Rockwell Automation Guardmaster 440R-ENETR, User Manual

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10 Rockwell Automation Publication 440R-UM009C-EN-P - July 2019
Chapter 1 Product Overview
Hardware/Software
Compatibility
The interface and the applications that are described in this manual are
compatible with the following firmware revisions and software releases.
Contact your Rockwell Automation sales office or Allen-Bradley distributor if
you need software or firmware updates to use this equipment.
Use of the Common
Industrial Protocol (CIP)
The adapter uses the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP). CIP is the application
layer protocol that is specified for EtherNet/IP, the Ethernet Industrial Protocol,
and for ControlNet and DeviceNet networks. It is a message-based protocol that
implements a relative path to send a message from the producing device in a
system to the consuming devices.
The producing device contains the path information that steers the message
along the proper route to reach its consumers. Since the producing device holds
this information, other devices along the path simply pass this information; they
do not store it.
This configuration has the following significant benefits:
• You do not need to configure routing tables in the bridging modules,
which greatly simplify maintenance and module replacement.
• You maintain full control over the route that each message takes, which
enables you to select alternative paths for the same end device.
Product Firmware Revision/ Software Release
440R-ENETR interface 1.xx or later
1756-ENBT 2.3 or later
Logix controller 19 or later
RSLogix 5000 software 19 or later
RSLinx software 2.52 or later
GSR DI (Catalog number 440R-D22R2) 2 or later
GSR DIS (Catalog number 440R-D22S2) 2 or later
GSR EM (Catalog number 440R-EM4R3) 2 or later
GSR EMD (Catalog number 440R-EM4R2D) 2 or later
GSR GLP (Catalog number 440R-GL2S1P) 2 or later
GSR GLT (Catalog number 440R-GL2S2T) 2 or later