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EtherNet/IP Firmware
1.3. EtherNet/IP Firmware
The following subsections provides information for existing users who may or may not want to update
systems with the enhanced EtherNet/IP firmware V3.x.
For new users, the following subsections provide EtherNet/IP system architecture information.
1.3.1. Traditional EtherNet/IP System Architecture (Firmware V2.x)
EtherNet/IP firmware V2.x provided a
traditional EtherNet/IP interface to
devices through a raw/ASCII serial
interface as illustrated.
1.3.2. Enhanced EtherNet/IP System Architecture (Firmware 3.x)
Using the Ethernet TCP/IP firmware
V3.x doubles the capacity of the
DeviceMaster UP by providing a raw/
ASCII interface to both serial and
Ethernet TCP/IP devices.
For example:
• The DeviceMaster UP 1-port
provides EtherNet/IP support for
one serial device and one Ethernet
device for a total of two devices.
• The DeviceMaster UP 2-port
provides EtherNet/IP support for
two serial devices and two
Ethernet devices for a total of four
devices.
• The DeviceMaster UP 4-port
provides EtherNet/IP support for four serial devices and four Ethernet devices for a total of eight devices.
EtherNet/IP firmware 3.x provides an application interface for both serial and Ethernet devices. You can
connect any application, such as a configuration, database, or control application, via the application socket
port to the serial and/or Ethernet devices while the device(s) are attached to the PLC via EtherNet/IP.
Traditional EtherNet/IP System Architecture (Firmware V2.x)
Comtrol EtherNet/IP System Architecture (V3.x)