The X-gateway is a compact device for standard DIN rail mounting and requires a 24 Volt industrial power supply. It functions as a I/O Device (slave) on the Profinet network and as a scanner on the DeviceNet side. The DeviceNet Scanner functionality is configured with HMS´ Anybus NetTool for DeviceNet, a powerful but easy to use Windows-based configuration tool which comes free of charge with the X-gateway. After the initial configuration has been downloaded into the X-gateway, it passes up to 512 byte of input and 512 byte of output data transparently between the two networks. Up to 63 DeviceNet slaves can be connected to the gateway.
In addition to its data transfer capabilities, the X-gateway incorporates a powerful embedded web server on the Profinet side which supports web based remote diagnostics and visualization. An OPC server is included in with the X-gateway. The X-gateway contains Profinet and DeviceNet communication interfaces that have been certified for full compliance to the respective protocol standards. The Anybus X-gateway family is a product line consisting of over 200 proven, robust and ready-to-use gateways aimed to connect almost every possible combination of two industrial networks. The product family supports 17 different fieldbus and industrial Ethernet networks such as Profibus, DeviceNet, CANopen, CC-Link, EtherNet/IP, Profinet and many more.
All versions work the same way and provide a flexible standard solution to connect two industrial networks.
Features & Benefits
- Simple way to transmit I/O data between any two industrial networks- Interconnects different PLC systems (Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Beckhoff, etc.)- Supports over 200 different network combinations (master, scanner, slave, adapter, I/O device, server)- Robust industrial design allowing for use in harsh industrial environments- Coupling/decoupling different parts of a machine using a similar or dissimilar network- Can reduces infrastructure costs by eliminating an additional PLC or rack mounted device and accessories- Fast I/O data transfer with average timing between networks: 10 - 15 ms- Instant connectivity, no programming required- DeviceNet Master Group 2 Client/Server / UCMM support with complete DeviceNet 2.0 implementation- Connects up to 63 DeviceNet adapters- Supports DeviceNet Explicit peer to peer messaging, configuration consistency value.
I/O Slave messaging: Bit strobe, Polling, Cyclic & Change of State (COS)- DeviceNet baud rate 125-500 kBit/s - DeviceNet configuration via the free and included NetTool-DN for Windows or via RSNetworx™ for DeviceNet- Max 512/512 byte IO data IN/OUT- 100 MBit twisted pair RJ45 connection- Complete solution for a Profinet IO device based on the Siemens Profinet IO software technology- Included Web functions: Web server with SSI support, Email client, FTP Server- TCP/IP settings configurable with web-page, Configuration Tool, DHCP, ARP or with DIP switches- Included Anybus OPC Server enables transfer of fieldbus data to e.g. SCADA/HMI/Enterprice level systems- Power supply 24VDC- Tested and verified for full Profinet and DeviceNet conformance- CE, UL, ATEX, Haz Loc and RoHS conformance
