ProSoft Technology ILX34-AENWG - Manual (Page 151)

ILX34-AENWG ♦ Point I/O Platform Reference
Wireless POINT I/O Adapter User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 151 of 177
August 16, 2013
6 Reference
In This Chapter
 Product Specifications ......................................................................... 151
 Functional Overview ............................................................................ 154
 ILX34-AENWG Wireless Diagnostic Object (101, 0x65) Vendor Specific
............................................................................................................ 156
 ILX34-AENWG Wireless Configuration Object (102, 0x66) Vendor Specific
............................................................................................................ 158
 Antennas ............................................................................................. 161
 Configuring RSLinx ............................................................................. 167
 Using the ILX34-AENWG with Earlier Versions of RSLogix 5000 ....... 170
 Additional Point I/O Documentation ..................................................... 170
6.1 Product Specifications
The ProSoft Technology ® Wireless POINT I/O Adapter is a high-speed,
standards-based 802.11g wireless input/output (I/O) communication adapter
offering a convenient wireless alternative for linking Rockwell Automation
®
controllers to distributed process I/O modules. Combining Ro ckwell Automation’s
field proven I/O with ProSoft Technology’s Integrated Wireless Architecture™
technology and support, the Wireless POINT I/O Adapter provides users an
optimum distributed I/O communication solution.
The Wireless POINT I/O Adapter Add-On Profile (AOP) utilizes the familiar
RSLogix™ 5000 programming environment and connection-based EtherNet/IP™
protocol to simplify configuring and communicating with POINT I/O racks
scattered throughout the process facility. The compact size of POINT I/O
systems, when coupled with the Wireless POINT I/O Adapter, make them ideal
for collecting data from and controlling moving systems such as robots,
automated carts, overhead cranes, earthmovers, as well as fixed-position racks
in hard-to-reach areas of the process plant.
The Wireless POINT I/O Adapter can be used in networks with RadioLinx ®
Industrial Hotspots or third party 802.11g access points to provide high-speed,
low latency 802.11g client communication over widely spaced plant areas. This
ability to work with existing standards-based wireless technology protects and
leverages the end-users' investment. For security, the Wireless POINT I/O
employs 802.11i WPA2 with AES Encryption.