# Ignition Communication with Eurotherm EPack

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 30, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-communication-with-eurotherm-epack/82544 "2023-11-30T16:35:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patrick\_Hayes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Patrick\_Hayes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Patrick_Hayes)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-communication-with-eurotherm-epack/82544/1 "2023-11-30T16:35:41Z")

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I have a customer that is interested in communicating with their Eurotherm EPack temperature controllers without a PLC (Ignition to EPack over Ethernet/IP). Does anybody have experience with the eurotherm Epack and communications with it.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-communication-with-eurotherm-epack/82544/2 "2023-11-30T17:02:07Z")

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Not with that specifically, but I have substantial experience with EtherNet/IP, and a module that implements most of its feature set:

[Automation Professionals' EtherNet/IP Suite](https://inductiveautomation.com/moduleshowcase/module/automation-professionals-llc-ethernetip-class-1-communications)

More details here:

> [@Automation Professionals' EtherNet/IP Communication Suite V2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-ethernet-ip-communication-suite-v2/68190/115):
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> Bug fixes, plus documentation update: Found and fixed an AOI parameter alias corner case that would prevent optimization of otherwise acceptable AOI structures Fixed flaw in diagnostics where per-subscription pace Sampling statistics tags would not exist until browsed. Prevented affected subscriptions from restarting with the device, but would "magically" fix themselves when browsed to investigate. (Had me scratching my head, there, for a bit.) JSON export typo cleanups. Preparatio…

Do you have the EDS file and/or links to the user manual?

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**Author:** ![Patrick\_Hayes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Patrick\_Hayes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Patrick_Hayes)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-communication-with-eurotherm-epack/82544/3 "2023-11-30T17:47:46Z")

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[EPack\_V603.eds.zip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/3dwfzLSF88Nlsddy30CsUzNyqPR.zip) (2.8 KB)

Here is the eds file

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-communication-with-eurotherm-epack/82544/4 "2023-11-30T18:03:09Z")

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Looks pretty simple for scanner mode. You presumably configure the order of input and output registers (up to 32 and 16, respectively) in the Eurotherm device itself.