Communications Modules - GE VersaMax IC200PWR001 User Manual

Communications Modules

Communications modules provide additional flexibility for VersaMax systems.
These communications modules install on a VersaMax Communications Carrier.
Power for the communications module comes from the main system power supply
or from a booster supply as displayed in the following figure.
VersaMax PLC CPU
Available VersaMax PLC Communications Modules
Communications Modules
Profibus-DP Network Slave Module
DeviceNet Network Control Module
Asi Network Master Module
Communications Carrier
Serial Communications Module
For information about the Communications Carrier, refer to chapter 4.
Profibus-DP Network Slave Module
The Profibus-DP Network Slave Module (IC200BEM002) is a communications
module that exchanges PLC reference table data on the Profibus network. The
VersaMax PLC CPU can read and write this data as though it were conventional
bit- and word-type I/O data.
Multiple Profibus-DP Network Slave Modules may be used in the same
VersaMax PLC. Each one can read up to 244 bytes of data from the network,
and send up to 244 bytes of output data. The total amount of combined inputs
and outputs is 384 bytes.
GFK-1504N
power supply
Chapter 1 Introduction
Profibus Network
Optional booster
Slave Module
power supply
IC200BEM002
IC200BEM103
IC200BEM104
IC200CHS006
IC200CMM020
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