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ProSoft Technology PLX31-EIP-SIE User Manual

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EIP Protocol

PLX3x Series

User Manual

Ethernet and Serial Gateways

Page 52 of 218

ProSoft Technology, Inc.

September 17, 2014

5.1

EIP Functional Overview

The PLX3x-series EIP gateway can be used to interface many different
protocols into the Rockwell Automation family of processors as well as other
software-based solutions.

The following illustration shows the functionality of the EtherNet/IP protocol.


The EIP driver supports the following connections:

Class

Connection Type

Number of Connections

Class 1

I/O

Depends on the gateway model:
PLX31-EIP-MBTCP - 2 connections
PLX31-EIP-MBS - 2 connections
PLX31-EIP-MBS4 - 8 connections
PLX31-EIP-ASCII - 1 connection
PLX31-EIP-ASCII4 - 4 connections
PLX31-EIP-SIE

– 2 connections

Class 3

Connected Client

2

Unconnected Client

1

Server

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