
Introduction
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Ethernet network traffic, messa
e len
th and routin
are all variable and can be
unpredictable. This can
ive rise to con
estion and messa
e collisions. When
collisions occur, Ethernet uses a variable dela
before retransmittin
messa
es.
Therefore, absolute determinism -- or totall
predictable performance -- cannot be
uaranteed on bus
Ethernet networks.
1.4.2 Compatibility
Ethernet technolo
allows devices from different vendors to coexist on the same
network. These devices include hubs, brid
es, routers and
atewa
s. However, for
these devices to be compatible the
must support the same set of protocols.
Quantum Ethernet modules support Modbus protocol over TCP/IP over Ethernet
protocol. S
stems that wish to communicate with Quantum Ethernet web
embedded server modules need to support this protocol stack.
Ethernet
Developers Kit
The Modbus protocol was chosen for its particular suitabilit
for the real time
control environment. It is a well-known and widel
-adopted protocol and is full
described in the Ethernet Developers Kit. This kit
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helps users
develop Ethernet-based communications to their own host
PC-based
sockets
applications. It contains a Quantum Ethernet module plus documentation and
software tools which full
explain the protocols. The Ethernet Developers Kit is
available from
our distributor or local S
uare D office.
Ethernet and
Quantum Hot
Standby
Systems
Ethernet web embedded server modules ma
be installed in a hot standb
s
stem,
but the
are not supported at switchover. When control shifts from the primar
controller to the standb
, the Ethernet network is not notified. The network
continues to address the Ethernet web embedded server module in the ori
inal
primar
rack, not the module in the new primar
rack.
EMBP Gateway
A Quantum Ethernet web embedded server module can exist on the same Ethernet
network as the EMBP Gatewa
, but it cannot communicate with the EMBP
Gatewa
because of differences in formattin
and network addressin
. However,
the MBT Ethernet Brid
e can be used with the web embedded server module
refer
to
Modbus Plus to Ethernet Bridge Users Guide,
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1.4.3 Guidelines for Designing Your Network
A t
pical Ethernet installation carries man
different t
pes of traffic. Lar
e data file
transfers or World Wide Web
raphics files can keep the network bus
and cause
network con
estion and collisions. These collisions cause nodes to wait a variable
amount of time before resendin
their messa
es. Because the size and fre
uenc
of non-control traffic is unpredictable, network performance ma
not be suitable for
control applications. These problems can be
reatl
reduced b
se
re
atin
the
office and MIS traffic from control data.
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