Network/Cable Redundancy Support
About this task
CIMPLICITY network/cabling redundancy for Allen Bradley Communications requires each Allen-Bradley PLC to be connected to two different physical networks.
Following are some examples of redundant networks as regards Allen-Bradley PLCs and CIMPLICITY software.
- The CIMPLICITY computer has two KT (or KTX) cards. (A combination of one KT and other KTx is also allowed). An Allen-Bradley PLC is connected to computer using two Data Highway plus networks (cables).
In order to have these networks redundant, user has to take following steps.