EP1000 E-Port Ethernet Communication Gateway

The EP1000A E-Port provides an interface between a single Micro-DCI DataLink network and an Ethernet TCP/IP network. The E-Port is used exclusively with the Micro-DCI Communication Services software. The Communication Services software provides the network interface between the PC and the individual E-Ports. The software is included with the LoopMaster configuration software for MicroMite 53SL6000 controllers, with the MicroTools configuration software for 53MC5000 controllers and the Micro-PWC personal workstation software. It is also available as a standalone package for use with third-party OPC clients such as HMI software. 

All Micro-DCI controllers and auxiliary units using DataLink are compatible with the E-Port, making it ideal for upgrading aging DOS-based Supervisor-PC systems to MicroMod’s MicroPWC software running under Windows XP or 2000. 

The E-Port can be connected to single instruments using their RS-232 front communication port and the corresponding cable, or to the standard RS-485 DataLink network on the rear of the controller. It is available in wall-mount, DIN rail mount or Snap Track mounting versions. 

When ordered with the RS-485 DataLink Network Interface, the EP1000 comes with an RS-485 Interface Terminal Board and cable, and an external power supply (If the E-Port is being added to a system that is already using the RS- 232/RS-485 interface board, it should be ordered with no Network Interface).