Skill-Ed 2016

Greenwave Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Communication Options

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Industrial Automation-Communication
options

Time Critical
SCADA OPC DB

Volume of
Level 2 Data

PLC

Speed
Level 1

I/O
Process Distance
Instruments

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Features of Communication Network

COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL : Is the set of rules on

which both devices agree to transfer data.
DETERMINISM: Deterministic means the data is received
at determined time intervals.
TOPOLOGY:

Bus Star Ring

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Identify Your Network

Controller PLC
Backplane

Are the I/Os in Remote I/O

Controller
Backplane or Local I/O Scanner-
Networked? Adapter based

Different types of
DeviceNet ControlNet EtherNet
network

Other Special type of Network: HART, Foundation Field Bus, Profibus,

Serial.
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DeviceNet Network
Suitable for small volume of data or low speed data.
It provides both power and communication to up to 64 devices
with a single DeviceNet scanner.
Drives, sensors, pushbutton stations, I/Os on DeviceNet can be
on this network.

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ControlNet Network
Supports large volume of data (upto 5Mbps).
Supports up to 99 devices on a network.
Interconnection of plc units, HMI, data flow from factory floor level
up to upper management IT level.

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Ethernet Network

EtherNet is enterprise level network technology which has been

adopted now for industrial application under a framework called
Industrial EtherNet..
Suitable f or big
volume of data.
Can support
very large no. of
device. *Design
by CIP guideline
consideration.
Popular f or
HMI, level-2 use.
Fast growing
protocol.
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Network Summary
Feature EtherNet/IP Network ControlNet Network DeviceNet Network
Plant management system. Supports transmission of Can Connect low-level
Configuration, data time critical data devices directly to
collection, and between PLC and I/O plant-floor controllers
control on a single high- devices without interfacing
Function speed network them through I/O
modules

Computer Programmable controllers PLC controllers

Programmable controllers I/O chassis Drives
HMIs HMIs HMIs
Typical devices I/O Drives Sensors
networked Drives Push buttons Station
Process instruments Various Field Devices

Large packets, data sent Medium-size packets; data Small packets; data
regularly transmissions are sent as needed
Data repetition deterministic and repeatable

Plant-wide architecture Redundant applications Supply power and

Typical Use High-speed applications Scheduled communication connectivity to low level8
Redundant Application devices
Network Summary
Feature EtherNet/IP Network ControlNet Network DeviceNet Network
Number of No limit 99 64
nodes
UTP/100m Standard Coax 500m to 100m
Media/Length Fiber Optic/ > 5km Cable/1000m
UTP/100Mbps to 10Gbps Standard Coax Cable/5Mbps Thin Cable/Thin
Media/Baud
Fiber Optic/ 100Mbps to Cable/Flat Cable
Rate
100Gbps 500, 250, or 125 Kbps
100m on UTP/STP 1000m 16.3 (No. of Taps- Standard thin cable
2) The maximum allowable
total length of a segment is
Maximum
1,000 m with two taps
Allowable
connected. Each additional
Length
tap decreases the maximum
length of the segment by
16.3 m.
Bus Bus Bus
Ring Ring Star
Topology Star Star
DLR
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DLR Connection with CompactLogix Series

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DLR Connection with ControlLogix Series

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DLR with Redundant ControlLogix Controller
Communication Options in MicroLogix Series

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Modbus

Modbus is a serial communication protocol.

Open Protocol.
Master Slave Architecture.
Protocol Variation
Modbus RTU Serial
Modbus Over TCP/IP

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OPC (OLE For Process Control)

The OPC server is a software program that converts the Hardware/PLC

Proprietary protocol to the OPC protocol. The OPC client software is a
program that connects to the Hardware/PLC via the OPC Server, such as
an HMI/SCADA . The OPC client uses the OPC server to get data from or
send commands to the hardware. FTView (OPC Client)

RSLinx ClassicOPC Server 3rd Party OPC Server 3rd Party OPC Server
(KepServer) (KepServer)

Non RA Device Non RA Device

RA Device on On TCP/IP, Serial On Modbus
TCP/IP, Serial Protocol Protocol Protocol
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OPC (OLE For Process Control)

OPC

OPC Server OPC Client

RSLinx Kepserver Matrikon

RSView FTView WinCC
Classic OPC OPC OPC

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