Data Highway Plus to Ethernet

[Shawn Tierney]

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

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

UPDATE: Entries so far!

01 xshawk
02 jamesonline
03 yaras1
04 KuulKuum
05 lomenop
06 Iulian72
07 Greg292
08 Dvincenzo

[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.