HOST H4-ECOM100 User manual
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Ethernet Communication Modules
Simple connections
Ethernet
Communications
Module
H4-ECOM100 $510.00
Overview
Ethernet Communications Modules offer
features such as:
• High-speed peer-to-peer networking
of PLCs
• Fast updates with DirectSOFT Programming
Software
• High-performance access for Human
Machine Interface (HMI), ERP, MES or
other Windows-based software
• Industry standard ModbusTCP/IP
Client/Server Protocol
• Free SDK for custom drivers
• Easy setup
The Ethernet Communication Module
(ECOM) supports high-speed peer-topeer networking of PLCs. No longer are
you forced to designate a single PLC to be
the network master. Any PLC can initiate
communications with any other PLC. Link
your PLCs with PCs using industry standard Modbus TCP/IP protocol connected
through standard cables, hubs, and
repeaters. Or, use KEPSeverEX* I/O Server
to link to your favorite HMI/SCADA,
data historian, MES or ERP software
to DirectLOGIC PLCs. Our DataWorx
data collection software includes ECOM
drivers as well. DirectSOFT Programming
Software can be used to monitor or
update the program in any DirectLOGIC
PLC on the network.
* KEPSEvErEX may bE PurchaSEd from
KEPwarE and will SuPPort any EXiSting
aPPlicationS. (httPS://www.KEPwarE.com/
En-uS/ProductS/KEPSErvErEX)
Use Category 5 UTP cables or 62.5/125
ST-style fiber optic cables depending
on the requirements of your application. Inexpensive UTP cables can be
run up to 100 meters between nodes,
and fiber optic cables can be run up to
2,000 meters. Fiber optic cables virtually
eliminate electrical noise problems. Use
repeaters to extend distances and expand
the number of nodes.
Specifications H4-ECOM100
Communications
Data Transfer Rate
Link Distance
Ethernet Port
Ethernet Protocols
Power Consumption
10/100Base-T Ethernet
100Mbps max.
100 meters (328 ft)
RJ45
TCP/IP, IPX, MODBUS TCP/IP,
DHCP, HTML configuration
300mA @ 5VDC
H4-ECOM100
H4-ECOM100 supports the
Industry Standard Modbus TCP/IP
Client/Server Protocol
The
H4-ECOM100 IBox
communications
instructions
Over 40 communications IBox instructions are available when using the
H4-ECOM100 with D4-454 CPUs and
DirectSOFT6 programming software.
These easy-to-use instructions allow you
to:
• Enable/disable module DHCP
• Read/write module IP, Gateway and
Subnet Mask addresses
• Read/write module ID, Name and
Description
• Send E-mail messages
• Read/Write PLC memory to networked
Hx-ECOM100 modules
See the following page for example
communications IBox instructions.
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Ethernet Communication Modules
Modbus TCP/IP support
The H4-ECOM100 supports the industry
standard Modbus TCP/IP Client/Server
protocol in addition to the standard IP
and IPX protocols. This allows the DL405
PLC with an H4-ECOM100 module to
serve as a client (master) or as a server
(slave) on a Modbus TCP/IP Ethernet
network. The H4-ECOM100 can actively
issue Modbus commands to other nodes
or devices on the Modbus TCP/IP network
or simply respond to connected Modbus
TCP/IP clients.
PLC-to-PLC
communications
PLC-to-PLC or PLC to a Modbus TCP/IP
device communications can be accomplished using standard Read from Network
(RX) and Write to Network (WX) instructions (D4-454, all H4 series ECOMs and
all DirectSOFT versions). If you’re using our
DirectSOFT6 programming software with a
D4-454 PLC and an H4-ECOM100, you
can use fill-in-the-blank IBox instructions
to simplify your communications programming. The H4-ECOM100 supports the
ECOM Configuration IBox for use with
the ECRX and ECWX IBox instructions to
read/write to other ECOMs. H4 series
ECOM modules support the NETCFG
Configuration IBox for use with the NETRX
and NETWX IBox instructions to read/write
to other ECOM modules. The communications IBox instructions execute with built-in
interlocking to greatly simplify communications programming.
Modbus TCP/IP communications architecture
ECOM100 Configuration IBox
ECOM100 Read Network IBox
NetEdit3 software
NetEdit3 Software is installed with
DirectSOFT and it can be downloaded on the AutomationDirect.com
website. Use NetEdit3 to configure
the ECOM modules for your network.
Flexible addressing allows you to use
your choice of protocols and identifying methods. Assign each module
a number or a name or both. You
don’t have to use an IP address,
but you can if it’s necessary for your
network. NetEdit3 uses two protocols for PC-to-PLC communications:
IPX and TCP/IP. The NetEdit3 screen
displays all identifiers and troubleshooting information for each module
on the network. You can use NetEdit3
to adjust parameters for PLC-to-PLC
communications by clicking on
Advanced Settings. The network
identifiers can also be changed from
DirectSOFT Programming Software.
Choose your slot
The ECOM modules plug into any I/O slot
of any local DL405 I/O base. The module
maintains identification data, descriptive
information, and communication parameters for PLC-to-PLC communications in
flash memory. Disconnect power before
installing or removing any PLC module.
H4-ECOM100 has
e-mail capability!
The H4-ECOM100 Send EMail
(ECEMAIL) IBox instruction will allow the
module to behave as an e-mail client
and send an SMTP request to your SMTP
Server to send a specified e-mail message
to the e-mail addresses in the IBox’s To:
field. The Body: field allows you to embed
real-time data in your e-mail message.
The D4-454 CPUs and DirectSOFT6.1 or
later are required to use the IBox instructions.
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ECOM100 Send EMail IBox
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