PROFINET migration made easy!

HMS Industrial Networks now releases a series of new Anybus X-gateways enabling an easy way to connect existing subsystems to PROFINET.

What’s new?

• HMS now extends the connectivity to cover PROFINET IRT (Isochronous Real Time) for both copper cabling and fibre optics
• New networks for copper are ControlNet, EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet
• New networks for fibre optics are PROFIBUS and CANopen 

How it works:

• The new Anybus X-gateways copy I/O-data between any industrial network and PROFINET IRT
• Gateway settings regarding, for example, I/O sizes are configured in a Windows-based terminal interface which means no programming is necessary
• The PROFINET interface of the X-gateway works as an I/O-Device on the PROFINET IRT network and supports up to 220 bytes of I/O for both input and output data
• The gateway baud rate is 100Mbit/s (full duplex) and uses two RJ45 connectors (copper) or two SC-RJ connectors (Fibre Optic) allowing installations in line or ring topology
• The integrated 2-port IRT switch is another very valuable asset, as it eliminates the need for expensive external switches

Making PROFINET migration possible:
“PROFINET IRT is used by many of the large European car manufacturers, most notably within the AIDA group and is one of the fastest growing industrial Ethernet networks on the market,” says Niklas Selander, product Manager at HMS.

“By using an Anybus X-gateway, plant owners can keep existing equipment and simply connect it to PROFINET IRT networks. This maximizes the investment in their current machinery and speeds up the migration to PROFINET. Machine builders also benefit since they do not have to develop this connectivity themselves but can just use an Anybus X-gateway to connect their machines to PROFINET IRT.”

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Anybus X-gateways Datasheet