6 Application example: XNE gateway with an Allen Bradley PLC
6.1 General
XI/ON: XNE-GWBR-2ETH-IP
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Application example: XNE gateway with an Allen Bradley PLC
6.1
General
The following example shows detailed information about the connection of a XI/ON station for
EtherNet/IP to an Allen Bradley PLC.
6.1.1
Prerequisites for this example
In order to configure XI/ON devices and to build up communications with the Allen Bradley
ControlLogix PLC over EtherNet/IP, the following software tools and hardware devices are
necessary.
Software:
• RSLinX - used to establish communication over EtherNet/IP
• RSLogix 5000 - used to configure the controller and the other network hosts
Hardware used in this example:
• Allen Bradley PLC 1756-L55/ A 1756-M12/A LOGIX5555,
• Ethernet Bridge 1756-ENBT/A
• XI/ON station with a gateway XNE-GWBR-2ETH-IP with EtherNet/IP protocol
Example station