The module supports one of four Primary Interface modes:

EtherNet/IP Target

Here a remote EtherNet/IP device (e.g. a Logix controller) establishes a number of Class 1 connections to the module. CAN Bus data can be mapped between the input and output class 1 cyclic connections of the Logix controller (allowing up to 2KB input and 2KB output to be exchanged at the requested packet interval – RPI).

EtherNet/IP Originator

As an EtherNet/IP originator, the module can use one of three methods to read and write data to and from the CAN Bus network:

• EtherNet/IP Explicit Messaging

This allows CAN Bus devices to exchange data with up to 10 EtherNet/IP devices. The module can use either Class 3 or Unconnected Messaging (UCMM) to Get and Set data in the remote EtherNet/IP devices.

• Direct-To-Tag technology

This allows the CAN Bus devices to exchange data with a Logix controller without the need to write any application code (e.g. ladder) in Studio 5000. The CAN Bus data is directly read from, or written to, Logix tags.

• EtherNet/IP Class 1 connection

CAN Bus data can be mapped to a maximum of 10 EtherNet/IP devices using input and output class 1 cyclic connections. This will allow the CAN Bus Router to “own” the EtherNet/IP target device and exchange CAN Bus data using the EtherNet/IP device’s input and output assemblies.

Modbus Server

The diagnostics and CAN Bus data will be written to, or read from, the module’s internal Modbus Registers (Holding or Input Registers). These registers can be accessed by a remote Modbus Client using either Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU232, or Modbus RTU485.

Modbus Client

The diagnostics and CAN Bus data will be written to, or read from, the module’s internal Modbus Registers (Holding or Input Registers). The Modbus Auxiliary Map can then be used to configure the Modbus data exchange between multiple remote Modbus Server devices and the module’s internal Modbus registers. The Modbus communication can be via Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU232, or Modbus RTU485.

When configured as an EtherNet/IP Target, the software can generate an L5X file which can be imported into Studio 5000. This provides all the necessary UDTs, Tags and mapping ladder to allow the Logix application code to easily access the CAN Bus data.

The CAN Bus Router is configured using the Aparian Slate application. This program can be downloaded from www.aparian.com free of charge.

The module also provides a range of statistics, CAN Bus and Modbus packet capture functions, and internal Modbus and Data table reads to simplify remote diagnosis.

The module has two Ethernet ports and supports Device-Level-Ring (DLR) architectures.

A built-in webserver provides detailed diagnostics of system configuration and operation, including the display of CAN Bus operation and communication statistics, without the need for any additional software.