ANC-300e: Profinet IO Gateway Converter to Modbus RTU Master/ Slave RS 485 Serial Protocol, AB Ethernet/IP & Modbus TCP/IP Networks
The Automation Network ANC-300e Ethernet & Fieldbus Gateway Converter allows information to be transferred between Ethernet to Ethernet and Ethernet to RS-485 networks with minimal configuration requirements.
The ANC-300e interfaces Profinet IO to many other Ethernet Networks such as Allen-Bradley Ethernet/IP, AB CSP Ethernet Client/Server, Modbus TCP/IP, BACnet/IP BBMD, BACnet/IP Client, BACnet/IP Server, Baumer VeriSens Client, CC-Link IE SLMP Client, MELSEC Client/Server, Generic Socket Client/Server & GreenFumeHood Client.
The ANC-300e will also interface Siemens Profinet to RS485 Serial protocols including Modbus RTU, A. O. Smith AIN Slave, A. O. Smith PDNP Master, BACnet MS/TP Client, BACnet MS/TP Server, BACnet/IP Client, BACnet/IP Server, Baumer VeriSens Client, BBMD, CC-Link IE SLMP Client, CSP Client, CSP Server, DMX-512 Master, DMX-512 Slave, Erlab GreenFumeHood Client, EtherNet/IP Client, EtherNet/IP Server, M-Bus Master, Metasys N2 Master, Metasys N2 Slave, Mitsubishi MELSEC MC Protocol Client, Mitsubishi MELSEC MC Protocol Server, Modbus RTU Master, Modbus RTU Slave, Modbus RTU Sniffer, Modbus/TCP Client, Modbus/TCP Server, MSA Chillgard Monitor, PROFINET IO, Siemens FLN Master, Siemens FLN Slave, Sullair Supervisor Master, TCS Basys Master, Toshiba ASD Master, Toshiba Computer Link Master
Ethernet and RS-485 Converter Functionality
The ANC-300e can behave as both an Ethernet converter and a RS-485 serial converter. The gateway acts as a protocol converter/translator to allow complex interchanges of data and create a bridge between otherwise incompatible networks. All Ethernet and RS-485 fieldbus protocols are included.
ANC-300e Technical Overview
The Automation Networks ANC-300e provides an IEEE 802.3 10/100BaseT Ethernet port and an RS-485 port (4-wire terminal block style). The Ethernet port accepts standard CAT5-type 8-conductor unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) patch cables and supports multiple simultaneous protocols. The RS-485 port supports multiple protocols.
The ANC-300e supports up to twenty individually-configurable alarms, which can provide email notifications. A configurable network timeout action can also be programmed to allow each database address its own unique “fail-safe” condition in the event of a network interruption. PLC-style logical, arithmetic and filtering database manipulation operations allow the construction of complex autonomous data conditioning functions.
The embedded web server provides remote monitoring as well as a dashboard composed of a variety of gauges, meters and graphs that can be configured to provide an at-a-glance graphical overview of critical application variables in real-time.
ANC Gateway Easy-to-Use Commonality
The Automation Networks ANC-300e is a member of all the ANC Gateway Series product family. Members of this family are designed to provide a uniform interface, configuration and application experience. This commonality reduces the user’s learning curve, reducing commissioning time while simplifying support.
Any combination of Ethernet to Ethernet and Ethernet to RS-485 protocol conversion is possible. Note that for Ethernet to Ethernet protocol conversions, only one Ethernet port is required because the Ethernet port supports multiple simultaneous protocols. Some popular combinations include, but are not limited to the following:
4KB DataBase
The ANC-300e Gateway Series core functionality comes from its 4 KB internal database. This database allows data to be routed from any supported network to any other supported network. PLC-style logical, arithmetic and filtering database manipulation operations allow the construction of complex autonomous data conditioning functions.