Rockwell Automation T3831 ICS Regent Communications Package for Winterpret - Manual

ICS Regent
®
PD-6041
Industrial Control Services 1
Communications Package for
W
INTERPRET
Guarded Peer-Link Communications
(T3831)
Issue 1, March, 06
The W INTERPRET Communications Package is an add-in soft-
ware package that allows you to configure Guarded Peer-Link
communications for interconnected Regent systems. Using
Guarded Peer-Link, multiple Regent systems can transfer
safety-critical data between each other for distributed safety
interlocking within a plant. Using redundant networks and
communications modules, the peer-to-peer communications
are protected against single points of failure.
Features
· Multidrop peer-to-peer communications between two to 31
Regent controllers.
· Supports single and redundant networks (from one to five
legs).
· Deterministic protocol suitable for transfer of safety-critical
data between Regent systems.
· TÜV certified, Risk Class 5.
· Transfer up to 6,500 variables over the network.
· Each leg of a redundant network is Mastered by a separate
Regent system.
· Full status monitoring and alarming of the network through
system variables in each Regent.