
ILX34-AENWG ♦ POINT I/O Platform Conclusion
Wireless Point I/O Adapter Setup Guide
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July 31, 2009
4.2 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the benefit of using ProSoft's RadioLinx Industrial Hotspots vs. third party WLAN
access points (APs)?
ProSoft Technology's Industrial Hotspots (RLXIB-IHW and RLXIB-IHG) have
been optimized for use with multicast I/O messaging with integrated RF based
IGMP querying to learn locations of data consumers and efficiently route traffic to
them, saving bandwidth vs. third-party Access Points that would simply
broadcast the produced message. In addition, ProSoft Technology's Industrial
Hotspots take advantage of the learned consumer locations to unicast the
wireless packets, enabling retransmission and fewer dropped data packets.
What is ProSoft Technology's Integrated Wireless Architecture™?
ProSoft Technology's Integrated Wireless Architecture (IWA) refers to the high
level of optimization of ProSoft Technology's industrial wireless LAN products for
use with Rockwell Automation's Integrated Architecture. Examples include
superior handling of multicast producer consumer messaging, use of wireless
CIP diagnostic objects, integration of wireless into Rockwell Automation's POINT
I/O and ControlLogix
®
platforms, and using AOPs for RSLogix™ 5000 to
configure and monitor ProSoft Technology IWA devices. ProSoft Technology's
RadioLinx
®
Industrial Hotspots provide the IWA infrastructure for chassis-based
products like the wireless POINT I/O Adapter (ILX34-AENWG).
Will the ILX34-AENWG communicate with ProSoft Technology's wireless module for
ControlLogix (MVI56-WA-EIP)?
The MVI56-WA-EIP module does not support implicit messaging and so does not
support the ILX34-AENWG. Instead, use a RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot™ such
as RLXIB-IHG or RLXIB-IHW connected to an ENET card or CompactLogix™
Ethernet processor.
What are the minimum firmware and software requirements of my Rockwell Automation
®
Logix controllers and RSLogix software required to configure the ILX34-AENWG using
RSLogix 5000?
Product Version
RSLogix 5000 v17
RSLinx v2.54
1756-EN2T v2.005
1756-ENBT v4.007
1756-ENET Ser B v2.7
1756-L6x v17.03
1756-6xS (Safety PLC) v17.07
1768-ENBT v2.003
1769-L32E v17.04
1769-L35E v17.04
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