Interfaces
3.3 Ethernet interfaces
SIMOTION D4x5-2
Manual, 02/2012
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3.3 Ethernet interfaces
Interfaces for connection to Industrial Ethernet
Industrial Ethernet is a communication network with a transmission rate of
10/100/1000 Mbit/s.
SIMOTION D4x5-2 offers the following functions via Ethernet interfaces:
● Communication with STEP 7 and SIMOTION SCOUT
● Communication between SIMOTION and SIMATIC NET OPC
The following software must be installed on the PG/PC for this function:
"SIMATIC NET SOFTNET-S7 (S7-OPC server)"
● Connection of HMI systems
● Communication with other devices over TCP/IP or UDP communication
● IT communication (via SIMOTION IT DIAG, SIMOTION IT OPC XML-DA, SIMOTION IT
Virtual Machine)
For more information regarding the software packages, see
Catalog PM 21
, refer to the list
of references (separate document) for the order number.