Interface Module links BACnet devices to PLCs.
May 25, 2006 -
SlotServer ControlLogix/BACnet IP Interface Module enables users to interface devices utilizing BACnet IP to ControlLogix 1756 platform. Standard 1756 format plugs directly into ControlLogix rack and features BBMD supported 10BaseT IP connection, trade port for advanced troubleshooting, and status indicating LEDs. Standard generic message blocks allow control of communication, with block code samples provided in ACD format. Custom configuration is available.
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Original Press release
FieldServer Technologies
1991 Tarob Court
Milpitas, CA, 95035
USA
ControlLogix/BACnet IP Communications Interface Module from FieldServer Technologies
Now interface BACnet IP devices and networks directly to ControlLogix PLCs
May 15, 2005 - FieldServer Technologies has introduced SlotServer ControlLogix/BACnet IP Interface Module enabling the user to interface third party devices utilizing BACnet IP to the ControlLogix 1756 platform.
BACnet IP, a widely used TCP/IP protocol developed by ASHRAE (American Society of
Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers) and used in the building automation and process control industries as the protocol of choice for many building controls, energy monitors, HVAC controls, I/O controls, lighting controls, motor controls, and sensors.
ControlLogix, an Allen Bradley PLC, is a modular, high-performance control platform used for sequential, process, drive and motion control applications. FieldServer Technologies has now brought together the popular BACnet IP network with the powerful ControlLogix PLC in a user-friendly package - SlotServer!
FieldServer Technologies has been providing BACnet gateways to all major BACnet device
manufacturers for over six years. The FieldServer name is highly respected in the building automation industry as a gateway supplier. As building controls interface more with process controls, the industry needed an easy interface between the two. Thus FieldServer developed the SlotServer ControlLogix-BACnet IP Interface Module to meet those needs.
SlotServer provides key features demanded by integrators desiring an interface between
their PLC and BACnet IP:
o Standard 1756 format plugs directly into the Allen Bradley ControlLogix rack
o Simple installation
o BBMD supported 10BaseT IP connection
o User-friendly text display, status LED's
o Trade port for advanced troubleshooting
o BACnet PIC Statement available
On the ControlLogix side, SlotServer users can control communications in ControlLogix
software using standard generic message blocks. Example message block code is provided
in an ACD file with each SlotServer.
Custom configuration is available from FieldServer Technologies to make startup and
commissioning easier and faster. All SlotServer devices are backed by the proven
FieldServer Technical Support team.
About FieldServer Technologies
FieldServer Technologies, a wholly owned division of Sierra Monitor Corporation based in California, designs and markets a broad line of devices that enhance communication
between various instruments, systems, machines and other devices that utilize noncompatible data protocols. FieldServers combine with an extensive driver library to create the perfect interoperability package. For more information about FieldServer Technologies, please visit its Web site at www.fieldserver.com
For further information contact Stephen R. Ferree, Marketing Manager, FieldServer
Technologies, 1991 Tarob Court, Milpitas, CA 95035, 408-262-2299., toll free: 888-509-
1970, EMail: sferree@fieldserver.com
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