FAQ: Is it possible to configure an Allen Bradley SLC PLC to communicate to a Yaskawa MP940 over DeviceNet?
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Yes, the AB PLC can communicate to the MP940 via Polled I/O method. The attached engineering technical document takes a beginner through a step by step process of setting up a communications link between a Yaskawa MP940D controller and an AB PLC via a DeviceNet manager. The AB 1747-SDN is the Devicenet scanner and master, the AB RSLinx Software is the communication manager (executed from the computer connected as note 62 for setup purposes), and the slaves can be a mixture of DeviceNet compatible components as slaves - in this case many MP940D controllers.
A copy of the MP940 DeviceNet EDS (Electronic Data Sheet) file is also attached for reference.
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