The high-density EISK16 switch occupies minimal DIN-rail space: 1.6 in. or 41 mm. The Plug-and-Play (PnP) EISK16-100T compact switch has 16 copper 10/100 Mbps ports in a box smaller than a standard EIS 8-port unit. It is encased in a metal enclosure. Marketed under the CTRLink‚® trade name, it expands the family of Ethernet 5-…
SNAP PAC System Manages Fuel Consumption
Fuel is a significant expenditure incurred by private fleets, public transportation companies, and other organizations, so close monitoring and management of this resource is essential. Integrated Command Systems (ICS) is expert in fuel management and specializes in automated fueling systems that maintain and disperse gasoline, oil, coolant, and other fluids for large fleets of taxis,…
Compact, Affordable Industrial Ethernet Switch Saves Time, Space, and Costs
Panel builders and control engineers have a new tool in their arsenal of Ethernet switches with the Siemens Scalance XB Switch. The Scalance XB, which is an extension of the Scalance X family of switches from Siemens Energy & Automation, is an unmanaged industrial Ethernet switch that can be used in a line or star…
Beckhoff Automation Introduces EtherCAT Bridge Terminal
MINNEAPOLIS, MN ‚– In order to improve synchronization for highly complex machines and production lines with numerous EtherCAT‚® masters, Beckhoff Automation has introduced the new EL6692 EtherCAT bridge terminal. In the most complex systems, data may have to be exchanged between individual EtherCAT systems or the distributed clocks of different systems may have to be…
AutomationDirect Expands Stride Line of Industrial Ethernet Switches
Cumming, GA — AutomationDirect has expanded the Stride‚â„¢ line to include industrial-grade unmanaged Ethernet switches and media converters with aluminum housings. Designed for wide-temperature (-40‚° to 85‚°C) applications, these true plug-and-play devices automatically determine and remember devices connected to each port and only route messages through the appropriate ports, increasing speed and bandwidth. Even under…
Advantech’s EKI-4654R Ethernet Switch
Cincinnati, OH — The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces the EKI-4654R, an IEC61850-3 compliant managed Ethernet switch for grid automation applications. IEC61850-3 certification ensures environmental and EMI immunity of network devices used in substations and allows the EKI-4564R to be interconnected with a myriad of devices, providing reliable consistency in power & energy applications.…
Servo Drives Operate with EtherCAT
The Accelnet servo drive now connects to EtherCAT. The drives use FPGAs to implement an EtherCAT interface. The FPGAs also expand motor feedback and input/output options. Encoder interfaces include EnDat, Hiperface and BiSS. Available in six current ratings, the compact drives come in a range of brushless and brush motors. Several dc supply options are…
PCs and EtherCAT Add Flexibility to Wrapping Machines
The packaging industry increasingly incorporates PC-based control and industrial Ethernet into their equipment. Not to lag behind on a trend, in 2005 engineers at shrink-wrapping machine builder Conflex Inc., Germantown, Wisc., initiated the redesign of each machine in the product line. Conflex uses Beckhoff CX1020 Embedded PCs with TwinCAT, handling all PLC functions and motion…
High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Switch
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms announces the NETernity‚â„¢ CP981RC CompactPCI Gigabit Ethernet Switch. The 12- or 24-port unmanaged Layer-2 switch is designed to provide a high performance, cost-effective solution that responds to the growing pervasiveness of Ethernet as the backbone technology on which modern communications networks are built. The high speed switching of…
Industrial Ethernet Network Terminals
RICHMOND, VA — Weidmuller announces the introduction of a completely new networking and panel organization device— the NetBloc. The NetBloc line is comprised of eleven different networking terminal units that provide network connection and network cable management on 35mm DIN-rails. This new line provides engineers with a method of organizing, managing, and labeling networking connections…
EtherCAT Sensors Can Receive Power Over Standard Cat 5 Cables
The EK1132 Power over EtherCAT junction terminal enables EtherCAT‚® sensors to receive power over a standard Cat 5 cable. Ultra high speed EtherCAT sensors that deliver low microsecond (‚µs) level communication can now be more easily installed in industrial applications. Based on the IEEE standard 802.3af, the EK1132 requires only a standard EtherCAT/Ethernet cable for…
D-Link Expands Green Technology Initiative
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA – D-Link's best Green switches just got greener. The end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, and the first company to introduce green technology to computer networking, today expanded its leadership role in the development of energy-saving products and initiatives. It is introducing the second-generation D-Link® 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch (DGS-2205)…
External EtherCAT® Synchronization
The new EL6688 EtherCAT‚® Terminal permits precise cross-factory and cross-site synchronization according to the IEEE 1588 standard. Using the EL6688, different machines, system components or production lines can be accurately synchronized with each other or with an external grandmaster clock via GPS or DCF77 receivers. With the distributed clocks, all devices in an EtherCAT system…
Fiber Optic Expansion Module
B&R has expanded the X20 hub system to include a fiber optic module, thereby increasing the distance between decentralized, remote modules up to 2,000 meters (1,242 miles). The modular X20 hub system was developed for Industrial Ethernet use. Different hub devices can be easily configured from a kit. Hub units with two RJ45 connections are…
Molex’s PoE+ Integrated Connector Module
LISLE, Ill. ‚– Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ: MOLX AND MOLXA) announces an industry first with the introduction of the HyperJack‚â„¢ 1000 Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) Integrated Connector Module (ICM) for applications in Gigabit Ethernet switches, routers, hubs and industrial Ethernet switches and routers. This multi-port module integrates magnetics to support Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps and embeds…
EtherCAT Devices Receive Data and Power Over a single Ethernet Cable
The ‚“Power over EtherCAT‚†enhancement makes use of IEEE802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) function and can be implemented with commercially available chips. Power over EtherCAT suits encoders or linear position sensors, which can now be designed to connect to EtherCAT and be powered using a single, standard Ethernet cable. Stub lines and star topology together…
Advantech Launches New Generation of Modbus Gateways
Cincinnati, Ohio ‚– The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces the EKI-1220 series Modbus Gateways, for quick and easy integration of Modbus serial devices with Industrial Ethernet networks. Available in two configurations, the EKI-1221 and EKI-1222 feature one or two RS-232/422/485 serial ports, with redundant 10/100 Mbps Ethernet connections, for transparently connecting Modbus ASCII/RTU and…
Managed Compact Switch from Phoenix Contact
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Phoenix Contact has added a Gigabit managed switch to its extensive line of Ethernet infrastructure products. The Smart Managed Compact Switch (SMCS) has eight ports capable of simultaneous Gigabit operation. The SMCS is suitable for Profinet, EtherNet/IP and standard Ethernet applications. Two versions are available, one with eight twisted-pair ports, and another…
CANOpen Drives Boost CNC Flexibility
Single- and dual-axis CANopen drives handle positioning requirements on machine tools. The intelligent drives are available in seven single-axis versions with output ratings from 8.9 to 100 A rms continuous (10 to 141 A peak), and three dual-axis versions with output ratings from 6.3 + 6.3 to 20 + 20 A rms continuous (10 to…
Fiber-Optic EtherCAT® I/O
Two EtherCAT‚® modules increase wiring flexibility for fiber-optic cabling for Industrial Ethernet applications: the EK1501 EtherCAT Coupler and EK1521 junction terminal. The modules allow communications to distances of 2 km (1.24 miles) over 100BASE-FX. While EtherCAT I/O Terminal system supports all common wiring topology methodologies (line, ring, tree and star), the Coupler and junction terminal…
Motion Control And Ethernet Automate Woodworking Process
A custom woodworking machine with Ethernet-compatible motion control components from Baldor Electric automates the precision finishing of fret boards for the renowned acoustic guitar manufacturer, Martin Guitar (CF Martin & Co). Linear and rotary servo motor axes control dual sanding belts and a swinging work holder, replacing the manual process. Four axes of motion deliver…
900 MHz Wireless Ethernet Radios
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Phoenix Contact’s new RAD-ISM-900-EN-BD is an industrial radio transceiver that brings Ethernet or serial data onto IP-based networks from remote locations, even in high-interference environments. The RAD-ISM-900-EN-BD uses the MOTR-9T radio platform, a 1-watt, frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) transceiver. It operates in the license-free 902-928 MHz ISM band. With the MOTR-9 radio,…
SMART Managed Compact Switch
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Phoenix Contact has added a Gigabit managed switch to its extensive line of Ethernet infrastructure products. The Smart Managed Compact Switch (SMCS) has eight ports capable of simultaneous Gigabit operation. The SMCS is suitable for Profinet, EtherNet/IP and standard Ethernet applications. Two versions are available, one with eight twisted-pair ports, and another…
New B&B Electronics Catalog
Ottawa, IL – Designing and manufacturing products for over 27 years, B&B Electronics Manufacturing Co., Inc. provides customers with total solutions for industrial automation and device networking. New industrial Ethernet to serial servers are just some of the new products featured in their latest catalog. Designed and manufactured by B&B Electronics, these servers boast an…
openPOWERLINK: New Users Everyday
The openPOWERLINK software package ‚– a sample implementation for Linux systems ‚– contains the protocol stack for the Managing Node (master) and the Controlled Nodes (clients). In this implementation, POWERLINK, which operates with standard on-board Ethernet controllers, reaches cycle times as low as 0.5 ms at high synchronicity. With co-processor support, it provides 0.1 ms…