Devicenet without rack PLC?

[asifimfat 0]

Is it possible to set up a network whereby a DRM21 Devicenet card can be used in a rack without a Processor. I am hoping to set up an NSJ5 as the system PLC and Devicenet master and use an old CS1 backplane and IOs with a Devicenet card fitted as a slave. Is a PLC necessary in the rack to make this possible, or will the card just act as a remote slave? Thanks for reading and I hope someone can advise.

[Crossbow 295]

You cannot do this without a CPU. You can't just turn a rack of I/O into a DeviceNet slave. it needs to be a PLC system with a PCU, and it can be configured as a slave.

[Jay Anthony 118]

Ebay a CS1 CPU

[banker 2]

Hi You can get a NSJ with buildin devicenet card or you can get a IC101 expansion card to the NSJ an connect to a rack Banker