Replacement Guide for SixTRAK I/O Modules March 26, 2010 After 13 years the SixTRAK I/O module line will be going end of life. The EtherTRAK-2 is its replacement. The EtherTRAK-2 offers superior performance at a better price per I/O point. This document will help determine the best EtherTRAK-2 replacement for the SixTRAK I/O Module line. Below is a one-to-one replacement of SixTRAK to EtherTRAK-2 replacements. End Of Life Product SixTRAK DI DO ST-DI-024-08F/U 8 0 AI 0 AO 0 EtherTRAK-2 E2-16DI24-D ST-DI-120-08F/U 8 0 0 0 E2-16DIAC-D Replacement Description DI 10-30VDC 16 60-140VAC 16 ST-DI-024-16H ST-MIX16880-D ST-MIX12884-D ST-DI-024-32D 16 16 12 32 0 8 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 4 0 E2-32DI24-D E2-MIX24880-D E2-MIX24882-D E2-32DI24-D 10-30VDC Combo I/O Combo I/O 10-30VDC ST-DI-CNT-08U 8 0 0 0 E2-16CNT-D (Coming Soon) ST-DO-DC1-08F/U ST-DO-DC2-16H 0 0 8 16 0 0 0 0 ST-DO-RLY-06U 0 6 0 0 ST-AI-INS-08U 0 0 8 0 ST-AI-20M-08F ST-AI-20M-16H ST-AI-10V-08F 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 0 0 0 ST-AI-RTD-06U 0 0 6 0 ST-AO-20M-04F ST-AO-20M-08F 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 E2-16DO24-D E2-32DO24-D E2-16RLY-D (Coming Soon) E2-16ISOTC/ 16ISOAI-D (Coming Soon) E2-32AI20M-D E2-32AI20M-D E2-32AI10V-D E2-10RTD-D (Coming Soon) E2-8AO20M-D E2-8AO20M-D DO 0 AI 0 AO 0 0 0 0 32 24 24 32 0 8 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 2 0 High-speed counter 16 0 0 0 10-30VDC 10-30VDC 0 0 16 32 0 0 0 0 Relay DO 0 16 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 32 32 0 0 0 RTD 0 0 10 0 4-20mA out 4-20mA out 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 isolated thermocouple and 4-20mA 4-20mA 4-20mA 0-10V in Industrial & Commercial Networking Sixnet, LLC ● 331 Ushers Road ● Ballston Lake, NY 12019 ● USA T +1 518 877 5173 ● F +1 518 877 8346 ● www.sixnet.com Sixnet, LLC Page 2 of 4 There are some differences between the SixTRAK and EtherTRAK-2 module within the SIXNET I/O Tool Kit configuration. The below explains how to add EtherTRAK-2 modules to a IPm controller. EtherTRAK-2’s are added to Sixnet project file as a separate station. In figure1 below an STIPm-6350 and the E-MIX24882-D are pictured in the same project file. Figure 1 Since they are configured as two separate devices communication between the devices must be configured. To do this create a remote I/O link module in the I/O modules tab of the IPm controller. Figure 2 shown below shows how the remote I/O link module can be added by clicking the “Add New Module” button in the I/O modules tab. Figure 2 Industrial & Commercial Networking Sixnet, LLC ● 331 Ushers Road ● Ballston Lake, NY 12019 ● USA T +1 518 877 5173 ● F +1 518 877 8346 ● www.sixnet.com Sixnet, LLC Page 3 of 4 Once selected the Remote I/O Link wizard will step through the process of configuring the EtherTRAK-2 module. In the first window of the wizard a name should be configured (See figure 3). Figure 3 In the remote I/O link options tab the communication parameters can be defined. The typical set up will be using UDP or TCP/IP and the EtherTRAK-2’s destination IP (See Figure 4). Figure 4 Industrial & Commercial Networking Sixnet, LLC ● 331 Ushers Road ● Ballston Lake, NY 12019 ● USA T +1 518 877 5173 ● F +1 518 877 8346 ● www.sixnet.com Sixnet, LLC Page 4 of 4 Discrete options and analog options are parameters that define which registers in the IPm controller will be used (See Figure 5 and 6). Figure 5 Figure 6 The discrete and analog tags windows are where the register tag names are configured. If the tags were already defined in the EtherTRAK-2 module configuration, then they can be imported into the IPm configuration using the import remote I/O tags button (See Figure 7 and 8). Figure 7 Figure 8 Industrial & Commercial Networking Sixnet, LLC ● 331 Ushers Road ● Ballston Lake, NY 12019 ● USA T +1 518 877 5173 ● F +1 518 877 8346 ● www.sixnet.com