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PLC-5 System Overview
Communication
A PLC-5 processor communicates across the 1771 backplane to 1771 I/O modules in the chassis in which the processor resides. The different models of PLC-5 processors have various on-board ports for communication with other processors, computers, and remotely located I/O. Also, separate modules are available to provide additional communication ports.
Each PLC-5 processor has a built-in RS-232/422/423 communication port. Each PLC-5 processor also has one or more on-board ports that can be configured for either Data Highway Plus (DH+) or Universal Remote I/O. As a Universal Remote I/O port, it can be configured as either an I/O scanner port or an I/O adapter port. Selected models of PLC-5 processors have on-board ports for Ethernet, ControlNet, or Extended Local I/O communication.
In addition to the on-board ports available with PLC-5 processors, adding another communication port for a PLC-5 processor is as simple as adding an optional communication module.
I/O adapter modules for 1771 I/O are available for ControlNet, Universal Remote I/O, and Extended Local I/O links. An I/O adapter module in a chassis with I/O modules interfaces the I/O modules with the I/O link for communication with a scanner port of a processor at another location.
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