Technical data - Ethernet

System data

Ethernet (BC9050, BC9020, BC9120)

Number of I/O modules

depending on controller

Number of I/O points

depending on controller

Data transfer medium

4 x 2 copper cable (twisted pair); category 5 (100 Mbaud)

Cable length

100 m between switch and Bus Terminal Controller

Data transfer rate

10/100 Mbaud

Topology

Star wiring (line also possible with BC9120, max. 20 devices per line)

Connections

Ethernet (BC9050, BC9020, BC9120)

Number of ADS connections via TCP/IP

5

Number of ADS connections via UDP/IP

1

Number of ModbusTCP connections

3

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

yes

SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol)

yes

BootP/DHCP

yes/yes

UDP socket connections

3

TCP socket connections

3

Technical data - Ethernet 1:

Reduce the number of TCP/IP connections to a minimum

The total number of TCP/IP connections should be reduced to a minimum. The fewer you use, the more time the controller has for its actual task.
Avoid unnecessary TCP/IP connections. Try using as few TCP/IP connections as possible. If possible, use UDP/IP communication instead of TCP/IP, e.g. for ADS.
Use "reasonable" time intervals for communication via the TCP/IP or UDP/IP connection. Example: The task time on the controller is 20 ms. The minimum client cycle time should be 40 ms.