Rockwell Automation 1771-KA2 Communication Adapter Module - Manual (Page 9)

Introduction
Chapter 1
1–5
Controls communication without need for a host computer.
Has automatic error checking of data it receives.
Has self-checking diagnostics.
Shows status and diagnostics with LED indicators and error codes.
Controls DONE and REMOTE/LOCAL FAULT memory bits as status
and diagnostic indicators.
Automatically re-tries messages.
Automatically recovers from master station fault condition.
Has selectable priority levels for commands.
Is compatible with industrial terminal system.
Installs easily.
The chapters in this manual are organized as follows and each chapter
closes with a summary:
Chapter 2 describes the hardware components that make up a Data
Highway station.
Chapter 3 outlines procedures for module installation.
Chapter 4 describes programmed commands and memory access.
Chapter 5 describes programming of the communication zone of
program.
Chapter 6 describes status words that are controlled by the module at
its station processor.
Chapter 7 outlines programming that is necessary to initiate and
monitor command execution.
Chapter 8 describes station interface module interaction along the Data
Highway.
Chapter 9 describes start-up and troubleshooting tools and procedures.
Chapter 10 provides aids to design and documentation of a Data
Highway that uses a communication adapter module.
This chapter discussed:
Features of a 1771-KA2 Communication Adapter Module
How the module fits into an A-B Data Highway system
What a 1771-KA2 does, and the A-B PLC data processor it works with
Publications available for Data Highway and PLC-2 family PCs
In chapter 2 you will learn about a Data Highway station and the KA2’s
role in station function.
Organization
Chapter Summary