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Overview on Anybus X-gateway

No programming required - as close to plug and play as you can get!

The Anybus X-gateways have been designed for use in harsh industrial environments featuring standard DIN rail mounting, IP20 rating and 24 Volt DC power supply and hazardous location classifiactions such as ATEX and UL1604. The X-gateways are intelligent stand alone devices supporting fanless operation and industrial operating temperature range.

The Network >> Network Gateway
The design is based upon two embedded Anybus communication modules and one additional Gateway processor. Thanks to the wide range of Anybus modules means that more than 150 X-gateway combinations are available.

There is no programming involved. You simply choose the gateway version that supports the two networks that you want to bridge. For each of all possible network combinations, there is one separate Gateway. This gives you a flexible and versatile solution that is based on proven Anybus technology.

I/O data transfer
The X-gateway range primarily focuses on the transfer of cyclic I/O data between two networks. This can either be a Slave><Slave combination or Master><Slave combination. During the set-up of the Gateway, the user simply selects the amount of I/O to be transferred between Network 1 and Network 2. Since all Industrial Networks supports a different amount of I/O data, the network with the least amount of I/O data determines how much data can be transferred in each case. Average response time tested in the field is between
10-15 ms between networks.

Web based features adds extra functionality for all Ethernet versions

The X-gateway family has support for the Industrial Ethernet protocols Modbus-TCP, EtherNet/IP and Profinet. All versions of Anybus-X that feature Ethernet have additional IT-functions included. The Ethernet interface of the X-gateway consists of an embedded Ethernet 10/100 Mbit/s interface with IT-functionality such as a Web-server, SSI-scripts, Flash file system, FTP-server, e-mail client and Telnet. It is possible to build web pages which display and control a factory floor process with data from the other connected network. With the free software "Anybus-IP Config Tool" you can simply set up or change the Ethernet configuration on any Anybus product with an Ethernet 10/100 Mbit interface.

 

OPC Server for all Ethernet versions
All Ethernet versions of the X-gateway features support for the OPC server. That means support for up to 17 different network interfaces! This is made possible through the HMS Ethernet Transport Provider. The Transport Provider creates a channel for process data between the gateway and a PC and its OPC server.

This is an excellent application where we enable remote access to fieldbus data over a standard TCP/IP network using Ethernet copper cables or optical fibres. Theoretically it is possible to have the connection through the open internet.

The OPC Server supports Data Access (DA) V1.0, 2.05, 3.0 and includes a Tag Editor. Included also is a driver for CoDeSysCoDeSys Realtime Runtime System for Windows NT/2000/XP from 3S.

Typical applications would be: SCADA systems, Soft PLC applications and Remote control.

 

 

Typical uses for Anybus X-gateways

Fieldbus to Fieldbus In this example, the X-gateway transfers I/O data between 2 different fieldbus networks. Modbus Plus to DeviceNet

Fieldbus to Ethernet In this example, the X-gateway transfers I/O data between Profibus and EtherNet/IP networks.

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