I'm looking for a cost effective way (gateway) to convert from Profibus-DP to DH+.

 

hello;
SST ( "www.mysst.com":http://www.mysst.com )has a few solutions; first, the X=Link box, a protocol converter on which you can install various protocols; expensive but very
effective. You can also look at their Profibus cards (master or slave) for A-B PLCs; you could decide to use you A-B PLC as a bridge.

Hope this helps.

DC

 

Try "http://www.prosoft-technology.com":http://www.prosoft-technology.com . They don't have a Profibus to DH+ convertor that I can see, but they have Profibus to AB RIO (which is similar and might do DH+ also), DF1 (serial port on AB's) and Ethernet/IP (ControlLogix and more recent SLC/PLC5 ethernet protocol)

Gavin MacLean
http://www.applicon.com.au

 

The best solution is the ControlLogix Gateway Chassis with both the Profibus card and a DHRIO module, both cheap and east to setup.

 

Take a look at prolinx gateways. "www.prolinx-gateways.com":http://www.prolinx-gateways.com