Currently we are working on a project with EtherNet/IP communication among a handful of devices. There is a skid package that uses CompactLogix to control all the drives and I/Os within that package. All of the devices, including the PLC is on its own 172.28.0.xxx network. Our client's requirement for our EtherNet/IP network is on 192.168.1.xxx network. Which solution is better?
1) By using a router to map 192.168.1.xxx gateway to 172.28.0.xxx OR
2) Ask our client to provide a list of available addresses on the 192.168.1.xxx network to change all IPs on the devices on the skid package?
I still don't quite understand how the gateway method works. If someone as a better understanding of the using EtherNet/IP across different networks, please indulge me. Thanks in advance!