Specifications

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About the Book
At a Glance
Document Scope
This book describes the STB NIP 2311 Dual Port Ethernet Modbus TCP/IP network
interface module (NIM). The STB NIP 2311 can communicate with a fieldbus master
over Ethernet. The NIM represents the island configuration as a single node on an
Ethernet network. This guide includes the NIM’s:
z role in an Ethernet network
z capabilities as the gateway to the Advantys STB island
z external and internal interfaces
z flash memory and removable memory
z integrated power supply
z auto-configuration capability
z configuration data storage
z island bus scanning functionality
z data exchange capabilities
z diagnostic messages
z specifications
The dual-port configuration has two important advantages:
z supports a daisy chain topology
z provides two paths to the network in a daisy chain loop