Rockwell Automation 2100-GK61 DeviceNet to SCANport - Manual (Page 4)

Publication 2100-UM001B-EN-P – January 2001
P-2 Using this Manual
Safety Precautions Please read the following safety precautions carefully.
Terms and Abbreviations The following terms and abbreviations are specific to this product.
For a complete listing of Allen-Bradley terminology, refer to the
Allen-Bradley Industrial Automation Glossary, Publication AG-7.1.
!
ATTENTION: Only personnel familiar with
SCANport products and associated machinery should
plan or implement the installation, start-up,
configuration, and subsequent maintenance of the
DeviceNet to SCANport Communication Module with
Digital Inputs. Failure to comply may result in personal
injury and/or equipment damage.
Terms Definition
DeviceNet An open network that provides probabilistic I/O control
through a managed bit-wise non-destructive multiplexing
scheme.
SCANport A standard peripheral communications interface for various
Allen-Bradley drives and power products.
SCANport
Peripheral A device that provides an interface between SCANport and
a network. It is often referred to as an adapter. For example,
the DeviceNet to SCANport Communication Module with
Digital Inputs is a SCANport peripheral.
SCANport
Product A device that uses the SCANport communications interface
to communicate with one or more peripheral devices. For
example, a motor drive such as a 1336 PLUS is a SCANport
product.
Digital Input ON-OFF input voltages of 230Vac, 115Vac, or
24Vdc.
RSNetWorx,
RSLinx,
RSLogix,
RSLogix500 Rockwell Software products which provide communication to
a wide range of applications. Refer to
http://www.software.rockwell.com for more information.