Rockwell Automation 1336T PLC Comm. Adapter, Series B, FRN 2.xx-3.xx - Manual (Page 9)

Preface
Publication 1336 FORCE–5.13 –– September, 1998
Preface
Read this preface to familiarize yourself with this manual. This
preface covers the following topics:
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who should use this manual
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an overview of the PLC Communications Adapter Board
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the purpose of this manual
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terms and abbreviations
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conventions used in this manual
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Allen–Bradley support
Use this manual if you are responsible for installing, wiring, starting
up, programming, or troubleshooting control systems that use the
PLC Communications Adapter Board.
To use this product, you should be able to program and operate an
Allen–Bradley PLC and/or DriveTools. In particular, you need to be
familiar with remote I/O concepts and configurations, and be able to
program block transfer instructions.
You can add a PLC Communications Adapter Board to your 1336
FORCE system to expand the communications capabilities. The
following are the major features of the PLC Communications
Adapter Board:
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support for both Data Highway Plus
t (DH+) and remote I/O
(RIO) communications with up to five SCANport
t devices and
two RIO devices that allow you to connect to a wide range of
Allen–Bradley devices
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an RIO scanner mode that allows your 1336 FORCE system to
control a logical rack of devices without using a PLC
Note: Block transfer and complementary I/O are not supported with
RIO scanner mode.
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four analog inputs and four analog outputs
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function block programming to help you customize the way your
drive operates
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trending capabilities as a diagnostic tool to allow you to capture
data values for a parameter
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a 32–event fault and warning queue
Who Should Use this
Manual
What Is the PLC
Communications Adapter
Board
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