Industrial Ethernet (IE) is enhanced with determinism and real-time control for use within an industrial setting.

All Automation1 PC-based and drive-based controllers support Modbus TCP/IP IE protocols,

while Automation1 drive-based controllers support EtherCAT IE protocols.

Supporting IE protocols makes Automation1 controllers highly expandable.

Data items on the IE networks are mapped to registers in the Automation1 controller,

making the networked devices directly accessible to the Automation1 controller and vice versa.

Expanded control of both protocols (and more) is planned in Automation1.

Description

Key Features

EtherCAT support for Automation1 drive-based controllers

MODBUS SUPPORT for all Automation1 control hardware

Enables expansion of your control architecture

Allows for integrating Automation1 into larger automation systems

Enables expansion of I/O on a machine controlled by Automation1