{"id":2302,"date":"2017-12-29T06:03:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T06:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2302"},"modified":"2021-06-28T09:57:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T09:57:27","slug":"plx31-eip-ascii4","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/product\/plx31-eip-ascii4\/","title":{"rendered":"EtherNet\/IP to ASCII Gateway with 4 Serial Ports <br \/><h5>PLX31-EIP-ASCII4<\/h5>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>EtherNet\/IP to ASCII Gateway with 4 Serial Ports<\/h2>\n<p>ProSoft Technology\u2019s EtherNet\/IP\u2122 to ASCII four-port communication gateway allows high-speed bi-directional data transfers between EtherNet\/IP\u2122-enabled PACs and ASCII devices such as weigh scales and barcode readers. The EtherNet\/IP\u2122 protocol driver supports the explicit messaging implementation. The gateway is userconfigurable as both a client and a server.<\/p>\n<p>EtherNet\/IP\u2122 PACs include Rockwell Automation\u00ae ControlLogix\u00ae and CompactLogix\u2122, as well as several Schneider Electric\u00ae controllers. Applications for this module are found in most industries, especially manufacturing, oil &amp; gas, electrical power and food processing.<\/p>\n<p>The gateway has several features that allow for simplified integration, reduced commissioning time and optimized performance.<\/p>\n<h2>Features and Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Data prioritization: Multiple I\/O connections allow you to set RPIs for status and\/or control data, optimizing Ethernet bandwidth.<\/li>\n<li>Includes an embedded EDS Add-On Profile, allowing for simplified integration and reduced commissioning time.<\/li>\n<li>Includes a SD card slot (SD card optional) for storing configuration files. This can be used for disaster recovery.<\/li>\n<li>ProSoft Discovery Service: This utility allows your PC to see the gateway and change its default IP address without being on the same subnet.<\/li>\n<li>Secure module configuration via module switch (v1.04 and greater).<\/li>\n<li>Up to 10,000 16-bit registers can be used to exchange large amounts of data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Architectures<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PLX31-EIP-ASCII4-Schematic.png\" alt=\"PLX31-EIP-ASCII4 Schematic\" width=\"1386\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PLX31-EIP-ASCII4-Schematic.png 1386w, https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PLX31-EIP-ASCII4-Schematic-490x278.png 490w, https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PLX31-EIP-ASCII4-Schematic-500x284.png 500w, https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PLX31-EIP-ASCII4-Schematic-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1386px) 100vw, 1386px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<p><b>EtherNet\/IP\u2122 Specifications\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"renderedtable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\"><b>Specification<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\"><b>Description<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Number of Class 3 Server Connections<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Supported PLC Types<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">PLC2, PLC5, SLC, CLX, CMPLX, MICROLX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Supported Message Types<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">PCCC and CIP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Class 3 Client Connections<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Connected: 2<br \/>\nUnconnected: 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Number of Class 1 I\/O Connections<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">I\/O connection sizes<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">248\/248<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Max RPI time<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">5 ms per connection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">CIP Services Supported<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">0x4C &#8211; CIP Data Table Read<br \/>\n0x4D &#8211; CIP Data Table Write<br \/>\nCIP Generic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Command List<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Support for 100 commands per Client, each configurable for command type, IP address, register to\/from addressing and word\/bit count<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">Command Sets<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"230\">PLC-2\/PLC-3\/PLC5 Basic Command Set<br \/>\nPLC5 Binary Command Set<br \/>\nPLC5 ASCII Command Set<br \/>\nSLC500 Command Set<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>ASCII Specifications\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"renderedtable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"224\">Transmit and Receive Buffer Size<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"224\">255 byte Transmit character length with 0 to 65535 millisecond delay between each transmitted character<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"ui-widget\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>:\u00a0 All products are pre-order items<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosoft-technology.com\/Products\/Gateways\/PLX3x\/PLX31\/EtherNet-IP-to-ASCII-4-Port\">Specifications, downloads &amp; certifications<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ProSoft Technology\u2019s EtherNet\/IP\u2122 to ASCII four-port communication gateway allows high-speed bi-directional data transfers between EtherNet\/IP\u2122-enabled PACs and ASCII devices such as weigh scales and barcode readers. The EtherNet\/IP\u2122 protocol driver supports the explicit messaging implementation. The gateway is userconfigurable as both a client and a server.<\/p>\n<p>EtherNet\/IP\u2122 PACs include Rockwell Automation\u00ae ControlLogix\u00ae and CompactLogix\u2122, as well as several Schneider Electric\u00ae controllers. Applications for this module are found in most industries, especially manufacturing, oil &amp; gas, electrical power and food processing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The gateway has several features that allow for simplified integration, reduced commissioning time and optimized performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[161,152,158],"product_tag":[577],"class_list":{"0":"post-2302","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-prosoft-ethernet-i-p","7":"product_cat-prosoft-technology","8":"product_cat-industrial-data-communications-gateways","9":"product_tag-ethernet-ip-to-ascii-gateway-with-4-serial-ports","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2302"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2302"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.throughput.co.za\/products\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}