490 MB Gateway

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Specifically designed for Barcode Readers, Weigh scales and other TCP devices

Dual TCP Port Data Transfer - Supports maximum six devices on two TCP channels

Independent ControlLogix Tags for each TCP Channel

Simple, easy-to-use Configuration Using Any Browser

Fully Compatible with Rockwell ControlLogix EtherNet/IP Communications Module

Simple Handshaking Protocol ensures no Lost Messages

EtherNet/IP Client Technology

ODVA Conformance Testing Pending

An Optimized Solution for Transferring your Barcode and Scale data to a ControlLogix PLC

Reduce Your Investment by Networking multiple TCP devices with a single module

Transfer data from multiple TCP devices independently and simultaneously

Transfer data to multiple TCP devices independently and simultaneously

Support lots of devices with vastly different TCP data formats

Seamlessly Integrate your TCP devices with Rockwell Automation ControlLogix

No Lost Messages

Proven and reliable hardware platform

Transfer data with Little or No Latency

490MB

TCP to Modbus TCP

The Fastest and Easiest Way to Move TCP Data to Modbus TCP

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The Fastest Way to Move Raw TCP Data to Modbus TCP

There are many common Ethernet devices that do not directly support the communications protocols common to the factory floor; protocols like EtherNet/IP, PROFInet and Modbus TCP. Instead these simple devices send messages in ordinary TCP/IP packets (sometimes referred to as TCP packets). Instead of wrapping the device data in a protocol and storing the protocol in the TCP packet, the data itself is sent in the TCP packet without any other identifying data. The data might be ASCII data, Floating point data, Integer data or any other data type.

A Solutions to Legacy raw TCP Devices

The 490MB gateway offers you an superb tool to quickly and easily move your raw TCP data from protocol-unsupported devices into Modbus TCP. You will never have to worry about replacing raw TCP legacy devices.

What Makes This Gateway so Special

Sure there are a ton of other raw TCP to Modbus TCP gateways out there, but none of them compare to the 490MB. With a simple browser based configuration and factory proven tack record this gateway is the easiest to install, simplest to operate, and most reliable raw TCP to Modbus TCP gateway available.

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How it Works

You don't need to use message instructions to move data into a PLC. We have found a simpler way to send the data. You define a tag in the PLC for our unit to monitor. Our unit watches the string length and anytime it sees a non-zero value we send that data and set the string length back to zero. The same goes for outgoing messages to the PLC. Whenever we see a data in our unit from your device we send it out to a tag in the PLC. On the TCP device side we transfer raw TCP data. Our unit can connect to your device by imputing the devices IP address or it can wait for the device to connect to it by leaving the address 0.

Is It Really that Easy to Use?

Yes, these unit are so popular because they are so easy to set up. There is no software to download or code to write. You simply map the tags to monitor and set you devices connection and you are done. This is all done via a built in browser based interface. You pull up the webpage and enter your configuration. The whole thing can be set up in less than ten minutes.

490 Data Path

Ethernet Hardware	Serial Communications	LEDs	Physical
32-Bit Motorola Coldfire	Two DB-9M Connectors	Link/Speed LEDs	Dimensions: 4.2" x 3"
10/100 BaseT	Baud Rate: 300 to 19.2K	DATA LED	Weight: 5oz
RJ45 Connector	Even/Odd/No/Space Parity
	One RS232 Serial Port	Power Requirements	Environmental
Network Interface	One RS232/485 Port	12VDC @ 500ma	0-70 Degrees C
Ethernet TCP/IP		9-30VDC	5 to 90% Relative Humidity
	Mounting Options
Configuration	Din Rail
Browser Interface	Panel

Dimensions

490NBA

ORDERING INFORMATION
490MB	Logix¹ Raw TCP	Desk Mounted
490MB-P	Logix Raw TCP	Panel Mounted
490MB-D	Logix Raw TCP	Din Rail Mounted
490MBP	PLC5 Raw TCP	Desk Mounted
490MBP-P	PLC5 Raw TCP	Panel Mounted
490MB-D	PLC5 Raw TCP	Din Rail Mounted
490MBS	SLC5/05, MicroLogix Raw TCP	Desk Mounted
490MBS-P	SLC5/05, MicroLogix Raw TCP	Panel Mounted
490MBS-D	SLC5/05, MicroLogix Raw TCP	Din Rail Mounted

¹ Logix refers to both ControlLogix and CompactLogix

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The Legend Begins

"It’s likely that your business isn't industrial networking. And it shouldn't be. You make products, products that do wonderful things. Whatever it is that you make the process creates data. If you're a control engineer and your plants been around for more than a few years your plant floor is probably littered with devices that send out all kinds of data, and in most case data talking in a lot of different protocols. If you're an automation device developer you probably need to move your data into some other network. Either way, you've got a device conversion problem. You have devices that generate ASCII data, Modbus RTU, Ethernet TCP Data, DeviceNet data or some completely proprietary data and now you're the guy that has to move that data to some other network!

I feel your pain… and better than my sympathy I have a solution for you. You see while your business isn't moving data around the factory floor mine is. In fact it is all we have done for more than twenty years now. Our PLC series Gateways is the culmination of those twenty years. You can now move all of your data, where you want, when you want and how you want. Best of all THE HARDEST PART IS OPENING THE BOX".

-John Rinaldi

RTA , Inc. - The Industrial Networking Home for DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, LonWorks,
Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, PROFINET CBA, PROFINET IO, BACnet, IEC 61131-3,
IEEE 1588, AS-Interface, PROFIBUS, EtherCAT, CoDeSys and other networks.
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