Chapter 1. Introduction; Ethernet/Ip-Modbus Gateway Overview - Comtrol DeviceMaster EtherNet/IP-Modbus EIP-MOD User Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

This document describes how to configure the DeviceMaster EIP-MOD for the EtherNet/IP-Modbus after
basic DeviceMaster EIP-MOD installation and configuration procedures.
• EtherNet/IP Interface Profile (ControlLogix)
• Configuration Overview
• Serial Menus on Page 47
• Modbus Menus on Page 53
• Network Menus on Page 61
• Diagnostic Menus on Page 91
• System Menus on Page 119
See Locating the Latest Software and Documentation
and tools.

1.1. EtherNet/IP-Modbus Gateway Overview

The DeviceMaster EtherNet/IP-Modbus gateway provides the following functionality.
EtherNet/IP interface support:
• Supports all fully CIP compliant controllers including Rockwell ControlLogix, CompactLogix, SoftLogix,
Schneider Electric, Omron, and GE PLCs, OPC Servers, SCADA systems, HMIs and many more.
• Supports PCCC based PLCs such as MicroLogix, SLC 5/05 and PLC-5.
• EtherNet/IP Interface specifics:
- Maximum CIP sessions = 128
- Maximum CIP input (to PLC) connections = 128
- Maximum CIP output (from PLC) connections = 16
- Write-to-Tag/File and Read-from-Tag/File support
- CIP Modbus Object support. Custom service codes support additional Modbus function codes.
• EtherNet/IP controllers can communicate to:
• Shared Memory
• A wide variety of Modbus slave devices:
- Local serial Modbus/RTU and Modbus/ASCII slave devices
- Modbus/TCP slaves
- Remote serial Modbus/RTU and Modbus/ASCII devices connected to other gateways
• A wide variety of Modbus masters via Shared Memory:
- Modbus/TCP masters
- Modbus/RTU and Modbus/ASCII masters over Ethernet TCP connections
- Serial Modbus/RTU and Modbus/ASCII masters
• Other EtherNet/IP controllers via Shared Memory
- Via Class1 connections to Shared memory
- CIP Modbus Object messages
DeviceMaster EIP-MOD User Guide: 2000664 Rev. A
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