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Specifications and Site Requirements
Communications
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The connection to all Node Controllers uses standard Ethernet network wiring. Note that if
more than one Node Controller is connected to the same network the IP address of each addi-
tional Node Controller must be changed to a unique address to avoid IP conflicts. The TCP/IP
address used on the Node Controller(s) must be configured as specified in the
Node Controller
Web Interface User’s Manual .
EtherNet/IP Communication
EtherNet/IP communication is supported for use when the Host Controller is PLC-based. Eth-
erNet/IP communications allows the Host Controller to communicate with the High Level
Controller using the memory-mapped tags detailed in the
Host Controller EtherNet/IP Com-
munication Protocol User’s Manual .
The connection to the Node Controller acting as the High Level Controller from the Host
Controller uses standard Ethernet network wiring. The EtherNet/IP address used on the Node
Controller configured as the High Level Controller must be configured as specified in the
Node Controller Web Interface User’s Manual .
RS-232 Serial Interface Connection
RS-232 serial communications on the NC-12 Node Controller is not used with the Magne-
Mover LITE transport systems.
RS-422 Serial Interface Connection
RS-422 serial communications provides the ability to connect the Node Controllers to the
motors and switches in a daisy-chain using a simple 4-wire cable. Refer to
Figure 4-47 for
cable identification and Table 4-32 for cable pinouts. Refer to Figure 4-37 and Figure 4-38 for
the locations of these connections on the motors and switches. Refer to Figure 4-43 through
Figure 4-44 for the locations of these connections on the Node Controllers.
NOTE: There is no need to construct the RS-422 cables as all cabling is supplied with the
transport system. Contact MagneMotion for additional or replacement cables.
The RS-422 serial cables for upstream connections connect to the Node Controller using
either a 9-pin female ‘D’ connector on the end that plugs into the Node Controller LITE at any
of the odd numbered RS-422 ports or a 4-pin female M8 connector on the end that plugs into
the NC-12 Node Controller at any of the RS-422 ports. The RS-422 serial cables connect to
the MagneMover LITE motor using a 4-pin female M8 connector on the cable plugs into the
first motor on the Path at the upstream communication port.
The RS-422 daisy-chain cables use a 4-pin female M8 connector that plugs into one motor at
the downstream end and another 4-pin female M8 connector that plugs into the next motor in
the chain at the upstream end.