Rockwell Automation T8017 Trusted Peer to Peer Communications User Manual
Peer to peer communications software package, Introduction, Trusted
Trusted
TM
PD-T8017
Issue 10 Mar 08
PD-T8017
1
Trusted
TM
Peer to Peer Communications
Software Package
Introduction
Trusted
TM
Peer to Peer Communications is provided by the Trusted
TM
Communications Interface
module (T8150/T8151/T8151B) for the interchange of safety and non-safety information between
Trusted
TM
Controllers. Up to four Trusted
TM
Communications Interface modules may be fitted in each
Trusted
TM
Controller.
The peer network will automatically handle routing and selection of redundant data so avoiding the
need to handle data selection and voting in the application. The Peer network will provide peer
networking between up to 40 Trusted
TM
controllers.
Features
• Supports up to forty Trusted
TM
Controllers per Peer to Peer
Network
• Automatic redundancy routing.
• High density data transactions.
• Up to eight Peer to Peer Networks per Trusted
TM
Controller
• Safety related data interchange support (TÜV certified for SIL 3
applications)