16 Rockwell Automation Publication 1734-UM013C-EN-P - August 2010
Chapter 1 POINT Guard I/O Overview
CIP Safety Architectures
Use POINT Guard I/O modules in EtherNet/IP or DeviceNet safety
architectures. Safety controllers control the safety outputs. Safety or standard
PLC controllers can control the standard outputs.
Figure 1 - POINT Guard I/O Modules in EtherNet/IP Safety Architecture
Item Description
1GuardLogix controller
2 POINT I/O and POINTGuard I/O
3 Stratix 8000 switch
4 CompactBlock Guard I/O
5 Safety communication
6 Standard communication