Specification
Transfer Lists: Create data exchange lists using source and destination Tags
Interfaces: Choose RA, Modbus TCP/IP, or Siemens IE protocol for each Interface
Internal Date and Time: Can be set manually or synchronized with ControlLogix or CompactLogix. The frequency of synchronization can be: No frequency, Hourly, Daily, Every 8 hours, or Every 12 hours.
Protocols Supported: Modbus TCP/IP and Siemens Industrial Ethernet supported via the built-in Ethernet ports. EtherNet/IP, ControlNet, Data Highway+ (DH+) and Data Highway 485 (DH485) are supported through Rockwell Automation (RA) 1756 communications bridge modules.
Tags: Browse and use tag names from any RA PAC in a ControlLogix local or remote chassis or any Allen-Bradley PLC or RA PAC connected across supported bridged networks. Create user-defined Tags for Modbus and Siemens data addresses.
Triggers: Define events that will cause one or more Transfer Lists to be executed. Triggers can be based on Tag values or scheduled time intervals.
Configuration Utility: Contains built-in Help functions. On-Line configuration only
Setup Mode: Setup Mode temporarily sets the Message Manager network port settings to their default values. Setup Mode also allows you to reset the default administrative password.
Configuration Data: Can be saved offline or saved to the on board compact flash card.
Data Transfers: Transfer data between up to 16 individually-configurable communications Interface connections
Security: No login required to view configuration information. Must log in to make configuration changes. PROJECT-level users may make configuration changes and start/stop data transfer operations (i.e. switch between RUN and IDLE). ADMINISTRATOR-level users may make Project -level changes as well as assign usernames, passwords, and security access levels for all users.
The ProSoft Technology inRAx Message Manager is a single-slot solution that connects and transfers Factory and Plant Process Automation monitoring and control data between islands of automation across diverse platforms, networks and protocols. The inRAx Message Manager is an easy-to-use data transfer engine for the ControlLogix 1756 platform, supporting Rockwell Automation Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) network protocols, as well as platforms and devices that use Siemens Industrial Ethernet and Modbus TCP/IP protocols. The ILX56-MM makes it easy for System Integrators and End Users to reduce the engineering effort required to coordinate data transfers between multiple control systems in Factory and Plant Automation applications. The Message Manager simplifies and streamlines data connection and transfer operations by enabling PLC/PAC data exchanges without the need for additional message-specific PLC programming.
