Tricon Communication Module
The Tricon Communication Module (TCM), which is compatible with only Tricon v10.0 and later systems, allows the Tricon to communicate with TriStation, other Tricon or Trident controllers,Mod bus master and slave devices, and external hosts over Ethernet networks.
Each TCM contains four serial ports, two network ports, and one debug port (for Triconex use). Each serial port is uniquely addressed and can be configured as a Modbus master or slave. Serial port #1 supports either the Modbus or the Trimble GPS interface. Serial port #4 supports either the Modbus or the TriStation interface.
Each TCM supports an aggregate data rate of 460.8 kilobits per second, for all four serial ports. Programs for the Tricon use variable names as identifiers but Mod bus devices use numeric addresses called aliases. Therefore, an alias must be assigned to each Tricon variable name that will be read by or written to a Mod bus device. An alias is a five-digit number which represents the Mod bus message type and the address of the variable in the Tricon. An alias number is assigned in TriStation.
Each TCM contains two network ports—NET 1 and NET 2. Models 4351A and 4353 have two copper Ethernet (802.3) ports and Models 4352A and 4354 have two fiber-optic Ethernet ports. NET 1 and NET 2 support the TCP/IP, Modbus TCP/IP Slave/Master, TSAA, TriStation, SNTP, and Jet Direct (for network printing) protocols. NET 1 also supports the Peerto-Peer and Peer-to-Peer Time Synchronization protocols.
TCM models 4353 and 4354 have an embedded OPC server, which allows up to ten OPC clients to subscribe to data collected by the OPC server. The embedded OPC server supports the Data Access standard and the Alarms and Events standard.
A single Tricon system supports a maximum of four TCMs, which reside in two logical slots. This arrangement provides a total of sixteen serial ports and eight Ethernet network ports. which must reside in two logical slots. Different TCM models cannot be mixed in one logical slot. Each Tricon system supports a total of 32 Mod bus masters or slaves—this total includes network and serial ports. The hot-spare feature is not available for the TCM, though you can replace a faulty TCM while the controller is online.
TCM Specifications
| Feature |
Description |
| Serial ports |
4, RS-232/RS-485 ports, DB-9 connectors |
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Network ports
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2, 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports, RJ-45 connectors (models 4351, 4351A, 4351B, and 4353)
2, fiber-optic mode Ethernet ports, MT-RJ connectors with 62.5/125 um fiber cables (models 4352, 4352A, 4352B, and 4354)
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| Port isolation |
500 VDC |
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Communication protocols
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TriStation, Embedded OPC Server (models 4353 and 4354), Mod bus, Mod bus TCP, TCP/IP, SNTP, TSAA (with support for IP Multicast), Trimble GPS, Peer-to-Peer, Triconex Time Synchronization, Jet Direct (network printing) |
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Modbus functions supported
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01 — Read Coil Status 06 — Modify Register Content
02 — Read Input Status 07 — Read Exception Status
03 — Read Holding Registers 08 — Loopback Diagnostic Test
04 — Read Input Registers 15 — Force Multiple Coils
05 — Modify Coil Status 16 — Preset Multiple Registers
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Communication speed
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Copper Ethernet ports: 10/100 Mbps (model 4353 only supports 100 Mbps connections)
Fiber Ethernet ports: 100 Mbps
Serial ports: up to 115.2 Kbps per port, aggregate data rate of 460.8 Kbps for all four ports
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Status indicators
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PASS, FAULT, ACTIVE, FIRM
LINK — 1 per network port
TX (Transmit) — 1 per port
RX (Receive) — 1 per port
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| Logic power |
< 10 watts |
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