USB to Allen-Bradley PLC Gateway
The easiest way to move data between USB ASCII devices and an Allen-Bradley PLC. The 435USB gateway allows you to move ASCII data from up to 2 USB Human Interface Devices (HID) or Printer devices like barcode scanners, weigh scales, RFID readers or printers to a ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, MicroLogix, SLC 5/05 or PLC-5E PLC, as well as legacy applications using a NetENI module.
435USB
Price range: $941.28 through $957.03
Move ASCII Data from USB Devices Directly to Your Allen-Bradley PLC Data Table
The 435USB moves data between serial ASCII devices (over USB) and an Allen-Bradley PLC over EtherNet/IP. As a result, you can seamlessly integrate perfectly good USB barcode readers, RFID devices, scales and other hardware that generates an ASCII string in modern, Ethernet-based control networks without writing custom logic or downloading software.
How Does the 435USB Gateway Move ASCII Data In and Out of the PLC?
In your Allen-Bradley PLC, you define a tag or register location to which ASCII data will be written. Using the 435USB’s simple browser-based configuration, you define the makeup of your ASCII string and then watch it get delivered directly to your user-defined tag or register location in the data table of your PLC.
Need to send ASCII data from the PLC to a display, printer or other USB device? Simply populate a second tag or register location with the message you wish to send. Using a length-based handshake, the 435USB will process and send data out to the display device when it sees a length greater than 0.
It’s really that simple. One in tag/register and one out tag/register. No message instruction or IO tree to deal with. Just move your ASCII data in and out of your Allen-Bradley PLC.
Not exactly what you were looking for? Real Time Automation offers a full line of ASCII gateways and Allen-Bradley solutions
Simple Is Better
Why wrestle with hours of programming and tedious ladder logic to integrate a simple gateway? Why deal with 50 additional features you don’t need on a product? Or pan through hundreds of pages of a manual just to get your unit configured?
With the 435USB USB to Allen-Bradley PLC ASCII gateway, you don’t have to deal with any of those things. You can easily have our unit up and running in less than five minutes.
Why Trust Real Time Automation As Your Protocol Partner?
While there are certainly other companies offering protocol gateways, no one provides the level of support and service that you receive from Real Time Automation.
- Total protocol lifecycle support
- Talk to a live person from our Wisconsin-based headquarters every time you call
- Receive honest answers and recommendations from our sales team
- Get live Enginerd support that provides timely issue resolution without opening tickets or 24-hour wait times
Real Time Automation Serial ASCII to Allen-Bradley PLC Gateway Comparison
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435USB
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| Good For | Barcode Readers, Printers, Weigh Scales, Displays and other ASCII devices | Weather Stations, UPS Systems and any other Ethernet TCP/IP devices that output a compound ASCII string |
| PLC Setup | ASCII data in a TCP/IP packet gets mapped to a single Tag or Register | ASCII data in a TCP/IP packet can be parsed to multiple Tag or Register locations |
| Alarming | N/A | Email alarming available |
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435USB Frequently Asked Questions
The 435USB gateway can be connected to any Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, MicroLogix, SLC 5/05 or PLC-5E PLC, as well as legacy applications using a NetENI module.
The 435USB supports Human Device Interface (HID) Class 3 and Printer Class 7 devices.
Purchases can be made through authorized RTA distributors or directly from Real Time Automation. Orders may be submitted by emailing a purchase order to orders@rtautomation.com or by purchasing directly on the RTA website with a credit card.
The 435USB is delivered with a 5-year warranty.
RTA offers multiple support options. Live Enginerd support is available from 8am to 5pm CST. Call 800-249-1612, email support@rtautomation.com or visit the support page.
Allen-Bradley PLC Features
PLC Support: ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, MicroLogix, SLC 5/05 and PLC-5EMaximum Number of PLCs Supported: 1
Messaging Operation: Connected or Unconnected
Net ENI Support: Supported
USB Features
USB Ports Supported: 2 Ports — 2 Device MaximumUSB Device Classes Supported: Human Interface Devices (HID) or Printer
Device Connection & Detection: Automatic, Plug n Play Operation
Maximum Message Transfer: 4096 Characters
USB Message Start/ End Delimiters: Up to two user configurable Start Delimiters, up to two user configurable End Delimiters
Power per USB Port: .5 A per Port
What our Customers are Saying
“I challenged a customer to get it working by the time I got back from his break room with a Coke and he indeed had it working when I got back. He then said, "It’s worth twice the price!"”
Eric P. / Kendall Electric
“Everything seems to be working as we imagined. Thanks for the great response time. I did not see any way to save the configuration other than screen shots, but the configuration did not get lost in the update. Thanks again, and you were a pleasure to work with.”
Kevin L. / Extol, Inc.
