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Appendix d, Routing capability for networked drives, Drouting capability for networked drives – Rockwell Automation 20-COMM-B BACnet MS/TP Adapter User Manual

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Appendix

D

Routing Capability for Networked
Drives

Appendix D provides information about the unique routing capability for
up to 127 PowerFlex 7-Class drives on a BACnet MS/TP network when
using the DriveExplorer (Full version only) drive software tool.

First, configure the 20-COMM-B adapter in each networked drive using
the procedures described in

Chapter 2

. Then use a 1203-USB or

1203-SSS converter to connect the first networked drive to a laptop or
desktop PC with DriveExplorer Full. Thereafter, you can use
DriveExplorer Full to route to any drive on the BACnet MS/TP network
to configure or monitor the drive or any of its connected peripherals.

Figure D.1 BACnet MS/TP Network Routing Capability

PowerFlex 7-Class Drives with

20-COMM-B Communication Adapters

BACnet MS/TP Network

Drive Cable

1203-USB

Converter

Laptop or

Desktop PC

with DriveExplorer Full

Use DriveExplorer Full to connect

to a single drive and configure

its installed BACnet adapter

Use DriveExplorer Full to route through DPI to drives

connected directly on BACnet (Up to 127 drives!)

PC Cab

le