Profinet I/O Interface targets small automation devices.
Press Release Summary:
Anybus-IC for Profinet IO embedded single-chip interface features microprocessor with Ethernet controller and Profinet I/O device software stack in 9 cm2, 32-pin dual in-line housing. Requiring 5 V supply, it functions as standard I/O device and supports Profinet conformance class A, with up to 144 bytes of input and output data permitted. For microcontroller-based devices, it is connected via serial TTL interface, and for those without, includes shift register interface.
Original Press Release:
New Single-Chip Profinet Interface Reduces Development Efforts Up To 70%
HMS Industrial Networks has extended its Anybus-IC family with the addition of the Anybus-IC for Profinet IO. The new module is a tiny but powerful embedded single-chip Profinet IO interface, which is certified by the Profibus user organization. It is the latest member of HMS´s Anybus-IC family which already includes interchangeable solutions for Profibus, CANopen, DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP and Modbus-TCP.
In a single housing of only 9 cm2 in size, the Anybus-IC contains a powerful microprocessor with integrated fast Ethernet controller and a full featured Profinet IO device software stack. The new IC reduces the development efforts needed to design a Profinet IO interface by up to 70%. Additionally, space and power supply requirements are minimized so that even small automation devices such as barcode readers or motor starters can be economically equipped with a Profinet IO interface.
The Anybus-IC has a 32-pin dual in line housing and requires only a single 5 Volt power supply. It functions as a standard IO device and supports Profinet conformance class A. Up to 144 bytes of input data and 144 bytes of output data are permitted. The Anybus-IC contains all hardware and software necessary for any automation device to communicate over a Profinet network, only the PHY and the RJ45 Ethernet connector has to be added.
When used in intelligent devices that have their own micro-controller, the Anybus-IC is connected via a fast serial TTL interface. The IC handles the entire Profinet IO protocol and offloads the microprocessor from all time-critical communication tasks. In applications with devices without a processor, such as valve terminals, the Anybus-IC has a shift register interface and can control up to 128 direct inputs and outputs.
All members of the Anybus-IC family are interchangeable and offer device manufacturers a simple and efficient way to connect small and medium automation devices to all major fieldbus and industrial Ethernet networks with just one development.
HMS Industrial Networks is the leading independent supplier of embedded network technology for automation devices. HMS develops and manufactures solutions for interfacing automation devices to industrial networks. Development and manufacturing takes place at the head office in Halmstad, Sweden. Local sales and support is provided by the HMS branch offices in Chicago, Beijing, Karlsruhe, Milan, Mulhouse and Tokyo. HMS employs 155 people and reported sales of 29.4 million in 2007. HMS was formed in 1988 and has had an average organic growth of 30% per year over the last 10 years. HMS is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm in the category Small Cap, Information Technology with ISIN SE0002136242.
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