Certified and proven Communicator family connecting automation devices via their Serial interface RS-232/422/485/ASCII/Modbus RTU/DF1/Customize Protocol To Fieldbus and Industrial Ethernet protocols. Multi-drop up to 31 Slaves. No hardware or software changes are required for the connected automation device. Compatible with PLCs from leading manufacturers such as Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider Electric, etc. Available in Profibus, Profinet, DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP & many more protocols. Included “Anybus Configuration Manager” with flexible serial frame-building capabilities. Handy Save/Load function means a completed configuration can be re-used for many other Installations. Approved.