EtherNet/IP Scanner EN2T

Paul DeJong

• 6 de janeiro de 2024 18:08

I am interested in the Anybus EtherNet/IP scanner. I am using CODESYS based PLC's and I am trying to connect to a remote ControlLogix rack over Ethernet/IP. The remote rack does not have a Processor so it will have to be an adapter. It does have an EN2T as the communications bridge. Codesys as of yet does not have a solution to connect with the remote rack in that Scanner Adapter configuration.

Anyways this is where I thought of this Anybus device as a Gateway between these two. Two questions come to mind:

1) Does the Scanner expose a remote ControlLogix rack, and do you have an example?

2) Will the Scanner device work in a Codesys PLC, and again do you have an example? 

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  Siobhan Chapman

  • 8 de janeiro de 2024 09:56

  Hi Paul

  My first suggestion would be to speak to your local HMS Networks office or ChannePartner to discuss the best solution for your application, there are a few required details missing to be able to give you a full answer here.

  For a start - the Anybus EtherNet/IP Scanner is supplied in an Anybus X-gateway to communicate data between one or more EtherNet/IP Adapters and a controller which uses (typically) a different protocol. You will need to determine which Industrial Protocols the CoDeSys PLC is able to support - I would think Modbus TCP as a minimum.

  If the EN2T presents itself as an EtherNet/IP Adapter and you have the details of the Assembly Objects and Connection Points then yes, the Scanner in the Anybus X-gateway can be configured to exchange data with that.

  "Will the Scanner device work in a Codesys PLC" - well, no, the Scanner cannot be integrated into a PLC, instead it is a standalone device which presents to a PLC as an IO device using whatever Protocol the PLC supports.

  If we assume that the PLC can support Modbus TCP then this gateway is the solution:
  https://www.anybus.com/products/gateway-index/anybus-xgateway/detail/anybus-x-gateway-ethernet-ip-scanner---modbus-tcp-server

  From the above page you can reach the Support Page which gives you the documentation and application notes on how to configure the X-gateway.

  Our local HMS offices and Channel Partners can offer more support and help to test the solution.

   

   

   

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