DL405 Frequently Asked Questions
DL405 Frequently Asked Questions
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| Question: Which protocol do I choose for communication to the RS-232 port of a Slice I/O slave? |
| Answer: Use K-Sequence protocol for communications to the RS-232 port of any Slice I/O slave. |
| FAQ ID: 135 |
| Question: Can the DL405 use Modbus protocol? |
| Answer: The D4-450 can use Modbus on Port 1 or Port 3 as Master or Slave. The D4-430 and the D4-440 can be a Modbus Master by using the F4-MAS-MB or Slave by using the F4-SLV-MB. |
| FAQ ID: 136 |
| Question: Does the DL405 series support DNP 3.0 protocol? |
| Answer: At this time, it does not. |
| FAQ ID: 143 |
| Question: How do I do ASCII out with a D4-440? |
| Answer: You must use a coprocessor module. |
| FAQ ID: 145 |
| Question: Can the D4-DCM work in DirectNET ASCII mode in peer-to-peer setup? |
| Answer: No. The D4-DCM cannot use DirectNET ASCII in peer-to-peer mode. |
| FAQ ID: 147 |
| Question: Do you offer precision resistors? |
| Answer: At this time we do not. |
| FAQ ID: 153 |
| Question: Do the DL405 PLCs have Ethernet onboard? |
| Answer: No, you need to add an H4-ECOM. |
| FAQ ID: 335 |
| Question: Can the D4-430 support K-sequence out of both comm ports at the same time? |
| Answer: No, If you want to use the both com ports at the same time, port 1 must be K-sequence & port 2 must be DirectNet. If port 1 is not used, port 2 can support K-sequence. |
| FAQ ID: 430 |
| Question: I have an older D4-440 CPU, will it work with the H4-ECOM? |
| Answer: Yes. |
| FAQ ID: 470 |
| Question: Can I have multiple ECOMS in a DL405 base? |
| Answer: Yes, you can have up to 8. |
| FAQ ID: 628 |