Hopefully this won't appear twice! So I have 2 Arc Mate 120iBe robots and both have been converted to Handling Robots and each has a 30iA TP, neither of them have ethernet installed on them. My plan is to have both of them able to communicate via ethernet, and so my question is: what is the difference between Ethernet/IP Adapter and Ethernet/IP Scanner, do I need one of each or 2 of the same? I plan to communicate both robots with a Compactlogix 5370 L2 PLC, but I don't know which Ethernet/IP option I need. Thanks
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bbishop108 -
January 11, 2018 at 8:40 PM -
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If the PLC is the scanner all you need it Adapter for both robots
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The Ethernet/IP scanner option is when the robot is the "master" and will communicate with remote Ethernet/IP devices "slaves". You will set up the EIP nodes in the robot. The Ethernet/IP adapter option is used when the robot will be a slave on an Ethernet/IP LAN. You would use the adapter option for both robots if the Compactlogix PLC is the Ethernet/IP master. Also, don't confuse the Ethernet/IP options with the Ethernet used in a regular network, they are different. Ethernet/IP is a fieldbus protocol.
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You need EIP Adapter software option.
But if by mistake you get EIP Scanner, it doesn't matter, because that software option includes EIP Adapter. So you will get both.
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You need EIP Adapter software option.But if by mistake you get EIP Scanner, it doesn't matter, because that software option includes EIP Adapter. So you will get both.
I wouldn't order the scanner option if you don't need it, it's $2750 for the PAC code. The adapter option is $1650.
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Thanks everyone, yes I see now that the Adapter should be all I need for my application!!!