Rockwell Automation 57C570 AutoMax PC3000 User Manual User Manual
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Table of Contents
1.0 About the AutoMax PC3000
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1.1 How the AutoMax PC3000 Fits into Your Application
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1.2 About the AutoMax PC3000 Processor Card
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1.2.1 About the PC3000 Processor Functionality
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1.2.2 About the AĆB Remote I/O Functionality
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About How the Scanner Module Transfers Discrete Data 1Ć5
About How the Scanner Module Transfers Block Data
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1.2.3 About the AutoMax DCSĆNET Network Functionality
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1.3 About the AutoMax PC3000 Serial Card
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1.4 About the AutoMax PC3000 Packaged Version
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1.5 Related Hardware and Software
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1.6 What to Do Next
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2.0 Getting Started
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2.1 Overview of the Tasks Required to Install and Configure the
AutoMax PC3000
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2.2 Overview of the Tasks Required to Program the
AutoMax PC3000
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2.2.1 Using the AutoMax Programming Executive Software
Offline
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2.2.2 Using the AutoMax Programming Executive Software
Online
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2.3 Finding the Information You Need When You Are New to
AutoMax
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2.4 Finding the Information You Need When You Are New to
AllenĆBradley Remote I/O
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2.5 Overview of the Tasks Required to Configure and Run the
Remote I/O Scanner Interface
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2.6 What to Do Next
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3.0 Designing an AutoMax DCSĆNET Network3Ć1
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3.1 About the AutoMax DCSĆNET Network
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3.2 Choosing the DCSĆNET Network Media
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3.3 Designing a Coaxial Network
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3.3.1 AutoMax Network Coaxial Cable System Components
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3.3.2 Selecting the Cable Type
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3.3.3 Planning for Installation
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3.3.4 Cable System Protection and Isolation
Recommendations
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3.4 Designing a FiberĆOptic Cable Network
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3.4.1 DCSĆNET FiberĆOptic Network System Components
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3.4.2 Planning for Installation
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3.5 Calculating the Data Update Rate
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3.6 What to Do Next
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4.0 Designing Control Systems That Use the AllenĆBradley
Remote I/O Link4Ć1
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4.1 Components of an AllenĆBradley Remote I/O System
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4.2 Dividing I/O into Racks
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4.2.1 AllenĆBradley's I/O Addressing Concept
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4.2.2 Choosing an Addressing Method
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4.2.3 Addressing BlockĆTransfer Modules
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