Banner SureCross DX80 Wireless Networks - Manual (Page 9)

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Banner Engineering Corp. • Minneapolis, MN U.S.A.
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DX80
Reference Guide
Network Basics
For Industrial Ethernet, the Ethernet Bridge functions as a slave device. In the Network 3 image shown, the computer functions as
the master industrial Ethernet device. Like the Gateway, the Ethernet Bridge can act as both a master and slave device for the various
networks .
The following table lists some of the services provided by the Ethernet Bridge:
Service Purpose
http, Web server Setup and configuration of the Gateway, wireless network
I/O, and Ethernet Bridge
Ping Sends a signal to a specific device and waits for a response
to determine the communication link status
Modbus/TCP Provides command and control functions to other industrial
devices using Modbus/TCP
EtherNet/IP™ Provices command and control functions to Allen-Bradley
deivces (both CIP and PCCC sub-protocols are supported)
The Web page interface accessed using the Ethernet Bridge provides a mechanism for setting parameters on the wireless network . While
most wireless parameters are initially configured at Banner, some of the parameters not configured include using the Gateway hardware
as a Modbus RTU master, setting up I/O maps for the Modbus master actions, backup and restoring network configurations, changing
the IP address of the Gateway, and enabling the EtherNet/IP protocol.
The Ping interface checks to see if a device is present at a particular IP address via the network . This is a troubleshooting tool .
When the DX83 Ethernet Bridge acts as the Modbus/TCP client, the user can set a polling rate and a series of reads and writes on
the Ethernet Bridge . This feature allows a network of Ethernet Bridges or GatewayPros over Ethernet with longer cable runs and larger
network sizes than would be possible with a network of standard Gateways on a Modbus 485 network .
Register maps for the Modbus TCP/IP server and EtherNet/IP slave connections are fixed, just like the register maps for the Modbus
RTU interface on the Gateway . The Modbus TCP/IP and EtherNet/IP protocols require the use of a DX83 Ethernet Bridge or a DX80
GatewayPro .
DX80 GatewayPro
A DX80 GatewayPro combines the wireless capability of the standard Gateway with the protocol converter of a DX83 Ethernet Bridge,
resulting in a device that is the master of the wireless network and a slave to an Industrial Ethernet network .
From a customer perspective, the GatewayPro is treated the same as a standard Gateway, with the GatewayPro providing Modbus/
TCP or EtherNet/IP slave access to all the information on the wireless network instead of the Modbus 485 slave interface the standard
GatewayProvides .