Vmse Firmware Options; Srtp/Snp Firmware; Pass Thru Firmware; Modbus Tcp/Rtu Firmware - GE VersaMax IC200SET001 User Manual

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VMSE Firmware Options

The IC200SET001 VMSE has multiple firmware choices. All of the choices are
shipped on the CD that is shipped with the VMSE unit. Upgrades and new
firmware choices will be placed on the GE's Automation & Controls WEB site, as
they become available.
The VMSE ships with the default SRTP/SNP firmware loaded in flash memory.

SRTP/SNP Firmware

The SRTP/SNP firmware is used to connect GE PLCs, or other devices, that
support the SNP protocol, to Ethernet.
Devices that support GE Ethernet (VersaPro, CIMPLICITY HMI, Series 90-
30, Series 90-70, and 3
a serial SNP port by using the VMSE with the SRTP/SNP firmware. This
firmware handles the conversion from GE Ethernet (SRTP) to SNP and also
handles the timing requirements of SNP.
Note: The VMSE can not handle multidropped SNP devices if the
communications are originating from a device using SRTP. To multidrop SNP
Slaves off a VMSE, another VMSE is required at the Master end, and the Master
needs to send messages via SNP not SRTP.

Pass Thru Firmware

Pass Thru firmware is used to connect other serial protocols to Ethernet. Typically
this firmware is used to send serial communication and use Ethernet to replace
serial cables by using two VMSE units, one at each end. Pass Thru Firmware can
also be used with a PC software package that communicates Ethernet to a VMSE
unit, which, in turn, converts the Ethernet messages to a serial message to
communicate to the end device.
Some examples of using Pass Thru firmware are:
Modbus TCP/RTU firmware
Modbus TCP/RTU firmware is used to communicate between devices that use
Modbus TCP and devices that use Modbus RTU serial protocol.
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Logicmaster 6 to Series Six CCM Type 2 card
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PC Application to a CNC
GFK-1852B