A-B的GuardPLC安全控制器与标准系统共享信息_物联网_资讯

Allen-Bradley GuardPLC Safety Controllers Now Share Information With Standard Control Systems Using EtherNet/IP

A-B的GuardPLC安全控制器现可与应用EtherNet/IP的标准系统共享信息

Open, standard network connection provides faster, easier access to safety data

开放式标准网络连接提供了更快更简单的安全数据访问

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 19, 2006 - Rockwell Automation has added EtherNet/IP networking connectivity to its Allen Bradley GuardPLC line of safety controllers, helping OEMs and end users cost-effectively share critical safety-related information between safety and standard control systems.

密尔沃基2006年1月19日讯—罗克韦尔自动化将EtherNet/IP网络连接性添加到了其Allen—Bradley 的GuardPLC安全控制器产品线上，用于帮助OEM生产商和最终用户在安全系统和标准控制系统之间高效地共享重要的安全相关信息。

"The ability to transfer vital information from the safety system into the standard control system hasn't always been an easy task for manufacturers," said Jeff Gellendin, product manager, Safety PLCs, Rockwell Automation. "The isolation between the two systems can lead to missing diagnostic information, delayed decision-making, and ultimately reduced productivity."

罗克韦尔自动化安全PLC产品经理Jeff Gellendin指出：“对生产商来说，将重要的信息从安全系统传送到标准控制系统从来就不是一件简单的事情。这两个系统之间的隔离可以导致诊断信息的丢失，耽误决定做出，从而最终降低生产率。”

The Allen-Bradley GuardPLC 1600 and 1800 controllers now can leverage the EtherNet/IP open networking protocol, which extends standard, unmodified Ethernet TCP/IP using an open, industrially proven protocol at the application layer. EtherNet/IP allows users to control, configure and collect data over the same network, allowing users to easily deliver control system information throughout the enterprise.

现在，Allen-Bradley的 GuardPLC1600和1800控制器可以调节EtherNet/IP开放式网络协议，从而扩大标准，未修改的以太网TCP/IP在应用层中执行开放的工业检验协议。EtherNet/IP允许用户在同一网络上控制、设定和采集数据，并且允许用户在整个企业里轻松地发送系统信息。

Troubleshooting is also easier with EtherNet/IP; maintenance workers are often already familiar with Ethernet for other applications and don't need to learn a new network. Rockwell Automation has also added four distributed I/O (DIO) modules to its Allen-Bradley GuardPLC line of safety controllers. The modules include a 8/8 digital input/output, a 16/8 digital input/output, an analog input/output and relay output. The two digital I/O modules have bipolar outputs for use with robot controllers and other specialty output devices. The analog module has eight safety-rated inputs and four standard analog outputs. The relay module has eight isolated relays that can be used to switch power or provide a dry contact as an enable signal.

通过EtherNet/IP，故障排查同样轻而易举。熟悉了其他应用的以太网的维护工人不再需要学习一个新的网络。罗克韦尔自动化同样在Allen—Bradley 的GuardPLC安全控制器产品线添加了四个分布式I/O (DIO)模块。这些模块带有一个8/8数字输入/输出接口，一个16/8数字输入/输出接口，以及一个模拟输入/输接口和继电器输出口。这两个数字I/O模块带有两极输出口，用于机器人控制器和其他专业输出设备。模拟模块拥有八个安全相关输入口和四个标准模拟输出口。继电器模块带有四个独立的继电器，用于转换电源或者提供一个干式接点作为可用信号。

The GuardPLC 1600 and 1800 controllers feature a built-in, four-port Ethernet switch, making it simple to connect the I/O blocks. With the addition of the EtherNet/IP protocol, an entire Ethernet solution can be implemented using just one wire for both safety and standard network layers, which reduces costs and the time necessary to wire the machine or cell. The GuardPLC 1600 and 1800 with EtherNet/IP connectivity along with all four new modules for the GuardPLC controller are currently shipping.

GuardPLC 1600 和 1800 控制器带有内建的四端口以太网开关，方面了跟I/O程序块的连接。通过外加的EtherNet/IP协议，一整个以太网方案的实施就仅需要一条线用于连接安全和标准网络层，这就大大的减少了连接机器或者单元所必要的成本和时间。带有EtherNet/IP 连接性的GuardPLC 1600 和 1800 ，以及一起应用于GuardPLC控制器的四个新模块将在近期推出。

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of automation, power, control, and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.A., the company employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.