The major difference between these 2 firmware revisions is how much data the AN-X-AMX unit can transfer to a CompactLogix or ControlLogix processor: DCSNet firmware supports emulating a single Generic I/O module in RSLogix 5000 with a limit of 500... Read More

The AN-X-AMX gateway can be configured to emulate multiple drops, but only in a single consecutive drop area. For instance it is possible to configure the AN-X-AMX to be drop 40 - 47 by setting the Drop to 40 and the depth to 8. Read More

The AN-X-AMX does not support the RNET protocol which was used on the old AutoMate 30 series processors. Read More

When using the DCSNet(2) firmware in a slave configuration the addresses use the following layout: Drop 0 = N100:0 - N100:63 Drop 1 = N101:0 - N101:63 Drop 2 = N102:0 - N102:63 etc.... The first 32 registers (0 - 31) contains the data that will be... Read More

Yes, To do so create an ethernet device by right clicking on EtherNet: Browse the NET ENI folder Browse the PLC5 Folder Select the 2nd PLC5 in the list which is the PLC5 L40C When prompted enter the IP Address of the AN-X-AMX gateway Map your... Read More