The PB3 Remote Module fits factory automation, process control and machine building applications. It is fully integrated into the Rockwell software architecture through features such as ‘Add-on-Instructions’, which saves integration time; Ethernet switch with redundancy capability (DLR); direct access to I/O data without the need to write ladder logic and complete access to Profibus DP-V1 services and device diagnostics.
Additional features include:
· Engineering console that runs Profibus master and slave protocols simultaneously
· Remote configuration and diagnostics via an Ethernet connection for quick commissioning
· CommDTM driver, which allows Rockwell users in process control industries such as oil/gas and food/beverage to perform asset management
· Easy sharing of I/O process data and the ability for multiple types of equipment to connect to a single PB3 remote module