Chapter 11

Using This Chapter

Media and Cabling

Communicating with Devices on an Ethernet Network

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Media and cabling

11-1

 

 

Assigning your IP address

11-2

 

 

Network addressing

11-2

 

 

Configuring channel 2 for Ethernet communication

11-2

 

 

Using advanced Ethernet functions

11-9

 

 

Using domain name service

11-15

 

 

Using the embedded web server

11-16

 

 

Using multihop messaging

11-29

 

 

Communicating with ControlLogix devices

11-32

 

 

Interpreting error codes

11-33

 

 

Interpreting Ethernet status data

11-34

 

 

Ethernet PLC-5 performance considerations

11-37

 

 

Ethernet is a local area network that provides communication between various devices at 10 Mbps. The physical communication media you use can be any standard 802.3 media, including:

thick-wire coaxial cable (10Base5)

thin-wire coaxial cable (10Base2)

twisted pair (10Base-T)

fiber optic

broadband

The Ethernet port (channel 2) connects to either a thin-wire, thick-wire, or twisted-pair network via a 15-pin transceiver or Medium Access Unit (MAU) connection. See Appendix G for detailed information about Ethernet cable connections.

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