Data Highway Plus to Ethernet

[Shawn Tierney]

In today's episode of The Automation Show, I unbox and setup an ANC-100E Data Highway Plus to Ethernet bridge from Automation...

Click here to view the original article on The Automation Blog

To enter to win an ANC-100E, be one of the first twenty five people to reply to this post!

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who entered! In our live-stream on Friday January 11th, I put all the below names in a bowl, mixed them up, and pulled out Dvincenzo name as the winner of the ANC-100E!

Note: I had a lot of fun doing this contest, and hope to have another one soon!

01 xshawk
02 jamesonline
03 yaras1
04 KuulKuum
05 lomenop
06 Iulian72
07 Greg292
08 Dvincenzo
09 pct_jimmy
10 bhosay
11 automotion
12 nalbalate
13 D_Cube

[xshawk]

I have been looking for a way to upgrade the old ISA-board comm interface on our Pentium-Pro pc running XP....
this could be what we need... either the ANC-120 or the ANC-100

[Shawn Tierney]

Hey @xshawk,

They are pretty easy to setup and cost less than a dedicated ControlLogix Gateway.

If you call the guys over at Automation Networks for a quote, please let them know you saw the product on my site/show!

Oh, and you the first name entered in the drawing! good luck!

Shawn

[jamesonline]

Thanks for posting this nice unboxing and setup clip. I enjoy catching up with the new products showed off without any issues.

I've had nightmares about calls connecting to 5/04s after one breakdown service call where the serial port couldn't be unplugged for my laptop.. My saved eBay search for the 1784-U2DHP hasn't found a result under the $1600 mark with shipping for a couple years so this might be a good option.

[Shawn Tierney]

Hey @jamesonline,

Thanks for your comments! You're also now in the drawing!

Sincerely,

Shawn Tierney,
Host of The Automation Show

[yaras1]

One of those devices could come in handy.

[KuulKuum]

Shawn,
Another great episode of The Automation Show, looking forward for more...
I am also glad that companies like Automation Networks are providing cheaper $$$ alternative devices/software to what AB/RA have to offer.

[Shawn Tierney]

@yaras1 and @KuulKuum

Thank you both for your comments!

You are both now enrolled in the drawing too :-)

Thanks again,

Shawn Tierney,
Instructor, The Automation School

[lomenop]

Definitely tempted to give this a try on a customer's site where they had 2+ dozen or so dh+ devices networked and where the 1784-U2DHP just wasn't reliable.

[Shawn Tierney]

Thanks for your comment @lomenop, you're now entered in the drawing!

Sincerely,

Shawn Tierney,
Host of The Automation Show, Minute, and Podcast.