Communications

FIVE Built-in communication ports instead of just one!

Controllers have to communicate, so why buy one that can't? Or why pay extra so it can? With Productivity2000 you get 5 communication ports built-in on every CPU.

RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet, Remote I/O, USB (programming) - Built in!

Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, MQTT, ASCII, & custom protocols - Included!

Got a ton of serial connections? No problem, an optional 4 port serial communication module is available if the need arises.

With P2000, you can tie into existing networks with ease or choose the protocol you want. It's your choice and you shouldn't have to extra pay for that...

That's not all...

From plug-and-play programming to database connectivity, the Productivity2000 is designed to meet all your communication needs.

Here are the exact details:

Two serial communications ports

With support for Modbus RTU Master/Slave and ASCII In/Out up to 115.2K baud rate:

• (1) RS-232 (RJ12) - Full or Half Duplex
• (1) RS-485 (3-wire terminal block)

Two 10/100MHz Ethernet ports:

• (1) for Remote I/O, Field I/O, PS-AMC motion controllers, and GS Drive Networks
• (1) TCP/IP Port for
  • Programming and monitoring your PLC project
  • Communications to any Modbus TCP enabled device
  • Communication to EtherNet/IP devices (More about EtherNet/IP)
  • IIoT ready with MQTT protocol support for cloud based communication

One USB communication port:

• (1) microUSB B for Plug and Play programming and online monitoring, with built-in surge protection.

We make cloud communication easy

Industrial machines/systems are more connected than ever before, whether internally with upstream IT management systems or externally with remote support personnel, modern-day plant-floor machines/systems need to communicate to a variety of networks. Cloud networking, with its computing and data storage platforms, has also become a viable solution for analyzing and accessing production data from anywhere at anytime. Using powerful cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure® or IBM Watson® to analyze production-floor data can provide better process efficiency, improved plant-wide resource management and less operational downtime.

But how does data from a simple level switch on a tank get to the cloud? With Productivity PLCs, it easy! Productivity PLCs have the communication capabilities and processing power needed to not only control plant-floor machines but gather valuable data from them, package it, and send it on to higher level analysis systems.

Mulitple data gathering options

Productivity PLCs offer many I/O options to choose from for your system data collection. I/O modules, available in analog, discrete, high-speed, relay, and temperature versions, allow you to create the custom I/O configurations your application needs. And with Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP and EtherNet/IP protocol support, Productivity2000 PLCs can easily gather raw data from a variety of VFDs, sensors, switches, encoders, pilot devices, or almost any other control component your system may have.

MQTT

The MQTT protocol has become the frontrunner for many machine-to-machine (M2M) and IIoT/cloud networking applications, due to its lightweight overhead and reduced bandwidth consumption. Productivity PLCs support MQTT communication and with fill-in-the-blank MQTT messaging configurations, delivering vital data to advanced cloud computing platforms is easy.

Compatible with MQTT brokers and cloud platforms/services including:

• IBM Watson®
• Mosquitto®
• HiveMQ®
• Thingsboard®

Perfect Match for our HMI & SCADA products!

Export your tagname database from the Productivity CPU and import it into your C-more HMI Panel to jumpstart your HMI development. No more digging through your notes, or hunting through your ladder logic to find the right tagname.

Connect up to 16 C-more HMIs to the Productivity CPU via Ethernet for control and visibility of your process/machine from anywhere in your factory. Use the remote access feature of C-more to view (and possibly control) your system from anywhere via the Internet. C-more offers a wealth of productive features that make it a perfect match for the Productivity2000. More about C-more here.