Rice Lake 880 Performance Series Panel Mount Indicator/Controller - EtherNet/IP Interface Option Installation and Programming Manual - Manual (Page 5)

Introduction 1
About This Manual
This manual provides information needed to install and use the Rice Lake Weighing
Systems EtherNet/IP
™ 1
Interface. The EtherNet/IP Interface allows the indicator to
communicate with an EtherNet/IP network.
See the indicator installation manual for additional installation information and
detailed descriptions of indicator functions.
The EtherNet/IP Interface is installed inside the indicator enclosure. Installation in
NEMA 4X stainless steel enclosures permits use in washdown environments.
Some procedures described in this manual require work inside the
indicator enclosure. These procedures are to be performed by
qualified service personnel only.
The Ethernet card should NOT be used to communicate between buildings. The
Ethernet port is not suitable for connection to circuits used outside the building
and is subject to lightning or power faults.
Authorized distributors and their employees can view or download this
manual from the Rice Lake Weighing Systems distributor site at
www.rlws.com.
1.0 Introduction
EtherNet/IP (“Ethernet Industrial Protocol”) is an open industrial networking
standard that allows control applications to make use of widely-available Ethernet
communications components and physical media. EtherNet/IP is based on the IEEE
802.3 Ethernet standard, the TCP/IP protocol suite, and CIP
™
(Common Industrial
Protocol), the real-time I/O and information protocol used by both DeviceNet
™ 2
and
ControlNet
™ 3
networks.
The EtherNet/IP Interface returns weight and status information from an indicator to
the network and provides limited control of indicator functions to the programmer.
Indicator configuration and calibration cannot be performed through the EtherNet/IP
Interface.
1. EtherNet/IP
™
is a trademark of Open DeviceNet Vendor Association
2. CIP™ and DeviceNet™ are trademarks of the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association.
3. ControlNet™ is a trademark of ControlNet International, Ltd.
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