DeviceNet Traffic Analyzer?

[jonfarrugia]

I have a 1784-PCD devicenet card and I'm looking to capture packets on our devicenet Network.

I have a device that isnt working correctly and I need to prove or disprove that it is failing to transmit the packets correctly. The only way I can do this is to capture the packet information.

I've heard of a piece of software called "DeviceNet Traffic Analyzer" that use to be hosted on AB's site. I cant seem to find it. Does any one have a copy of it or know what software I can use with a 1784-PCD to capture network traffic?

 

[jstolaruk]

I believe you are interested in NetDecoder at Frontline, a Rockwell partner.

http://www.fte.com/products/NetDecoder.aspx

Sorry, I don't know about the PCD card but the 1784-U2DN is supposed to work with it.

 

[Ken Roach]

Rockwell Automation discontinued building the 1784-PCD card nearly five years ago, and discontinued development and support of the DeviceNet Traffic Analyzer software as well.

You can still probably get it from a Rockwell Automation field office, or from Technical Support, if you ask nicely.

Frontline Test Equipment's NetDecoder is a fantastic product. They chose to develop only for the USB-based network interfaces for DeviceNet, ControlNet, and DH+/RIO.

Edit: the last 1784-PCD drivers are here: http://www.rockwellautomation.com/support/pccards/

DNetTA itself isn't on that site, though.

 

[jonfarrugia]

it looks like a great product....but for the amount of times I'd ever use it, its hard to dish out $1000 for the software.

 

[IN2-H2O]

Sometimes the solution is much cheaper than the device to detect the issue in the first place. If you believe that there is an issue with this device, assume for a moment that you have confirmed it. What would the solution be then? What would that solution cost?

I once asked for a Fluke Scope to confirm that I was getting noise on a couple control circuits. The scope at the time was over $15K. My supervisor asked me what I would do once I confirmed that I had a noise issue and my response was to buy isolating transformers for a couple VFD's fed from the same PDC. The cost of 6 isolating transformers at the time was $1400 and they were onsite and installed by the end of the week and it did indeed fix the problem.