New Compact GuardLogix 5370 Controller from Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation’s Midrange Architecture provides machine builders with a scalable control platform to meet both their custom and standard machine needs. The new Allen-Bradley Compact GuardLogix® 5370 controller provides machine builders with the performance needed for both integrated motion and integrated safety on EtherNet/IP™. With Studio 5000® software as a single design and configuration environment, scalability has never been simpler.

Whether you are in the design, operation or maintenance cycle, engineers now can share code between different machine types and sizes, reducing the design cycle and commissioning time while improving uptime through the machine’s lifecycle.

Built on standard Ethernet TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP provides a simplified architecture for machine builders. The ability to be future-proof provides the flexibility and security to meet the end user’s needs while converging to the plant-wide network.

Features and benefits include:

• Built-in dual Ethernet port for Linear and DLR (Device Level Ring) topologies
• Integrated safety up to SIL 3, PLe, CAT 4, 1oo2 hardware structure
• Integrated motion on EtherNet/IP up to 16 axes
• Built-in energy storage eliminates the need for batteries
• Removable 1-GB Secure Digital (SD) card improves data integrity
• Support for kinematics eliminates the need for additional robot controllers and software
• Integrated Safe Torque Off SIL 3/PLe with Kinetix® 5500 and PowerFlex® 527
• Supports reuse of existing 1769 I/O
• On-Machine™ IP67-rated Armor™ Compact GuardLogix controller options 

If you require any further information you can email info@routeco.com or call us on 0370 607 1000. 

Simplify the integration of machines into your existing network

Increasing use of EtherNet / IP in industrial automation means that there is an increasing need to properly manage machines on the network while ensuring change processes are easy to manage.

The new Allen-Bradley 1783 Network Address Translation (NAT) router helps deliver standard machines to end users without programming unique IP addresses. With reduced installation and configuration activity the Allen-Bradley 1783-NATR enables machines to be added, moved or replaced with little or no configuration. 

Being able to access real-time data is important. To produce and provide data, machines need to integrated into the broader network where information can be analysed and sent to the right place at the right time. The Network Address Translation provides flexibility to segment or isolate network traffic by determining which devices are exposed to the larger network. Furthermore, being able to isolate access to certain devices can help to optimise local network performance. 

Users are able to configure the device by using a module web page and/or EDS AOP using Studio 5000 Automation Engineering & Design Environment™.

Key Features: 

• Uses simple 1:1 Network Address Translation (NAT) to map IP addresses on the machine subnet to IP addresses on the control network
• Configurable via web page and/or Electronic Data Sheets (EDS) Add-on Profile (AOP)
• Simplified device backup and restore via SD card storing configuration
• Support both Linear and Device Level Ring (DLR) topologies on the machine network
• Designed for equipment in packaging, conveyor and process applications with machines that contain up to 32 Ethernet nodes

The Allen-Bradley 1783-Nat can be found here. 

For more information please contact us at info@routeco.com or visit our website at www.routeco.com

Extend your Ethernet/IP to hard-to-reach places with the new Stratix 5100

The New Allen-Bradley Stratix 5100 can function as a Wireless Access Point (WAP) or a Work Group Bridge (WGB), in both autonomous and unified networks. By providing connectivity in hard-to-wire and remotely accessible areas, the Stratix 5100 can increase productivity and efficiency on the plant floor. The Stratix 5100 is completely self-directing (autonomous) and does not require a Wireless LAN controller. 

Using the Stratix 5100 as a WGB allows you to connect up to 19 IP addresses, while providing wireless connectivity to wired clients that are connected using TCP/IP like Ethernet/IP. This design flexibility makes accessing critical production data easier in a network with multiple remotely accessible devices, helping reduce design time and operational costs when integrating machines and equipment into the industrial control network.

Key Benefits: 

• Same device can be used as a Wireless Access Point (autonomous) or Work Group Bridge (autonomous or a Cisco Unified network)
• Up to 19 IP addresses can be connected via Stratix 5100 in Work Group Bridge mode
• Device pre-programmed with default configuration for priority handling of EtherNet/IP and kit includes Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas, External power supply and Universal mounting bracket. 
• Cisco IOS for performance with Device Manager and CLI configuration options
• Premier Integration to the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture® system
• FactoryTalk® View & AOI Faceplate for status monitoring and alarming 
• Meets widely adopted IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n standards

The Stratix 5100 1783-WAPEK9 is suitable in the European Union (other regional versions are available) and is available on our website.

Further product specifications can be found here.

For more information please contact us at info@routeco.com or visit our website at www.routeco.com