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4. Software Implementation of the Gateway

4.1. Introduction

This chapter gives an introduction to a quick implementation of the LUFP9 gateway, using its default
configuration. All LUFP9 gateways ship pre-configured.
This pre-configuration means that the user does not have to configure the LUFP9 gateway using AbcConf. This
configuration is described in order to allow the gateway to be used with a configuration tool for DeviceNet master
PLCs. As an example this implementation will use RsNetWorx, the PLC configuration tool marketed by Allen
Bradley (e.g. SLC500).
4.1.1. System Architecture
The default configuration for an LUFP9 gateway allows it to control, monitor and configure 8 TeSys U motor
starters:
DeviceNet (upstream network)
DeviceNet
master PLC
(SLC500)
Total of 8
motor starters
(TeSys U model)
LUFP9
Gatewa
y
Modbus (downstream network)
Line
termination
Connection
boxes
cde fghij
Modbus
addresses
Please see chapter 2 Hardware Implementation of the LUFP9 Gateway, page 13, for the hardware
implementation of the default configuration.
If you are using fewer than 8 TeSys U motor starters, you will need to adapt the gateway
configuration using the “ABC-LUFP Configurator” software (see chapter 6 Configuring the
Gateway, page 40, and chapter 6.6 Deleting a Modbus Slave, page 45).