6-4Communicating with Remote I/O

Follow these steps for setting up a remote I/O system:

For this Step

See

1.configure the remote I/O adapter devices

the device’s user manual

2.layout and connect the remote I/O link cable

page 6-4for design

 

chapter 3 for cable routing information

 

your controller’s installation information

 

(For enhanced PLC-5 controllers, see publication

 

1785-IN062; for Ethernet PLC-5 controllers

 

publication 1785-IN063)

3.configure the scanner channel

page 6-6

Designing a Remote I/O Link

Designing a remote I/O link requires applying:

remote I/O link design guidelines

cable design guidelines

Link Design Guidelines

 

Keep these rules in mind as you design remote I/O links:

TIP

 

 

All devices connected to a remote I/O link must

 

 

communicate using the same communication rate,

 

either 57.6, 115.2, or 230.4 kbps. Choose a rate that all

 

devices support.

 

Two or more channels of the same controller operating

 

in scanner mode cannot scan the same partial or full

 

rack address. Assign unique partial and full racks to

 

each channel used in remote I/O scanner mode.

 

You can split rack addresses between scanner channels;

 

however, issues arise when performing block-data

 

transfer. See page 6-15.

 

A scan list can have a maximum of 16 rack numbers or

 

a maximum of 32 physical devices connected to it using

 

82-termination resistors. See page 6-9for more

 

information about scan lists.

Publication 1785-UM012D-EN-P - July 2005

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Bradley Smoker PLC-5 user manual Designing a Remote I/O Link