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UPDATE #10

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In this issue:

• Rockwell Automation wins Best New Product award
• SmartGuard safety controller offers complex logic in a smaller footprint
• New non-contact interlock switches
• New Safety Relays save time and space
• Integrated motion and distributed control for small applications
• Premier Integration helps to reduce cost, time and errors
• VersaView now serves broader industrial applications
• I/O Modules extend Integrated Architecture to small applications
• Versatile new bases for Flex and Point I/O Families
• Process Solutions – Field Devices
• Energy efficient liquid-cooled AC drive delivers 65% space saving
• New IP69K-rated ArmorStart Distributed Motor Controller
• Cost-effective micro drives get even more powerful
• Easy vision sensor tackles production errors
• HMI Conversion Services

ControlLogix increases EtherNet/IP performance

ControlLogix users with high-performance or capacity networking requirements now have two recently added EtherNet/IP module options from the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix family of controllers.

The new modules are our first products to feature the Intel IXP465 network processor chip designed specifically for the rigorous performance demands of manufacturing environments. Manufacturers are dramatically increasing the use of the information and control capabilities built into the ControlLogix platform. By enhancing our communication products for ControlLogix, our customers can take advantage of the speed at which plant-floor information is captured and distributed throughout the enterprise.

Ideal for users running demanding I/O and bridging applications, or applications with a large volume of human-machine interface (HMI) traffic, the new modules work with existing EtherNet/IP products and provide capacity to allow for future expansion of users’ networks. With connectivity now available for twisted pair (EN2T) and fibre (EN2F) cables, the new modules provide an answer for applications with high I/O, drive, peer-to-peer and bridging traffic, than was previously available with the existing 1756-ENBT product line. The new one-slot EtherNet/IP modules support twice the I/O capacity of the existing module, while accommodating four times the HMI activity. This means the modules can transport 10,000 packets per second.

The new modules also include user-friendly features. A USB port provides easy access to the ControlLogix system. An engineer can use a laptop computer to make updates, troubleshoot and configure their entire system, without the need for a custom PC configuration. Furthermore, three rotary switches on the top of the module enable users to set their IP address as an alternative to other software methods.