Mitsubishi Electronics ETH-1000 manual Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

This document provides instructions and examples on how to configure a system consists of Rockwell ControlLogix PLC, an ICC ETH-1000 Gateway, and Mitsubishi iQ PLC system. An Example of the system configuration is shown in Figure 1 below.

Ethernet

Network

Switch

Rockwell ControlLogix/

GuardLogix PLC

EtherNet/IP

MC Protocol Gateway

Mitsubishi

iQPLC

Mitsubishi	EtherNet/IP Explicit/Implicit
MC - Protocol
	Messaging Protocols

Figure 1 EtherNet/IP Connectivity – Rockwell PLC to Mitsubishi iQ PLC

The system configurations enable Rockwell PLCs to read and write both bit and register data of Mitsubishi iQ PLC using either EtherNet/IP Implicit or Explicit Messaging protocols. Both the built-in Ethernet port on an iQ CPU and an external Ethernet module can be used for this communication.

ICC ETH-1000 Gateway module is used to convert the EtherNet/IP protocol to Mitsubishi MELSEC Communication (MC) Protocol that is supported by Mitsubishi iQ PLCs.

It is assumed that the user of this guide is familiar with the Rockwell RSLogix5000 environment, the operation of Mitsubishi iQ PLCs, and has sufficient knowledge of the ICC ETH-1000 Gateway. It is critical

for the users to refer to the manuals when setting up the system parameters for EtherNet/IP applications.

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		1
		Introduction
		2
		System Overview
		3
	Devices to the	Network
		4
ControlLogix PLC	Project	Configuration
		5
	ETH-1000	Configuration
		6
	Using EtherNet/IP	Explicit Messaging
		7
		Terminology