March 25, 2009 - New cATM High-Performance appliance transaction modules from Online Development make it easier to connect various types and brands of PLCs by eliminating the need to program message instructions between them. The cATM appliance features a browser-driven setup utility that automatically recognizes all controller tags or registers. An interface within the utility enables dragging and dropping tag or register data from one controller screen to another. The utility also validates tag/register transactions between controllers. The cATM High-Performance appliance module installs in a Rockwell Automation ControlLogix PAC chassis and communicates with the following installed Allen-Bradley PLCs: CompactLogix, SLC 500, PLC-5, MicroLogix and FlexLogix.
It also communicates with other PLCs including Siemens S7 and Schneider Modicon Quantum. It is compatible with the following Allen-Bradley data bridges: EtherNet/IP, ControlNet, DH485 and DH+. Data bridge support is Ethernet TCP/IP for Siemens and Ethernet Modbus/TCP for Schneider Modicon.The cATM High-Performance appliance is optimized to provide faster data exchange rates than OPC-based solutions for critical data exchange applications. For less critical applications, Online Development offers cATM Universal Gateway appliances that offer over 100 OPC drivers for various types and brands of controllers.
The cATM High-Performance appliance has been developed in response to industrys growing need for a simple and cost-effective way to connect factory floor controllers with other controllers. They are used to migrate installed controllers to new controller technologies, support the development of plant floor workflow applications, as well as MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) initiatives.
About Online Development
Online Development is a fast track developer of factory automation data appliances. Since its founding in 1989, the company has led the industry in developing the technologies needed to enable various leading brands of PLCs/PACs to communicate with field devices or other controllers on the factory floor. The technologies developed by the company provide very simple, yet highly effective, connectivity between various proprietary factory automation devices including barcode scanners, modems, printers, robots, HMIs, sensors, RFIDs, and popular factory/warehouse network systems. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Online Development is privately owned and has offices in Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio and Barcelona, Spain.
