Embedded board serves up industrial Ethernet

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team May 5, 2004

The PS100B is a single-port serial Ethernet communication board that brings RS232/422/485 based industrial devices under the control of 10Mbit/s Ethernet network.

The PS100B is a single-port serial Ethernet communication board that brings RS232/422/485 based industrial devices under the control of 10Mbit/s Ethernet network.

The PS100B incorporates a selectable RS232/422/485 serial interface and transfers the industrial device data up to 115Kbit/s.

Also, it accommodates the broad spectrum of power requirements used in industrial automation environments by offering voltage from 9 to 30V.

Furthermore, It includes device management and control capabilities like log storage, automatic email delivery of error log, full-featured system status display and the ability to download and upgrade firmware through serial console or telnet.

The PS100B has the support of 10Mbit/s Ethernet network, and provides versatile raw connection modes for sockets, such as TCP server, TCP client, UDP server/client, pair connection, and Ethernet modem, making PS100B a flexible tool for many applications.

In addition to industry leading low latency, and high throughput, the unit is supplied with a static key based 3DES data encryption to promise secure data communication over the industrial networks.

The PS100B can use TCP/UDP tunnelling to facilitate direct connection between two industrial devices across a network allowing them to communicate as if they were the only two devices around.

The benefits of network-enabling industrial devices include: reduced maintenance costs through remote monitoring and management, real-time access to information, increased flexibility and performance with distributed intelligence, the use of existing Ethernet wiring and minimising costs by sharing devices among users.