Chad, I guess you will have to either buy more Integrators or extend your existing modbus network to accomodate the new data you wish to integrate - anybody out there been through that recently (I have that problem now)? When I look at my existing MG30s and AB30s I count FOUR ports on top (on the "elevator"). Why are some of you saying ther are TWO ports? We think this limitation is dumb, since a COMM processor can talk to different printers or terminals on its four different ports, but an Integrator cannot do the same thing with multiple PLCs using its different ports. As I said, I like the idea of the AW51-I best, with all the A-B PLCs, and the AW, plugged into one ethernet hub. Bob Driscoll Bravo Northwest Power Systems >From: "Gary M. Jones" <gjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: "'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro and Allen Bradley >Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 13:13:11 -0600 > > >It is true according to the Foxboro hardware documentation. See PSS >21H-7G4 B3 for Modbus devices and PSS 21H-7G5 B3 for Modbus Plus devices. > The additional ports are only used for redundant connections in port 2. > >Gary M. Jones >James-Mangan Automation >Phone: 979-265-5556 Ext. 102 >Fax: 979-265-5502 >Cell: 979-480-4072 >e-mail: gjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Airhart, Chad M. [SMTP:Chad.Airhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 12:59 PM >To: 'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro and Allen Bradley > > >Is that true for the Modicon PLC Gateways. I thought each of the four >ports >on top of the integrator could be connected to different devices? Is that >not true? We have not done it yet but are planning on using another port >on >a Gateway already in use communicating with our GC's for communicating with >some billing power meters and a third port for communicating with some >networked coriolis meters. I had not planned on having to buy additional >gateways for those projects. > >Chad Airhart >Senior Instrument, Electrical & Control Systems Engineer >Equistar Chemicals, LP. >Victoria, TX >Wk. (361) 572-2568 >Pgr. (361) 270-2214 alpha messaging at 3612702214@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Fx. (361) 572-2541 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Driscoll [SMTP:rdrisco@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:55 AM > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro and Allen Bradley > > > > > > To all, > > > > One thing I seem to have learned is that, with either the Allen-Bradley >or > > > > Modicon Integrator modules, the only way to connect multiple devices >into > > the Foxboro is to do it through a connection to a PLC network such as >DH, > > ethernet, or modbus multidrop. Even though there may be more than one > > port > > on the integrator, you cannot direct connect two or more separated PLCs >to > > > > the integrator, the integrator must connect to either one PLC directly, >or > > > > to one multi-PLC network. The only use of additional ports is for > > redundancy. Its not one PLC (or network) per port. Also you cannot > > connect > > two separate networks to an integrator. Please confirm this > > understanding. > > > > Thanks everyone for your advice on this one. > > > > Regards, > > > > Bob Driscoll > > Bravo Northwest Power Systems > > > > > > >From: "Robert Driscoll" <rdrisco@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Reply-To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro and Allen Bradley > > >Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 12:47:24 -0500 > > > > > > > > >We will be installing six ethernet CL PLCs each with approximately 500 > > I/O. > > >I think its a good fit for the AW51-I. > > > > > >I checked the list prices of the Foxboro items on their website. About > > how > > >much is the A-B Interchange package? > > > > > >Bob Driscoll > > >Bravo Northwest Power Systems > > > > > > > > > >From: "Stephen T. Woodworth" <swoodworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >Reply-To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro and Allen Bradley > > > >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 10:31:08 -0600 > > > > > > > > > > > >Mr. Driscoll, > > > > > > > >You will need a second ethernet port for the AW51-I. The first port >is > > > >tied > > > >to the node, and the second is tied to the PLC network hub or router. > > >Only > > > >the Interchange software, which you purchase from your A-B rep, is > > >required > > > >in addition to the workstation software from Invensys (Foxboro). We > > have > > > >tied ControlLogix to integrators via although not to the ethernet > > > >integrator, but the mechanics are the same. There is no economic > > > >justification to using the ethernet gateway if you are not going to >tie > > > > >it > > > >to more than one PLC. The installations I have seen, or for which we > > >have > > > >prescribed an ethernet gateway, all tie into multiple ethernet PLC > > hubs, > > >or > > > >were tied to Pyramid Integrators which have subsequently migrated to > > > >ethernet PLC's. > > > > > > > >Stephen T. Woodworth > > > >FeedForward, Inc. > > > >1341 Canton Road, Suite H1 > > > >Marietta, GA 30066 > > > >770.426.4422 > > > >mailto:swoodworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >[mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert Driscoll > > > >Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 3:11 PM > > > >To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; john.metsker@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro and Allen Bradley > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >John, > > > > > > > >Good info. > > > > > > > >Did you buy the INTERCHANGE software straight from Foxboro or from >A-B? > > > >Any > > > >other software packages needed (other than the AW license itself)? > > > > > > > >Have you personally done a job integrating A-B Control Logix PLCs > > > >(emulating > > > >PLC5s) to AW51-I? > > > > > > > >Did you connect the AW51-I into a hub to network it to multiple PLCs? > > >Did > > > >that connection resemble Figure 1-2 in B0400BN ending up with >"Ethernet > > > >Device with AUI Connector" plugged into hub? 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