About 23% of the 31.3 million industrial networked nodes in 2011 were based on Ethernet or an Ethernet variant, reports John Morse, senior analyst at IMS Research.
IMS's 2012 World Market for Industrial Ethernet report says the remaining nodes use longstanding fieldbus technologies.
By 2015, the report projects, 26% of 45 million nodes will be Ethernet-based. Morse noted the installed strength of Ethernet TCP/IP, the "standard" form of Ethernet. For many users, the non-deterministic nature of this technology is not a problem. IMS estimated that Ethernet TCP/IP accounted for 43% of new nodes connected in 2010, and would decrease slightly to 40% in 2015.
IMS projects that Gigabit Ethernet will increase its share of the market by only about 0.3% over the next five years. IMS Research believes that, although many devices now have Gigabit Ethernet available at the port, it is only occasionally used. It is employed where a backbone is installed, but at the machine-level, 10/100Base-T over copper is more common.
At the component level, the adoption of managed switches will grow at a faster rate, superseding the market for hubs, which has all but disappeared.
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Stride industrial-grade, managed Ethernet switches with redundant power inputs with surge and spike protection and auto-crossover have real-time ring technology for recovery of all redundancy options on the switch. Most models have multiple 10/100BaseT, RJ45 Ethernet ports; others include ST- or SC-type fiberoptic connections.
AutomationDirect
(770) 889-2858
www.automationdirect.com
EN50155-certified EKI-6528TPI industrial switch with IP40 protection and M12 connectors provides four PoE ports that support IEEE 802.3af and provide up to 15.4 W per port. Under no-power condition, an auto bypass function ensures the Ethernet signal connection through internal circuitry.
Advantech
(800) 205-7940
www.advantech.com/ea
Elinx ESW100 unmanaged industrial Ethernet switches have LC small-form-factor fiber connectors and are panel-mountable. Five-port ESW105 and eight-port ESW108 have either all copper ports, or users can replace one copper port with an LC multi- or single-mode fiber port. Communication range is 2 km for multi-mode fiber and 20 km for single-mode.
B&B Electronics
(815) 433-5100
www.bb-elec.com
Stratix 8300 Layer 3 managed switch provides VLAN and subnet routing capability using Cisco Catalyst operating system, feature set and user interface, offering IT the same programming and configuration tools they already use. The switches integrate into Integrated Architecture system, making plant-floor engineers feel at home. Inter-VLAN routing and advanced routing protocols allow users to integrate multiple cell zones and connect with manufacturing and enterprise-level networks.
Rockwell Automation
(800) 223-5354
www.ab.com/networks
EISK8M-100T managed 10/100 Mbps Ethernet switch with eight copper ports provides SNMP managed applications, supports authentication, IP address assignment, trunking, port mirroring, VLAN, port forwarding, QoS, programmable fault relay, cable redundancy, rate limiting, port security and Internet group management protocol (IGMP) snooping.
Contemporary Controls
(630) 963-7070
www.ccontrols.com
Integrated Ethernet switch in machine-mount Speedway 767-2301 programmable fieldbus coupler ties IP67 components to Ethernet. It supports EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP, and the Ethernet switch synchronizes harsh-environment machinery and higher-level control systems without additional components.
Wago
(800) 346-7245
www.wago.us
Converters integrate serial port devices into industrial Ethernet networks, with two ports compatible with RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485. Two built-in Ethernet switch ports eliminate need for an additional switch to daisy chain ports or extend the network via the Ethernet line. Ethernet interface supports TCP Server, TCP Client, UDP, Real COM, RFC2217, Reverse Telnet, Pair Connection and Ethernet-Modem.
Weidmüller
(800) 849-9343
www.weidmuller.com
mGuard RS2000 and RS4000 provide defense-in-depth cybersecurity with all-in-one firewall, VPN and routing capability. With new metal housing, they operate in -20 to 60 °C range. Users can save a configuration on an SD card in one mGuard and insert that card into a new mGuard to duplicate settings. Configured with an SD card, the settings will remain, even if the SD card is removed.
Phoenix Contact
(800) 322-3225
www.phoenixcontact.com
Magnum 10KG managed switches have up to eight Gigabit ports and 16 100 Mb ports, and dual hot-swappable power supplies in a 1U or 1.5U rack-mount switch. Port combinations of fiber and copper can be configured to the needs of each installation. They have a hardened enclosure that allows the switches to run cooler and more efficiently, and include Magnum MNS 6K software with built-in security features.
GarrettCom
(510) 438-9071
www.garrettcom.com
10/100BaseTX to 100BaseFX managed, redundant industrial switch uses redundant copper or fiber links with switching recovery times below 300 ms. The eight-port switches can be SNMP-managed via web browser to configure IGMP snooping, VLANs, QoS, port mirroring and trunking.
Transition Networks
(800) 526-9267
www.transition.com
SEL-2730M managed 24-port Ethernet switch meets or exceeds IEEE 1613 (Class 2) and IEC 61850-3 communications standards. The design minimizes printed circuit boards and interface points. With no moving parts, the base-model SEL-2730M has 16 10/100 Mbps ports, and four for Gigabit Ethernet. Upgrade the 10/100 Mbps drop ports to fiberoptic interfaces and add four additional small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) fiberoptic Gigabit Ethernet ports. Dual hot-swappable power supplies support simultaneous ac and dc voltage sources.
SEL
(509) 332-1890
www.selinc.com/p143
N-Tron 7900 fully managed, four-slot, modular industrial Ethernet switch supports up to 24 10/100 plus two Gigabit Ethernet ports with a variety of fiber/copper port options. Configuration and monitoring tools include a Command Line Interface, web browser or N-View OPC software. It includes VLAN, QoS, trunking (link aggregation), port mirroring and automatic IGMP configuration to optimize network performance, and UL approval for Class I, Div. 2 hazardous locations.
Red Lion Controls
(717) 767-6511
www.redlion.net
Industrial-grade four-port USB hub has an operating range of -40 to 85 °C, high-retention USB connectors, an industrial steel enclosure, and can be bus- or self-powered. Power input options are dc power input jack, screw terminals, or 3.5 in. drive power connector (Berg). It supports high-speed USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and 1.1, with data transfer rates to 480 Mbps.
Acces I/O Products
(858) 550-9559
www.accesio.com
Standalone Ethernet hub for X20 slice I/O can be used as a 4x or 6x hub or even 2x hub for extending Ethernet sections up to 200 m. In addition to standard Ethernet, the modular hub can be expanded with an X20 bus controller module with an integrated 2x hub for Ethernet Powerlink.
B&R Industrial Automation
(770) 772-0400
www.br-automation.com
BL20 Economy gateways for EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP for distributed I/O have an integrated Ethernet switch that allows a line topology between multiple gateways without using an external switch, eliminating the need for additional cable runs to the PLC. BL20 gateways accommodate up to 32 I/O modules and are available with an integrated power supply, eliminating the need for an additional power module to feed the I/O bus.
Turck
(800) 544-7769
www.turck.us
Fast Track Switch technology prioritizes and accelerates the Ethernet messages needed for specific applications. The identification characteristics of the messages are easy to configure within the switch, so important messages can be accelerated by the cut-through method to overtake other messages blocking their path.
Harting
(847) 717-9222
www.harting.com
cifX network controllers support EtherNet/IP, Profinet, EtherCAT, DeviceNet and Profibus. Available in PCI, Mini PCI, CompactPCI, PCI/104 and PCI Express formats, the cards use the same software host interface for all protocols, allowing quick and easy change of protocols by loadable firmware.
Hilscher North America
(630) 505-5301
www.hilscher.com
PPM-GIGE-2 two-channel Gigabit Ethernet LAN module has self-stacking I/O expansion and standard RJ45 connectors to plug into 10/100/1000 Mbps networks using standard Cat. 5 unshielded, twisted-pair copper. Two Gigabit Ethernet controllers combine a triple-speed, IEEE 802.3-compliant media access controller with a triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, 32-bit PCI bus controller, and embedded memory. It has crossover detection and auto-correction, polarity correction, adaptive equalization, cross-talk cancellation, echo cancellation, timing recovery, and error correction.
WinSystems
(817) 274-7553
www.winsystems.com
Anybus X-gateway CANopen functions as a slave on the EtherNet/IP network and as a master on the CANopen side. The gateway is equipped with an integrated two-port switch on the EtherNet/IP side, enabling EtherNet/IP installations in bus or line topology without external switches.
HMS Industrial Networks
(312) 829-0601
www.anybus.com
QuickSwitch 6259R RoHS-compliant, manually operated, 16-channel ST simplex fiberoptic A/B/Offline network switch has MEMS-based mirror/prism switch technology that supports Gigabit data rates. It allows devices connected to the Common port of each channel access to the A or B port on each channel. The front-panel LED display indicates all of the switch positions and unit power status.
Electrostandards
(401) 943-1164
www.electrostandards.com
EDR-G903 Firewall/VPN secure router supports three combo Gigabit ports with built-in RJ45 ports and SFP slots for connecting to a WAN, a LAN, and a WAN or DMZ. Dual WAN feature helps establish a reliable Internet connection backup and provides a secondary option for load sharing two ISPs. It supports intelligent firewall functions, and Quick Automation Profile supports 25 common fieldbus protocols.
Moxa
(888) moxa-usa
www.moxa.com
Smart Switch industrial frequency-hopping Ethernet radios for 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz intelligently route packets, managing the wireless network like a standard Ethernet switch, creating peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet communication. The radios provide long-range wireless connectivity and support 1.1 Mbps data rates. A serial port can be used to pull data and send to a client via wireless Ethernet.
ProSoft Technology
(661) 716-5100
www.prosoft-technology.com/wireless
EL326 Layer 3 rack-mount, managed industrial Ethernet switch provides 24 ports of Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. Advanced port security supports several authentication and encryption protocols, rate limiting and ACL features. Dedicated stacking ports enable the stacking of up to four switches, providing redundancy and added capacity as required.
Sixnet
(518) 877-5173
www.sixnet.com
G408M fully managed industrial Gigabit Ethernet switch has a self-healing ring capability. When a fiber or cable break is detected on any of the ring ports, the switch reroutes network traffic in milliseconds. An alarm output on the terminal block can signal error conditions to a PLC or other supervisory devices. Ports 1–4 are copper only; ports 5–8 can be copper or fiber.
Ultra Electronics, NSPI
(512) 434-2830
www.ultra-nspi.com
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