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Getting Started
Features
The features of the adapter include:
• Typical mounting in a PowerFlex 7-Class drive. The Series B
20-COMM-E adapter (FRN 3.xxx or later) can also be installed in a DPI
External Comms Kit and used with the kit’s optional I/O board. See
Chapter 9, Using the Adapter in a DPI External Comms Kit
(20-XCOMM-DC-BASE) for more information.
DPI External Comms Kit Compatibility
20-COMM-E Adapter
Series Firmware Version
A
2.xxx and earlier
B
3.xxx and later
Operation With
DPI External Comms Kit Optional I/O Board
(20-XCOMM-DC-BASE)
(20-XCOMM-IO-OPT1)
No
No
Yes
Yes
• Captive screws to secure and ground the adapter to the drive or, when
mounted in a DPI External Comms Kit, to the kit’s metal enclosure.
• Compatibility with various configuration tools to configure the adapter
and connected drive. The tools include the PowerFlex HIM on the drive,
and drive-configuration software such as DriveExplorer (version 2.01 or
later) or DriveExecutive (version 3.01 or later). In addition, you can use a
BOOTP server to configure the network address for the adapter.
• Status indicators that report the status of the drive communications, the
adapter, and network. They are visible when the drive cover is open or
closed.
• Parameter-configured I/O (Logic Command/Reference and up to four
pairs of Datalinks) to accommodate application requirements.
• Explicit Messaging support.
• Master-Slave or Peer-to-Peer hierarchy that can be set up so that the
adapter and connected PowerFlex drive transmit data to and from either a
scanner or another PowerFlex drive on the network.
• User-defined fault actions to determine how the adapter and connected
PowerFlex drive respond to:
– I/O messaging communication disruptions (Comm Flt Action)
– Controllers in idle mode (Idle Flt Action)
• Web pages, viewed using a web browser, that show information about
the adapter, connected drive, and other DPI devices connected to the
drive.
• Configurable e-mail messaging to desired addresses when selected drive
faults occur and/or are cleared, and/or when the adapter takes a
communication or idle fault action.
• Access to any PowerFlex drive and its connected peripherals on the
network to which the adapter is connected.
20-COMM-E EtherNet/IP Adapter User Manual
Publication 20COMM-UM010E-EN-P