Rockwell Automation Publication 5069-UM003B-EN-P - January 2020
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Compact 5000 I/O Serial Module Operation
Chapter 2
• Channel 0 = Generic ASCII, Channel 1 = Modbus Master - Three
connections are made between the owner-controller and the module
Table 3
shows the total number of connections for all protocol combinations.
Table 3 - I/O Connections For Each Protocol Combination
CH0 Protocol Choice (Cannot select DF1 or DH-485)
Disabled
Generic ASCII
Modbus Slave
Modbus Master
CH1 Protocol
Disabled
0 connection
1 connection
1 connection
2 connections
Generic ASCII
1 connection
2 connections
2 connections
3 connections
Modbus Slave
1 connection
2 connections
2 connections
3 connections
Modbus Master
2 connections
(1)
3 connections
3 connections
4 connections
DF1 Point to Point
1 connection
2 connections
2 connections
3 connections
DF1 Master
1 connection
2 connections
2 connections
3 connections
DF1 Slave
1 connection
2 connections
2 connections
3 connections
DF1 Radio Modem
1 connection
2 connections
2 connections
3 connections
DH-485
1 connection
2 connections
2 connections
3 connections
(1) The Modbus Master can have 1 or 2 connections depending on the command list configuration.