Pluto Gateway - CANopen

Pluto Gateway CANopen is a unit providing two-way communication with a Pluto Safety PLC.

Data from Pluto

Via CANopen, a supervisory PLC system can have access to the I/O and other variables in a Pluto Safety PLC. Global I/Os in a Pluto Safety PLC are accessible via CANopen PDO messages. Local data in Pluto units can be read via CANopen SDO messages together with the PLC codes in the supervisory system.

Data to Pluto

Via CANopen, a supervisory PLC system can transmit non-safety-related information to a Pluto Safety PLC. A total of 64 Boolean values and 8 different 16-bit registers can be transmitted (via CANopen PDO or SDO messages). Function blocks for these commands are available in Pluto Manager.

Pluto Bridge

A GATE-C1 can also be used to advantage as a CAN bridge when it is required to divide a Pluto databus into several sections. This is particularly useful when long databus cables are needed.

There is also a built-in filter function which makes it possible to block data that is not required for use on the other side of the bridge. This reduces the databus loading in the other sections and thereby permits longer databus cables.