Industrial

Ethernet Connectivity for Industrial Automation

Comtrol's DeviceMaster UP industrial Ethernet products network enable plant floor devices such as bar code readers, weigh scales and printers to PLCs and control systems running industrial Ethernet networks including EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, and Modbus/TCP in addition to TCP/IP.

This innovative product enables industrial Ethernet connectivity and delivers global plant floor visibility. The DeviceMaster UP brings plant floor device visibility by enabling communication between factory floor devices and PLC controllers. Only the DeviceMaster UP offers a solution that configures in minutes via either the intuitive web interface or PortVision Windows management software, allowing you to support major industrial Ethernet PLC protocols – EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, or Modbus/TCP – on a single platform. Whichever protocol you need, the DeviceMaster UP provides an RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 software-selectable serial connection to serially connected factory devices. Contact our industrial automation applications team to learn more about the DeviceMaster UP industrial Ethernet gateway.

Comtrol's industry-leading RocketPort serial cards and Ethernet-connected device servers have been used since 1982 to control machines on the shop floor, and are now used to connect various serial devices to PCs and PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), such as:

• Bar code readers
• Weigh scales
• Printers
• Label applicators and printers
• Machine tools (e.g., torque wrenches)
• HMI (Human to Machine Interfaces)
• RFID readers (Radio Frequency IDentification)
• Sensors
• LED displays
• Keypads
• Motor drives
• And many more

If you are interested in being a Comtrol industrial product distributor, please contact ia@comtrol.com.