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Rockwell Automation T8017 Trusted Peer to Peer Communications User Manual

Peer to peer communications software package, Introduction, Trusted

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PD-T8017

Issue 10 Mar 08

PD-T8017

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Peer to Peer Communications

Software Package

Introduction

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Peer to Peer Communications is provided by the Trusted

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Communications Interface

module (T8150/T8151/T8151B) for the interchange of safety and non-safety information between
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Controllers. Up to four Trusted

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Communications Interface modules may be fitted in each

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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

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controllers.

Features

• Supports up to forty Trusted

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Controllers per Peer to Peer

Network

• Automatic redundancy routing.
• High density data transactions.
• Up to eight Peer to Peer Networks per Trusted

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Controller

• Safety related data interchange support (TÜV certified for SIL 3

applications)