Ethernet Communication

AutomationDirect has released the H4-ECOM100 Ethernet communication module for the DirectLOGIC DL405 PLC. Priced at $359, the module may be inserted into any I/O slot of any local DL405 base, including expansion bases when using the DL450 CPU and -1 bases, to implement master/slave Ethernet communication at 10 or 100 Mbit data rates.

May 31, 2006

Supports the industry-standard MODBUS TCP/IP Client/Server protocol in addition to standard IP and IPX protocols.

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