- DataLink now offers the DL3500-DH+/IAP package that significantly reduces your AB Ethernet upgrading costs as you don't need to replace each DH+ PLC processor/device.

- Simply make the DL3500-DH+/IAP a node on DH+ and then interface to your AB Ethernet.

- AB PLC users can interface bi-directionally between Allen-Bradley Data Highway Plus (DH+) / DH-485 and AB Ethernet (CIP & 2222 protocols).

- AB Ethernet (Master) to DH+ is the optimal communication direction. This allows multiple AB Ethernet (CIP and 2222) devices to communicate to multiple DH+ nodes using the DataLink DL3500-DH+/IAP.

Ethernet IP to DH-485 protocol converter

DataLink offers the DL3500-DH+/IAP package, a combined solution using the Digi One IAP with our DL3500-DH-485/DF1.

DL3500-DH-485/DF1: Using A-B's standard DF1 driver, the DL3500-DH+/DF1 (replacement to the 1770-KF2) will interface any computer or control device to DH+ networks running up to 230.4Kb. This palm-sized controller has DIN rail options, AC/DC option, and has either USB or serial functionality

Digi One IAP: is a device server and a protocol bridge rolled into one. The device server functionality allows virtually any device with a serial port to be connected to a TCP/IP network. The protocol conversion portion of Digi One IAP means that Digi can actually bridge together two industrial devices provided that they speak any of the supported serial (DF1, Modbus, ASCII) or Ethernet (ModbusTCP, AB/Ethernet, Ethernet/IP) protocols.

DL3500-DH-485/IAP Applications Include: The ability to take multiple DH+ destination addresses and map to multiple Ethernet/IP addresses or multiple PLCs. A PLC on DH+ can initiate a message through the device to read a register from a PLC5/40E using the AB 222 (ethernet) protocol.

Typical examples:
- PLC 5E on AB Ethernet 2222 can read/write files/tags to SLC 5/04 on DH+.
- PLC 5E on AB Ethernet 2222 can read/write files/tags to PLC 5 on DH+.
- Micrologix on AB Ethernet/IP (via 1761-Net-ENI) can read/write files/tags to SLC 5/04 on DH+.
- Micrologix on AB Ethernet/IP (via 1761-Net-ENI) can read/write files/tags to PLC 5 on DH+.
- CompactLogix on AB Ethernet/IP (via 1761-Net-ENI) can read/write files/tags to SLC 5/04 on DH+.
- CompactLogix on AB Ethernet/IP (via 1761-Net-ENI) can read/write files/tags to PLC 5 on DH+.
- Flexlogix on AB Ethernet/IP (via 1761-Net-ENI) can read/write files/tags to SLC 5/04 on DH+.
- Flexlogix on AB Ethernet/IP (via 1761-Net-ENI) can read/write files/tags to PLC 5 on DH+.
- SLC 5/05 read/write files/tags to SLC 5/04 on DH+
- SLC 5/05 read/write file/tags to PLC 5 on DH+

Multiple DH+ Nodes to AB Single Ethernet IP address:
- Communication from either a DH+ programming station (RSLINX/LOGIX) or a DH+ PLC to one AB Ethernet node (ie. PLC 5E / SLC5/05). A typical example allowing a Message Instruction to read/write data from your existing DH+ network to your new Ethernet device.

Multiple AB Ethernet devices to any DH+ node - Applications include:
MMI (WW, Kepware, Citect, Intellution, et. all) packages using AB Ethernet Drivers can read/write data from/to multiple DH+ nodes. Any AB Ethernet PLC (MicroLogix, SLC 5/05, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, PLC-5E, ControlLogix) will be able to send either read or write MSG (message) instructions to any DH+ PLC (SLC 5/04, PLC-5) across the DL3500-DH+/IAP bridge.