When using the following display units, you can control external I/Os at remote locations by using EtherNet/IP-compatible adapter units. In the project, from [I/O Driver] select [EIP Driver]. The EIP driver connects the display unit (scanner) and the EtherNet/IP adapter via Explicit or Implicit message communication.
STC6000 Series
31.10.1 Setting Up - EtherNet/IP
For each display unit, you can construct an open network, connecting a maximum 32 EtherNet/IP-compatible adapter units.
Communication with the EtherNet/IP adapter has been tested with Schneider Electric's TM3BCEIP.
The EtherNet/IP specification is defined by ODVA and can be viewed on the ODVA Web site.
https://www.odva.org/
EIP Driver
The EIP driver specification is as follows. Note that the EIP driver has not been certified by ODVA.
|
EtherNet/IP function |
EIP driver specification |
|
Class1 (Implicit Message) |
Yes |
|
Class3 (Explicit Message with connection) |
Yes |
|
UCMM (Explicit Message without connection) |
Yes |
|
Send Configuration Data |
No |
|
DLR |
No |
|
QoS |
No |
|
CIP Security |
No |
|
CIP Safety |
No |
|
Number of Connections |
Class1: 32 |
|
Connection Size (Fixed/Variable) |
Fixed only |
|
RPI (ms) |
10 ms*1 |
|
PPS |
3200 pps |
|
Max. Input bytes/packet |
Class1: 128 |
|
Max. Output bytes/packet |
Class1: 128 |
|
Max. Total Input bytes (Refresh Size) |
Class1: 128 |
|
Max. Total Output bytes (Refresh Size) |
Class1: 128 |
|
Max. Adapters |
32 |
*1You can set from 2 milliseconds. However, since the minimum scan time for logic is 10 milliseconds, it is recommended to set the RPI to 10 milliseconds.