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Compact, Affordable Industrial Ethernet Switch Saves Time, Space, and Costs

By Design World Staff | May 3, 2009

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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 topology.

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Key
features of the new Scalance XB switch are its compact size and
affordable price point, making it ideal for space-saving installations
where low-cost port expansion is required. The switches offer
plug-and-play connections and are available with up to eight 10/100
Mbit/s ports.

The new line of switches is constructed with a
durable plastic housing that is easily mounted on standard rails. The
switch packaging provides an IP20 degree of protection in a small,
compact design. Diagnostics available on the switch include power, link
status and traffic data, and are indicated by LEDs.

Fast replacement, easy configuration

A
hallmark of the Siemens Scalance X family of switches is fast
replacement, which reduces downtime costs. As well, the switches offer
easy configuration and fast commissioning, with built-in web management
tools that help reduce cost of ownership. Included are complete
diagnostics via LED and PROFINET I/O and standard redundant
point-to-point connections and power supply.

Other products in the Scalance X family are the:

‚•    Scalance X100 Unmanaged Switch, a compact design with electrical and optical ports with redundant power supply connection and remote diagnostics.
‚•    Scalance X200 Compact Managed Switch, which offers SNMP diagnostics, operates without an enclosure, and may be mounted externally on a machine.
‚•    Scalance X300 Compact Managed Gigabit Switch,
to migrate Fast Ethernet to Gigabit standards, providing the ability to
integrate plant floor networks with enterprise networks via high-speed
backbone.
‚•    Scalance X400 Multi-port Gigabit Managed Switch,
which delivers the attractive office features of VLAN, spanning tree
and web based management, Layer 3 switching (IP routing), SNMP
diagnostics, and IGMP snooping. The switch is easily integrated into
enterprise and plant networks and is scalable up to 26 ports per
switch. A redundant ring manager function enables extremely high speed
Ethernet and gigabit rings with fast redundancy (<0.3 seconds).

 For more information on Scalance XB products, please click here.

::Design World::


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