport 
product.
Digital Input
ON-OFF input voltages of 230Vac, 115Vac, or 
24Vdc.
RSNetWorx, 
RSLinx, 
RSLogix, 
RSLogix500
Rockwell Software products which provide communication to 
a wide range of applications. Refer to 
http://www.software.rockwell.com for more information.