Pilz Safe Automation System PSS4000 safety PLC with Ethernet/IP

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The Pilz Safe Automation System PSS4000 now has the ability to communicate with devices using EtherNet/IP. The latest addition of this protocol to the existing wide variety of communication options makes the PSS4000 a more flexible safety PLC.

The merging of standard and safety is the focus of the automation system PSS 4000, with easy-to-implement automation solutions possible for both standard and safety functionality.

The addition of the EtherNet/IP communication functionality is purely a firmware upgrade option so existing PSS4000 PLC devices can be updated with no need to replace any of the existing hardware.  Users simply upgrade the existing PLC Head modules to V1.8 of the firmware and software. The PSS4000 PLC already communicates to external devices via Modbus TCP, and now the same device can communicate via EtherNet/IP.

The company has also provided an application note to help with the configuration of the EtherNet/IP connection which can be downloaded from the their website at http://www.pilz.com/downloads/open/AN_PSS4000_ETH_IP_with_AB_1003034-EN-01.pdf.

For users who need to communicate with EtherCAT or CANopen systems, the gateway devices PSSnet GW1 MOD-EtherCAT and PSSnet GW1 MOD-CAN are now also available.