ProSoft Technology AN-X-AMX - Manual (Page 6)

AN-X-AMXRIO Module Overview
This document is a user guide for the AN-X-AMXRIO communications module, which
connects a computer or other device to a Reliance AutoMax Remote I/O network, using
Ethernet. The module acts as a master on the AutoMax remote I/O network.
The module:
• Scans up to 7 slave drops
• Supports up to 248 words of scheduled output data and up to 250 words of
scheduled input data
• Scans AutoMax remote I/O racks and heads
• Maintains diagnostic counters
The AN-X-AMXRIO module exchanges scheduled data over Ethernet with a
ControlLogix processor, with RPIs from 5 to 3200 ms. Refer to page 16 for details.
The AN-X-AMXRIO module has a web interface for configuration and for monitoring
operation. You can communicate with the module using any standard web browser such
as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
You can configure the module offline or online. The module can read the configuration
of the currently connected AutoMax remote I/O network and store it.
The Windows utility supplied generates tags that can be imported to RSLogix Logix
5000.
A watchdog timer is implemented in the module’s hardware. If the firmware does not
kick the watchdog within the timeout period, the watchdog times out and places the
module into a safe fatal failure state.
A jabber inhibit timer is implemented in the module’s hardware. If the network
transmitter is on longer than 150% of the longest network frame time, the transmitter is
forced off and the module is placed into a safe fatal failure state.
The module firmware can be updated over Ethernet using the Windows utility supplied.
Refer to page 47 for details.