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ControlNet PCI Communication Interface Card
Publication 1784-IN003A-EN-P - October 2000 Year
Connect the Card
After you have installed the card, you can connect it:
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to a device already connected to the ControlNet network (page 9)
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directly to a ControlNet network, which requires a tap (page 12)
See Figure 1 on page 8 for the connectors and indicators.
Figure 1 1784-PCIC or -PCICS card (1784-PCIC card shown)
A
B
Network Access Port (NAP)
RJ-45 connector for connecting
programming terminals to devices on
a ControlNet network
Channel A
BNC connectors for connecting directly to
ControlNet network
Channel B
Do not connect more than one
ControlNet network to this card.
Redundant media
BNC connectors
Diagnostic status
indicators
42281
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Allen-Bradley
1784-PCIC
ControlNet
