ET-GT-ST-2 Usage Tips

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Industrial Ethernet
Ethernet to SixTRAK Gateway

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This gateway is used to connect stations, with moderate to large amounts of SixTRAK I/O, to Ethernet. For small stations you can use an EtherTRAK I/O module or RemoteTRAK I/O modules connected to the RS485 port. Stations of more than 16 or 32 channels are better handled with a combination of this gateway and SixTRAK modules. Only one Ethernet 10BaseT tap is needed to connect up to 1024 SixTRAK I/O points.

The Ethernet port will respond to Modbus or SIXNET protocol. The RS232 port may be used for configuration and diagnostics or as an alternative means of accessing the I/O. The RS485 port may be used to add expansion I/O or Modbus devices. The Ethernet port, the RS232 port and the RS485 port can be used simultaneously.

Use the I/O Transfers window in the optional SCS feature set of the SIXNET I/O Tool Kit software when you are interfacing to EtherTRAK I/O, RemoteTRAK I/O or Modbus RS232 / RS485 devices. This gateway also polls SixTRAK modules and makes the I/O available to requests from many Windows applications.

Use the Modbus OPC Server or the Modbus/TCP driver in your HMI or SCADA software when you are interfacing to Modbus devices or SIXNET stations configured for Modbus.