Rockwell Automation DeviceNet Communications Module - Manual (Page 75)

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Using Multi-Drive Mode
Chapter 8 provides information and a ControlLogix ladder example
to explain how to use Multi-Drive mode.
8.1 Single-Drive Mode vs. Multi-Drive
Mode
Single-Drive mode is a typical network installation, where a single
DeviceNet node consists of a single drive with an MDCOMM-DNET
module (figure 8.1).
Multi-Drive mode is an alternative to the typical network installation,
where a single DeviceNet node can consist of one to five drives
(figure 8.2). The first drive must be an MD65 drive with an
MDCOMM-DNET module. The remaining drives can be MD65 or
MD60 drives, and they are daisy-chained over RS-485 with the first
drive.
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shown in this publication.
Figure 8.1 – Example of a Single-Drive Mode Network
MD65 Drive
with MDCOMM-DNET
DeviceNet
1 drive per node
MD65 Drive
with MDCOMM-DNET MD65 Drive
with MDCOMM-DNET