Rockwell Automation 1761-NET-AIC Advanced Interface Converter (AIC+) User Manual User Manual
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Publication 1761-UM004B-EN-P - June 2006
Table of Contents
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Conventions Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Device Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Compliance to European Union Directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mount the AIC+ Advanced Interface Converter . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mount to a DIN Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mount to a Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wire the AIC+ Advanced Interface Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wire the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Wire to the Network Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cable Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Recommended User-supplied Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Network Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Point-to-point Isolator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Components Replaced by the AIC+ Interface Converter . 22
DH-485 Network with SLC 5/03 and SLC 5/04 Processors
and a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
DH-485 Network with a MicroLogix 1000 Controller . . . . 24
Typical Three-node OEM Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Networked Operator-interface Device and MicroLogix
Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Networks Using Ganged Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Network Extended to 2438 m (8000 ft) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
DF1 Master-slave Network with Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Avoid Incorrect Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31