HMS - HMS ANYBUS COMMUNICATOR DEVICENET - AB7001

Serial gateway. DeviceNet to RS-232/422/485. Supply 24V DC

• Saves machine builders and device manufacturers of integrating a DeviceNet interface

• Allows system integrators to retro-fit older automation devices into DeviceNet communication structures

• Requires no hardware or software changes to be made to the connected device

• Compatible with all PLC's with DeviceNet support

• Performs complete serial protocol conversion, no PLC function blocks required

• Intelligent I/O data mapping within the Communicator permits even devices with slow serial communication can be integrated without any restrictions to the upper network

• Possibility to connect upto 31 nodes via one Communicator giving inexpensive DeviceNet network connectivity for your devices

• Always free technical support from HMS and our global Anybus Distributors

• Serial protocol configuration features

• No high level programming skills are needed to set up the Anybus® Communicator as configuration is accomplished using the included, easy to use Windows™ based ACM (Anybus Configuration Manager).

• Selectable RS-232/422/485 interface

• Pre-defined 6-step Modbus-RTU configuration wizard

• Selectable pre-loaded DF1 commands. No scripting or serial frame building required!

• Ability to configure ASCII or vendor specific protocols (Request/Response or Produce/Consume via a visual frame building interface

• Multi-language support for English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Polish, Russian, Chinese and Japanese

• Handy Save/Load function allows for a completed configuration to be re-used for many other installations

• Password protection prevents unauthorized upload and download of configurations

• Serial Line Listener and In-built Checksum calculations for diagnostic and troubleshooting

• DeviceNet interface features

• DeviceNet CONFORMANCE TESTED™ by ODVA

• DeviceNetNet Specification version: Communications Adapter profile 12

• Max. 512 bytes of Input and 512 bytes of Output data

• DeviceNet baudrate 125, 250, 500 kbit/s

• Supports I/O Slave messaging: Bit strobe, Polling, Cyclic, COS and Explicit Messaging

• MacID node address setting via DIP switch

• DeviceNet network configuration via .EDS file

• 1x 5-pin, 5.08 Phoenix plug connector