Anybus® Communicator - EtherNet/IP to Modbus RTU/Serial

Node and Broadcast Node

You can add two types of nodes, Node and Broadcast Node.

Figure 46. Add Node or Broadcast Node
Add Node or Broadcast Node


Broadcast node
  • You can add one single Broadcast node.

  • The Broadcast node can only hold produce transactions.

Node
  • You can add up to 31 Nodes.

  • The type of transactions a node can hold depends on the serial protocol used, refer to About Transaction Templates.