X3Plus Network Port Clarification

[DCEN_Tony]

Hello,

I am trying to confirm current allocation of X3 Plus network interfaces.  Ideally I would like 4 seperate network connections but do not think this is possible:

1. HMI / Engineering - XF10
2. EtherCat Master - XF50
3. CoDesys Ethernet/IP Adapter - XF51
4. Enterprise Connection (MS SQL on a remote PC) - XF?.  

My understanding is that X23/X24 are only supported with the Profinet Device App so cannot be used for anything else.  Is the only option for enterprise connection to be on XF10 so to be on same network as exsiting HMI / Engineering connections?

Many thanks

[CodeShepherd · Accepted solution]

You are right, the ports X23/X24 are currently only usable as Profinet device in combination with the ctrlX AUTOMATION - Profinet device app.

XF10 and XF51 are standard Ethernet ports and can be used for several communications at the same time. Even a standard switch could be attached. XF51 is additionally capable for e.g. TSN. 

See documentation for ctrlX COREplus X3 interfaces oder also ctrlX CORE X3.

From April this year on there will also be a Ethernet extension option adding more Ethernet ports to the ctrlX CORE.

[ham1hel]

Hello @CodeShepherd 
The Ethernet extension option, are we talking then about the ctrlX IO slice with ethernet Switchport?
Do we in that case know any limitations with this module? Because i have a customer who will need three different TCP connections but as we do not have the documentation on the ethernet switchport im not sure if it will be a viable solution for him(wants to use the port for communication with either a ERP/MES or a robot network

[CodeShepherd]

I am not talking about the ctrX IO switch port but the COM.20 ethernet extension module for the ctrlX COREplus, mentioned alreday above (documentation for ctrlX COREplus X3). It will simply add more Standard Ethernet ports to the system.