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Control Net

ControlNet is a serial communication system that transmits time-critical data continuously at configurable time intervals. It also supports transmission of non-time-critical data like configuration data through acyclic message telegrams. ControlNet can connect up to 99 devices over a distance of 1000 meters using coax or fiber optic cable in a linear, tree, star or combination topology. It uses CTDMA bus access to transmit up to 510 bytes of input and output data cyclically between producer and consumer devices using a device object model and CIP or peer-to-peer messaging.

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Control Net

ControlNet is a serial communication system that transmits time-critical data continuously at configurable time intervals. It also supports transmission of non-time-critical data like configuration data through acyclic message telegrams. ControlNet can connect up to 99 devices over a distance of 1000 meters using coax or fiber optic cable in a linear, tree, star or combination topology. It uses CTDMA bus access to transmit up to 510 bytes of input and output data cyclically between producer and consumer devices using a device object model and CIP or peer-to-peer messaging.

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ControlNet

ControlNet is a serial communication system for transmitting time-critical data. These data
('Scheduled Data') are continuously transmitted and are available to the application in a
configurable time interval (NUI, Network Update Interval). Furthermore, ControlNet also supports
the transmission of non-time-critical data ('Unscheduled Data'), such as configuration or
parameter data, in the form of acyclic message telegrams. This type of communication, however,
is not deterministic.

Specifications

Max. devices 99

Max. baudrate 5 MBps

Max. extension 1000 m @ 2 devices, 500 m @ 32 devices

Physical Media Coax, fibre


Network Topology Linear, tree, star, or combination
Openness Open spec, 2 chip vendors

Bus access CTDMA


Max. I/O data 510 bytes input, 510 bytes output

I/O connection cyclic

Communication Producer / Consumer, device object model

Message channel CIP, Peer-to-Peer

History

Developed 1995, Allen Bradley

Norm

User association ControlNet International, www.controlnet.org

Market leader Rockwell / Allen-Bradley


Market America

Related Products

Description Format Interface # Config Tool # OPC Svr #

ControlNet Slave ISA CIF 30-CNS SYCON-BASIC SRV-OPC


ControlNet-Slave, BNC PC/104 CIF 30-CNS SYCON-BASIC SRV-OPC

** Please Note that SYCON-BASIC can be used to configure Slave devices, as the tool will only
be required to configure the flash memory on the interface and not a complete network. The
diagnostic interface cable CAB-SRV, will be required to link the Configurating PC to the interface
card.
Do you need a special interface for this product, we can write interfaces to soft plc's, OPC
servers and more? Send us an enquiry

Overview Continued

Both types of transmission are combined in a bus cycle. Here the cycle time is so calculated that
the cyclic data and at least one acyclic telegram can be transmitted.
The bus cable is a standard RG-6 coaxial cable. At least one so-called 'Tap' is required for each
participant. A Tap is a passive device and connects the ControlNet device with the network. The
redundant design of the network is an option. The overall length of a segment depends on the
number of connected nodes or the taps used. With 2 participants, the maximum segment length
is 1000 m. This length is reduced by 16.3 m with each additional Tap. If it is necessary to connect
more than 48 participants to the system, or if the segment length has to be increased, then a
repeater is necessary.
From a logic point of view, a ControlNet node consists of a connection of different Objects. This
type of modeling describes the management of data and functions of the participants. An Object,
again, consists of a collection of these services and specific attributes. Services are functions that
the Objects can carry out. Attributes describe properties of Objects that are presented as
variables or values. Typical attributes keep status information or control the behaviour of an
Object. An example is the ID-Object. The 'Identity Object', for instance, provides information on
the class of the device, the manufacturer and the serial number. CIP messages ('Control and
Information Protocol') can be used for communication with the Objects of the participant.
In contrast to the principle of the Master-Slave communication, participants in ControlNet systems
characterize their data telegrams to be sent with their network address. In this way the data are
unambiguously to be assigned to a “Producer”. Other participants (“Consumers”) identify this
address and can evaluate the telegram. Thus, it is possible for the participants in the network to
have access to all the data of the system at the same time.

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