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

About the Use Case

The purpose of this use case is to explain how to use the Custom Produce/Consume serial protocol.

Figure 105. Barcode Scanner - Custom Produce/Consume Use Case
Barcode Scanner - Custom Produce/Consume Use Case


In this use case we use the Communicator to enable data exchange between an Barcode Scanner and a PLC.

The use case describes how to map the communication in the Communicator.

The Barcode Scanner is connected to the serial subnetwork via a custom RS-232 protocol.

The PLC is connected to an EtherNet/IP network (high level network).

We use the Custom Produce/Consume serial protocol and create a customized transaction template.