MICE run round with industrial Ethernet

Amplicon has added a new range of modular industrial communication equipment (MICE) to its product offering.

Amplicon has added a new range of modular industrial communication equipment (MICE) to its product offering.

These industrial Ethernet switches provide flexibility and reliability for individuals designing mission critical switched networks.

This new series features a base unit, the MS2108-2, containing eight-port Ethernet switch technology, and a choice of six hot-swappable media modules.

A maximum of two modules can be chosen to accompany the base unit at any one time, providing copper or single-mode/multimode fibre connections.

The supported standards are 10base-T, 10base-FL, 100base-TX and 100base-FX, and optical connections can be made via SC, BFOC or MTRJ connectors.

The modular format allows flexibility and future proofing for the development of switched networks, and a unique redundancy capability enables redundant rings of switches to be formed and any single point failures to be overcome in less than 0.3s.

The MS2108-2 switches are easy to install, as they can snap directly onto a DIN rail and the modules are then plugged onto the switch.

They are identified through large, clear labels to simplify the connection process, which may be printed or hand written, and replaced at any time.

This method of identification allows a straightforward start up and commissioning process, which in turn saves time and money.

The MICE range provides a selection of ways to manage a system - locally on the switch itself, from any point on the network or centrally using SNMP management software.

The integrated signal contact on the MS2108-2 provides universal remote diagnostics, and the operational state can be monitored via a digital input signal.

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