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Gateway Unit Controller

Model RCM-GW-DV

The DeviceNet Gateway Unit is used to connect a DeviceNet communication protocol network on which a host programmable controller operates, to a SIO communication sub-network (Modbus communication protocol) linking ROBO Cylinder controllers.

Operation Modes and Key Functions
Key Functions
Position-number specification mode
Positioning-data specification mode
Simple direct/position-number specification mode
Movement by position data specification
X
O
O
Direct speed & acceleration/deceleration specification
X
O
O
Push-motion Operation
O
O
O
Current position read
X
O
O
Position number specification
O
X
O
Completed position number read
O
X
O
Various status signal read
O
O
O
Number of connectable axes
16
16
16
Maximum specifiable position data
Set as position data
999.99
999.99


External Dimensions
Gateway diagram


Specifications

DeviceNet Specifications

Item
Specifications
Power Supply
DC24V ±10%
Current Consumption
300mA max.
Communication Standard
Interface module certified under DeviceNet 2.0
Group 2 only server
Insulated node operating on network power supply
Communication Specifications
Master slave connection
Bit strobe
Polling
Cyclic
Baud Rate
500k/250k/125kbps (switched using DIP switches)
Communication cable length (*1)
Baud rate
Maximum network length
Maximum branch length
Total branch length
500kbps
100m
6m
39m
250kbps
250m
78m
125kbps
500m
156m
(Note) When a large size DeviceNet cable is used
Number of occupied nodes
1 node


SIO Communications Specifications

Item Specifications
Transmission path configuration
IAI's original multi-drop differential communication
Communication method
Half-duplex
Synchronization method
Asynchronous
Transmission path type
EIA RS485, 2 wires
Baud rate
230.4 kbps
Error control method
No parity bit, CRC (*2)
Communication cable length
Total cable length 100m max.
Number of connected units
Up to 16 axes
Communication cable
2-pair twisted pair shield cable (Recommended: Taiyo Electric Wire & Cable HK-SB/20276xL 2PxAWG22)
Ambient operating temperature
0~40C
Ambient operating humidity
85% RH or below (non-condensing)
Vibration resistance
4.9m/s2 (0.5G)
Protection class
IP20
Weight
480g or less

*1 If you wish to use T-junction communication, refer to the operation manual for your master unit or PLC used.
*2 CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check. A data error detection method widely used in synchronous transmission.

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