Installation
Facilities Connections
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MagneMotion
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM002E-EN-P - March 2016
Facilities Connections
The standard configuration of the MagneMover LITE transport system requires user-supplied
electrical power and communications connections. Refer to the
for descriptions and specifications of all required facilities.
Network Connections
The MagneMover LITE transport system uses communication over an Ethernet network with
a Host Controller for transport system control and communication between Node Controllers.
The following procedure provides the information required to make all network communica-
tions and PoE connections to the Node Controllers as shown in
.
NOTE:
The transport system’s network should be a dedicated, separate subnet to eliminate
any unrelated network traffic.
Figure 5-42: Network Cable Connections
1.
Connect a Cat 5 network cable for transport system network communications from the
Host Controller to the Uplink connector on the network switch.
NOTICE
The Ethernet cable connecting a PoE switch to the Host Controller or
other switches must connect to the Uplink port, otherwise damage to
the switches or other devices connected to the switches may occur.
Host
NC LITE
Network
Switch
(PoE)
NC-12
Network
Switch
Controller
SYNC IT
(optional)
TCP/IP or ENet/IP
EtherNet/IP
Network Switch
Uplink
Uplink
Uplink
Uplink
NC LITE
Network
Switch
(PoE)
NC LITE
. . .
NC LITE
. . .
NC-12
. . .
SYNC IT
(optional)
. .
.