Specifications

16 PLC-5 Controller Choices
1785-SO036C-EN-P - April 2002
ControlNet PLC-5 controllers The ControlNet PLC-5 controller offers embedded ControlNet
communication capabilities for control and information processing.
The ControlNet network provides both I/O control and peer-to-peer
communications on a 5Mbps network, with repeatability and
determinism.
You can have multiple ControlNet PLC-5 controllers on one
ControlNet network, with each controller handling its own I/O on the
network, and at the same time communicating with each other.
Multiple controllers can receive input data from one I/O or device
node.
ControlNet PLC-5 controllers
A ControlNet backup module provides backup of ControlNet I/O.
For details, see page 33.
Controller Choices
Features
• high-speed communication
through a ControlNet port
• redundant media options
• hot backup option
• plus the features of the Enhanced
PLC-5 controllers
Controller
Maximum
User
Memory
(words)
Total I/O Maximum Channels
PLC-5/20C
(1785-L20C15)
16K 512 any mix or
512 in + 512 out (complement)
1 ControlNet
1 DH+
1 DH+/remote I/O
PLC-5/40C
(1785-L40C15)
48K 2048 any mix or
2048 in + 2048 out (complement)
1 ControlNet
2 DH+/remote I/O
PLC-5/80C
(1785-L80C15)
100K 3072 any mix or
3072 in + 3072 out (complement)
1 ControlNet
2 DH+/remote I/O