External Moderators tmoulder Posted January 5, 2018 External Moderators Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hi All! Ever since the birth of the V700, I sometimes pop my head in here, hoping to see a new V570-compatible ethernet module with support for seven sockets. I wonder if such a thing would be possible? I don't want to have to change the hardware, some of the HMIs are way too intricate... Thanks! TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Flex727 Posted January 5, 2018 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 I asked about that shortly after the introduction of the V700 and was told it wasn't going to happen. I can imagine it would be a complicated affair to implement since it would require a firmware update and the previous module would still have to be available and there would be inevitable confusion of the wrong module mated with the wrong firmware version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotwires Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Isn't the ethernet module just a (physical layer) signal interface board? I was told the other Vision/Samba controllers didn't have enough memory to accommodate more than four sockets. V700 must have a unique CPU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Bereck Levy Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hi Tim! The socket limitation is a hardware one. I believe that a "new V570-compatible ethernet module" might be possible. This sort of thing is generally market-driven; if a number of distributors get requests and passes them on, for example. However, the V700 is a good deal, and the HMI screen is superior...you may want to consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
External Moderators tmoulder Posted January 23, 2018 Author External Moderators Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 8:56 AM, Cara Bereck Levy said: Hi Tim! The socket limitation is a hardware one. I believe that a "new V570-compatible ethernet module" might be possible. This sort of thing is generally market-driven; if a number of distributors get requests and passes them on, for example. However, the V700 is a good deal, and the HMI screen is superior...you may want to consider it. Hi Cara! Form factor is an issue for me, this is an existing installation, with 30+ complex screens that I don't want to have to redraw. Changing the ladder program to accommodate a different sort of ethernet card would be just fine though. As for market demand, pretty sure folks have been asking for more than 4 sockets since the V280 days Thanks! Edit: On a related note, on this very project of which I speak, I have two robots and a vision system connected on Modbus TCP. I have one socket left (Socket 1) for programming via wireless router. Due to some obsolete servo drives, I are now moving to a different motion scheme, which involves a separate motion controller that connects via - you guessed it - Modbus TCP. Bye-bye convenient wireless programming, hello serial port. So this one is kind of a big deal for me, personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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