User Manual User guide

2 Rockwell Automation Publication 1738-UM005A-EN-P - July 2013
Chapter 1 Overview of the 1738 ArmorPOINT I/O EtherNet/IP Adapter
• Half/full duplex 10 Mbit or 100 Mbit operation
• Panel or wall mounting
• Communication to and from other ArmorPOINT I/O modules in the
chassis
• Communication supported by RSLinx software
• IP address assigned via standard BootP or DHCP tools
• I/O configuration via RSLogix 5000 software
• No network scheduling required
• No routing tables required
• Support of connections from multiple controllers simultaneously
You must use RSLogix 5000 to configure these features. For more details on
configuration, see Configuration Requirements
in Chapter 3.
What the Adapter Does
The I/O adapters perform the following primary tasks:
• Control of real-time I/O data (also known as implicit messaging) - the
adapter serves as a bridge between I/O modules and the network
• Support of messaging data for configuration and programming
information (also known as explicit messaging)
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EtherNet/IP Network
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N
B
T
Other
Network
Devices
A
E
N
T
POINT
I/O
E
N
B
T
ControlLogix
I/O