DeviceMaster UP-SuperUser Solutions-DualConnectPlus

Sector:	Industrial
Technology User:	SuperUser Solutions
Application:	Device Integration
Product(s) Used:	DeviceMaster UP
Integrator:	SuperUser Solutions

Challenge

SuperUser Solutions offers professional services that specialize in engineering cost-effective system automation and supply chain solutions. Their core competencies include product identification and tracking systems, labeling and packaging equipment, RFID, material handling, IT services and other supply-chain technologies.

SuperUser Solutions had a problem. They needed to connect both a serial device and an Ethernet device to a CompactLogix PLC. After trying all known solutions, facing a very tight schedule with their project on-hold until a solution was found, they looked at the DeviceMaster UP. They found they were able to quickly and easily configure a one-port DeviceMaster UP to connect both the serial and Ethernet devices to their PLC.This saved them time, money, and met their dual connectivity needs.

Technology Solution

The DeviceMaster UP not only provided a solution for their project, but it helped SuperUser Solutions achieve their overall goal of providing cost-effective automation solutions. Andrew Messineo, the project manager at SuperUsers said, “We chose the DeviceMaster UP because your website and technical sales clearly outlined the product’s serial-to-EtherNet/IP capabilities and even gave example PLC ladder logic to back-up your claims.”

The DeviceMaster UP proved to be very valuable to SuperUser Solutions. If you need to connect serial and/or Ethernet devices to either EtherNet/IP or Modbus/TCP type PLCs, the DeviceMaster UP could be just the device you are looking for. Check out the new DeviceMaster UP functionality at www.comtrol.com today.

The DeviceMaster UP Family of network-attached device gateways hosts an industrial Ethernet engine and communicates serial device-to-PLC communications via EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, or Modbus/TCP. The gateway now includes Comtrol’s unique DualConnectPlus™ Technology which allows the user to simultaneously connect both serial and Ethernet devices to PLCs and/or applications. String, RFID, and barcode data filtering ability eliminates redundant data while extracting the RFID and barcode parameters.

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