The "Translator" of the Industrial Ethernet Era

The industrial networking market has changed a lot. Not long ago, we released our annualIndustrial Networking Market Share Report and InterpretationIn terms of proportion. Proportionally.Industrial Ethernet, with its high real-time performance, openness and integration with IT systems, has increased its market share to 68%. And still growing at a rapid rate of 10%, we have literally moved from the fieldbus to the Industrial Ethernet era.

Does that mean that "translators" like gateways will not be needed in the Industrial Ethernet era?

The answer is no.

On the one hand.There are still many different standards for Industrial Ethernet.For example, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, etc., although they all appear to be wired connections, they are all connected to each other.and cannot communicate directly。

On the other hand.Fieldbusdue to factors such as industry practice, cost advantage or intrinsic safety requirements.Still used by many customers. So between different Ethernet networks, between different fieldbuses, and between fieldbuses and Ethernet networks, theThere is still a place for "translators" on the Internet.

New Demand, New Gateway

However, due to the development of network technology and changes in market demand, customers also put forward new demands on gateways.

Considering the high bandwidth of Ethernet and the expansion of network scaleThis requires the gateway to scale from supporting data volumes of a few dozen bytes to nearly the 1500 bytes that Ethernet can support.

Considering the real-time requirements of industrial applicationsIf you need a gateway to act as a "third party", the less latency it causes, the better.

Considering the increasing importance of customer experienceThe gateway configuration interface should be more friendly and easy to use, and the gateway itself needs to be more compact and space-saving, and so on.

Therefore, we combine the trend of technological development, centered on the latest customer needs, based on the core cutting-edge technology of Anybus, while inheriting the advantages of our traditional gateways, we have launched a number of innovative and practical design.New Generation Anybus Gateway。

Products

The new generation of Anybus gateway inherits the classic name of Anybus Communicator. Let's use a 1 minute video to quickly understand its characteristics:

Of which, the product model is ABC30XX The gateways of the Anybus Communicator Classic series are used to connect devices with simple serial protocol interfaces based on RS232 or 485 to network masters such as PROFINET, EtherCAT, etc. The Anybus Communicator Classic series is the same as the Anybus Communicator Classic series.

Model No. ABC31XX Series of gateways for connecting devices with complex protocol interfaces, such as EtherCAT interfaces, to other protocol masters, such as Siemens PLCs.

Model No. ABC40XX SeriesThe gateway enables interconnection between two different protocol masters, such as Mitsubishi and Rockwell PLCs, and the product line is compatible with the classic Anybus X-gateway and supports more protocols.

Features and Benefits

First of all, the new gateway, due to the adoption of HMS's self-developed NP40 Single Chip SystemThe performance has been greatly improved.1ms delay timeIt's even satisfying.Motion ControlThis has eliminated many of the concerns that many users have had over the years about delays caused by the use of gateways.

Secondly, the new gateway in the configuration and use will be simple and easy to use as the most important feature.WEB-based configurationThere is no need to install any software, just enter the IP address of the gateway and you will be taken to a simple graphical page for setup.

Online data monitoring is also availableIt is easy to understand and easy to use, which greatly reduces the time of debugging in the field.

How to meet the industrial automation users on the field application of some of the demanding requirements, but also the new gateway in the design of an important concern.

The new Anybus gatewayTemperature ranges from -25°C to +70°C.The amount of data transferred in one direction has reached an astonishing 1500 bytesAnd even more.Hardware Security LockThese details meet many of the demanding field application requirements of industrial automation by protecting gateway configurations in the field.

Finally, the new Anybus Communicator gateway has been launched!Universal Ethernet versionThis means that one model can support different Ethernet protocols by downloading firmware, which is a pleasant surprise for those of us who have multiple Ethernet protocols to connect to.

Unboxing Video

The technical support team has also produced an unboxing video of the new Anybus gateway and a configuration tutorial, inviting you to follow along with the camera to experience it:

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