Features:
- Dual-Protocol Integration Capabilities
- Flexible Internal Database and Messaging
- Rugged Industrial Build and Diagnostics
The ProSoft 5210-DFNT-RIO bridges modern Ethernet infrastructures with traditional plant floors by combining an EtherNet/IP Client/Server engine with an Allen-Bradley Remote I/O adapter interface. This dual capability allows engineers to connect modern programmable automation controllers directly to legacy remote I/O drops, maximizing existing hardware utilization.
Featuring robust explicit messaging support via PCCC on CIP, the ProSoft 5210-DFNT-RIO handles up to 125-word read and write data lengths with full floating-point data support. Its internal database architecture ensures smooth, organized data routing between network protocols without heavily taxing the primary PLC processing capacity.
Housed in a sturdy extruded aluminum case built for standard DIN-rail mounting, the ProSoft 5210-DFNT-RIO withstands harsh industrial environments with a 2500V RMS port isolation rating. Integrated LED indicators for power, module status, application status, and serial activity allow maintenance personnel to instantly diagnose communication health on the shop floor.
The 5210-DFNT-RIO ProSoft EtherNet/IP to Rockwell Automation Remote I/O Gateway may still be available for purchase and support from Apter Power beyond End-Of-Life (EOL) by the manufacturer (OEM).
ProSoft 5210-DFNT-RIO EtherNet/IP to Rockwell Automation Remote I/O Gateway Manuals,Datasheets,Link
Important Notice: Other accessories, manuals, cables, calibration data, software, etc. are not included with this equipment unless listed in the above stock item description. All prices are shown in USD.
ProSoft 5210-DFNT-RIO EtherNet/IP to Rockwell Automation Remote I/O Gateway
General
- Manufacturer ProSoft
- Model 5210-DFNT-RIO
- Condition New Original ready stock
- Product Family 5205-DFNT-PDPS,5201-MNET-MCM,5201-DFNT-EGD
Important Notice: Other accessories, manuals, cables, calibration data, software, etc. are not included with this equipment unless listed in the above stock item description. All prices are shown in USD.
- Legacy System Modernization: The ProSoft 5210-DFNT-RIO allows manufacturing plants to connect older Allen-Bradley Remote I/O racks to modern Ethernet-based control systems without rewiring field devices.
- Multi-Industry Deployment: Widely utilized in heavy industries such as oil and gas, electrical power generation, and food processing where reliable legacy hardware preservation is critical.
- Data Migration and Routing: Enables transparent exchange of process parameters and control data between isolated network architectures through shared internal memory maps.
- Cost-Effective System Upgrades: Facilitates partial system overhauls, letting operators upgrade core processors to ControlLogix or CompactLogix platforms while keeping functional RIO drops intact.
- Master-Adapter Architecture: Configures seamlessly as a remote I/O slave adapter communicating with master scanners like PLC-5 or legacy scanner modules via standard block transfers (BTR/BTW).
- Explicit Messaging Flexibility: Supports server functionality with five independent TCP sockets, allowing multiple remote clients to interact simultaneously with internal data registers.
- Client Command Control: Operates as an EtherNet/IP client capable of executing up to 100 user-configurable command lists for automated polling and data exchange.
- Seamless PLC Platform Bridging: Integrates smoothly into environments running SLC, PLC-5, and Logix platforms via explicit messaging implementation and structured data table mappings.
- Configuration Utility Management: Employs the ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB) software platform to streamline parameter setup, firmware parameter management, and project file archiving.
- Customizable Polling Parameters: Supports adjustable command list polling behaviors, including disabled, continuous, and on-change-of-data execution modes for optimized network bandwidth.
- Diagnostic Tracking Support: Incorporates diagnostic registers and status LEDs to monitor communication health, protocol execution errors, and serial link performance.
- Parameter Flexibility Updates: Allows precise field-level adjustments of network variables including baud rates (up to 230K), rack sizing, and starting group allocations directly through the configuration interface.