Can anyone tell me were I can find information on the communication protocol for AB remote I/O system.

 

You will find AB Rem I/O devices User Manual's in "http://www.ab.com/manuals":http://www.ab.com/manuals

 

You should be able to find the memory maps (if that's what you are looking for) on AB's website.

 

I'm pretty sure that's:

A: Proprietary
B: Heavily defended if you reverse engineer it
C: Available for sale with a non-disclosure agreement if you want to OEM some module.

 

Yep - nowhere
Protected protocol. S&S has a card to communicate with the remote I/O whcih
they have licensed
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Have you tried searching the "http://www.ab.com":http://www.ab.com website? Rockwell publishes all our product manuals and more....

 

Typically you have to pay Rockwell and sign a licensing agreement to see the details of Allen-Bradley Remote I/O protocol. In return, they usually assign a technical support person who can help you out when you get stuck using their chipset ("node adapter").

At least one other company has reverse engineered the protocol, and then ended up signing a licensing agreement with Rockwell to avoid nasty legal costs.

Sincerely,

Mark Wells
President
Runfactory Systems Inc.
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